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Non-PAP wards get lift revamp

Posted on 3 Oct 2009 | Comments Off on Non-PAP wards get lift revamp

IN JULY, the two opposition wards of Hougang and Potong Pasir were told they would get their much-awaited lift upgrading earlier than expected.

Last night, it was officially confirmed that the Government had picked the blocks that would get a lift landing on every floor.

The announcement came from the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) grassroots advisers in both wards, which had been told after the 2006 General Election that they would be last in line for the Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP).

The adviser in Potong Pasir, Mr Sitoh Yih Pin, said nine blocks had been picked for the LUP. They are Blocks 101 to 109 in Potong Pasir Avenue 1.

Mr Sitoh, the PAP’s candidate in Potong Pasir in the last two general elections, added: ‘I’m very happy the LUP is coming to Potong Pasir.

‘This new facility will certainly benefit our residents, especially our senior citizens. I look forward to successfully implementing this project in our estate.’

He will be sending out a circular to residents in the selected blocks soon. Continue reading →

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Another wet market to close down

Posted on 3 Oct 2009 | Comments Off on Another wet market to close down

SEMBAWANG may soon be the next neighbourhood to lose a wet market – its only one at that.

Its 14 stallholders at the market in Canberra Road have been told to go by the end of this month.

This is because the master tenant, Sembawang New Market, is ending its lease with the Housing and Development Board, the owner of the market.

The space will probably be taken over by a FairPrice supermarket, pending approval by the HDB. The papers to transfer the tenancy to NTUC FairPrice were submitted a few weeks ago, and are still being evaluated.

Meanwhile, some residents in the neighbourhood are upset at the prospect of losing the wet market; stallholders there are also aggrieved over the short notice they have been given.

The situation there echoes that of the five other heartland wet markets which made the news this week.

The wet markets in Choa Chu Kang, Bukit Batok West, Serangoon and Pasir Panjang – among the minority here which are privately owned – also look set to go. Continue reading →

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