17 November 2012
Dear Fellow Residents of Jln
Desa Aman 3
Since the inception of a security
scheme in our taman by RADA in November 2010, we have been enjoying crime-free
and worry-free days. J Our family members and visitors alike can walk and cycle within the taman
without fear of being attacked by snatch thieves; our homes are safe from
break-ins by burglars; and our cars parked on the street at night are no longer
vandalized or stolen. In addition, property value has gone up in this taman and
real estate agents are seeking to purchase our houses! Yes, this is all because
people have now come to perceive our taman as a guarded community and a safe
neighborhood. But sadly, all this will come to an end for us soon, most likely
by 1 January 2013. L
Why? This is because the RADA
Committee has made a decision to drop Jln Desa Aman 3 from the security scheme
by the end of 2012. When this happens, the boom gate at Jln DA 3 will be moved
to the junction at Jln DA 8, and our jalan (No. 1 to No. 90) will become freely
accessible to all and sundry, including snatch thieves, burglars and thugs. We
will in effect become the target of crimes because we will be the only street
in Taman Desa Aman with NO security.
What a grim and frightening prospect! L
You can probably guess why we
are being dropped from the security scheme. Our subscription rate has been
hovering around 70% since 2010, the lowest among all the jalan in this Taman.
Of late, this has dropped even further. For the last quarter (Oct to Dec 2012),
only about 50% or 52 houses (From No. 1 to No. 90) paid subscription. The amount
collected is no longer sustainable. RADA Committee has no choice but to drop
us, in order that security services can be continued for the rest of the taman.
We have only ourselves to blame for this sorry state of affairs. We cannot
blame other people, after all, why should the residents on other jalan continue
to subsidize and pay for our security?
Low subscription rate is but
one among several reasons why the RADA Committee is dropping us like hot
potatoes! Some of you can guess why. Jln DA 3 residents are giving the RADA Committee
and the rest of the residents in this taman too many problems and headaches:
1)
Many residents on
Jln DA 3 habitually double park on the road, even though they can park their
cars in their own porches or driveways. Not only do they obstruct traffic flow and
cause inconvenience, they pose hazards to their neighbors and other road users.
This situation is worst near the boom gate, because residents even park and
block the emergency entrance! RADA Committee
is sick and tired of receiving complaints from residents, as well as security
guards who suffer verbal abuse whenever they try to stop such inconsiderate and
illegal parking.
2)
Some residents on
Jln DA 3 and their visitors are such a nuisance that security guards are not
willing to work at that boom gate anymore. As such, RADA Committee finds it
very difficult to manage the security team. Nuisance ranges from unreasonable
demands to challenges to fight, even to manhandling the guards! Yes, all these because
they do not want to comply with rules that they perceive as causing them “inconveniences”.
Some of them are non-paying residents, who forget that even the paying residents
are putting up with such “inconveniences” without any complaint.
For the sake of everyone’s
safety on Jln DA 3, we have taken the initiative to negotiate with the RADA Committee
for us to remain in the security scheme. The committee has agreed to consider
our request, if we can meet the following conditions:
1)
We bring up Jln
DA 3 subscription rate to a sustainable level, starting with the collection for
the last quarter, Oct to Dec of 2012.
2)
We form our own Jln
DA 3 Subcommittee to handle and solve the other two major problems listed
above.
For the
continued safety of everyone on Jalan DA 3, we now appeal to all of you for
cooperation and support. If you have not paid for the last quarter of Oct to
Dec 2012, please pay up as soon as possible. Also, please persuade your
non-paying neighbors to start to contribute (see appended list), and please
volunteer to serve in the Jln DA 3 Subcommittee. To pay subscription, you may drop
off your checks at the guard house at Jln DA 9, or houses Nos. 4, 77 or 87 on Jln
DA 3. Please contact one of us if you are willing to help and serve on the Jln
DA 3 Subcommittee.
Thank
you.
Yours
sincerely
Jln
DA 3 representatives
Dr
Gan Siowck Lee, gansl@myjaring.net
Ms
Christine Lin, lilion_christine@hotmail.com
Mdm Wong Wan Cheng, wong5494@yahoo.com
