ST : Eunos residents working with HDB

Feb 9, 2010

Eunos residents working with HDB

FOLLOWING feedback from some Eunos residents about external lift shafts blocking their flats, the Housing Board (HDB) has formed a working group comprising some of them, as well as representatives from the residents' committee, town council and the board.

Formed this year, the group was seen by some residents as a positive step forward. Others remain sceptical that the problem will be resolved.

The issue at Blocks 411, 415 and 417 at Eunos Road 5 came about in 2006, when affected residents found out that the new shafts would be sited in front of their units, which they say blocks off some light and air.

Over the years, the residents have had numerous meetings with their precinct's Member of Parliament and the HDB.

But an HDB bid to solve the problem was dismissed last November by affected residents, who said the designs still did not address their concerns.

Affected resident Chew Keng Woh, a 64-year-old retiree in Block 415, is one of those who has volunteered to be part of the committee.

Commenting on his new role, he said: 'If they can give us 60 per cent (of what we want), let them finish the work.'

It is understood that the feedback process is still under way.