After the trees are gone...!

Dear Residents,

There was an emergency meeting called yesterday evening by our chairman with regards to the tree felling incident. We have also invited one of the new councillors from MPSJ responsible for our area to register our disappointment with the developer's action to chop off the trees. I must say, I was impressed with the turnout as most of the committee members who heard about the meeting came.

Most of us were extremely disappointed with the unneccessary action by the developer in cutting down all the trees. There was no reason for it except to take a vengeful act against the residents for objecting to their plans for development on that small plot of land. Anyway, further plans will be put in place on what we ought to do in the future with regards to this issue.

We also have a lot of comments posted on this blog, especially those living near and around the entrances expressing their concerns about the 'permanent' closure of the entrances. Please be assured that there is no plans to close it permanently. We are trying to work out the best way to handle this situation and there is bound to be adjustments to be made even after we have implemented it. All we ask for is your patience and understanding as we ourselves do not have much experience in doing this.

Anyway, the idea of planning for a gated and guarded community is after all to reduce the crime rate. We do not believe we can resolve it 100% without having a physical fence surrounding our perimeter but this is step 1. It will take us many more steps to get to where we want to go but we have to start somewhere. And this IS the first step.

I would also like to make a couple of suggestions. While it is very easy for one to criticise and object, I think it will be more constructive if you can contribute with ideas and suggestions. We would like to hear that (some suggestions) from you if you object so that we can take your views into account and also incorporate it into our plans.

Also, this is a neighbourhood blogsite for all of you. Why don't you please leave your name and perhaps even your address so that we know who we are talking to rather than sign off as anoynomous which is so typically Malaysian? That way, we can address your concerns, if need be on a one-to-one basis.

This is also a great opportunity for us to get to know each other better. Please understand, all of us stay in the same area, we share the same air, the same space and the same goals and aspirations such as having a harmonious, safe and peaceful place to live in.

On another note, you will notice the logo that was pasted on this blogsite. Well, for that I would like to thank Elena Tan for contributing her work (and time) to create a logo for all of us. (She is my niece and is a graphics designer living in Oz at the moment). This logo is planned for use on our car stickers and also for the plaques for the pillars outside our houses, for all the members living in the area. We hope to create a united community with a common identity and we hope to achieve that with all of your help. Let us all work together towards that.

Thank you.