So this little girl Fatimah approached me, handed me a piece of paper. It reads:
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Monday, July 25, 2011
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Signature campaign continues tomorrow 24th July, 2011 4:30pm
We are preparing our memorandum to be submitted on 28th. July, 2011.
Time is running out, and we need as many signatures as possible from BK 3 residents.
We know collecting signatures is hard work but we believe if our voice and support are not strong enough, we will not be able to pull it through.
There will be a walk around BK 3 by our supporters to collect signatures in the evening tomorrow. We also need volunteers to help us. If you can help please meet us at:
Location: BK 3 primary school front gate (near Merak apartment)
Date: 24th July, 2011, Sunday
Time: 4:30pm
From there we will split and walk around BK 3 to collect the signatures.
See you guys there.
Time is running out, and we need as many signatures as possible from BK 3 residents.
Don't wait, sign your online petition here now!
(please include your IC number, it will not be visible to others)
(please include your IC number, it will not be visible to others)
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| We need your signatures. |
There will be a walk around BK 3 by our supporters to collect signatures in the evening tomorrow. We also need volunteers to help us. If you can help please meet us at:
Location: BK 3 primary school front gate (near Merak apartment)
Date: 24th July, 2011, Sunday
Time: 4:30pm
(please include your IC number, it will not be visible to others)
From there we will split and walk around BK 3 to collect the signatures.
See you guys there.
Meeting MPSJ didn't get us anywhere, but there is a silver lining.
To cut a long story short, we are back to square one again after four months of back and forth discusssion with Prasarana.
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| Meeting with MPSJ and Prasarana |
Even though the meeting was held during a work day, many BK 3 folks felt necessary to show up and support our cause for the good of BK 3 community. Fifty-five BK 3 residents showed up at the meeting last Wednesday morning. The turn out was just unbelievable.
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| BK 3 residents signing in. |
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| BK 3 residents at the briefing |
Besides that, the briefing by Prasarana in MPSJ office was a let down. They didn't bring anything new to the table. Everything was just the same like when it was started.
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| Encik Yunos Khashid, Pengarah, Bahagian Perancangan Bandar MPSJ |
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| Briefing from Prasarana |
To summarize the whole meeting:
1) No, the track can not be relocated away from the "green lung"
2) No, station no. 5 remains where it is.
This is the message Prasarana was telling us after four months of their study, with input from their consultants.
In other words nothing can be done.
It is our feeling the whole meeting was put together in a very rush manner with not enough facts to back up their points. Things just weren't explained to us in a satisfactory manner.
In other words nothing can be done.
It is our feeling the whole meeting was put together in a very rush manner with not enough facts to back up their points. Things just weren't explained to us in a satisfactory manner.
When BK 3 residents asked who decided station no. 5 has to be in BK 3, no one could give us an answer.
No explanation was given on the traffic study as well. Prasarana just mention this is a drop and ride station, without any parking area provided.
There was no traffic studies whatsoever on what impact the station will bring to the surrounding area.
Prasarana even presented us an artist's impression of how the station and track will look like at our green lung area (see below). It is not pretty.
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| Artist's impression of station no. 5 and track at green lung |
While our government often spend millions and millions of ringgit in building white elephant projects, they just couldn't allocate more fund to restudy, relocate and rebuild the ramp to BK 5 area so that the LRT track can be at the centre of highway?
With station no. 4 just a stone's throw away, why can't station no. 5 be relocated or canceled all together?
In the long run, that is the best solution with the least impact to the lives of the residents around our area.
So where is the silver lining?
With all the bureacracy our system has, we believe this is just one of the stages we have to go through. Quite simply put, neither Prasarana nor MPSJ are in a position to make the decision on our demands.
Therefore, MPSJ suggested we present a memorandum about LRT station no. 5 and track at green lung issue for them to be discussed at the next Majlis Tindakan Ekonomi Selangor (MTES) meeting.
In other words, the Selangor government will be making the final decision. We are moving this thing higher up. That is the silver lining.
It is getting closer and closer to the end. We have waited for four months and will certainly continue to fight for the future of BK 3 community.
Your support has become more crucial than ever. We are still collecting as many signatures as we can. Please continue to provide us as much support as you can.
Be ready for the next meeting with the Selangor government. We will need more residents to be there to make our case stronger.
Therefore, MPSJ suggested we present a memorandum about LRT station no. 5 and track at green lung issue for them to be discussed at the next Majlis Tindakan Ekonomi Selangor (MTES) meeting.
In other words, the Selangor government will be making the final decision. We are moving this thing higher up. That is the silver lining.
It is getting closer and closer to the end. We have waited for four months and will certainly continue to fight for the future of BK 3 community.
Your support has become more crucial than ever. We are still collecting as many signatures as we can. Please continue to provide us as much support as you can.
Be ready for the next meeting with the Selangor government. We will need more residents to be there to make our case stronger.
Help spread the news. It is not over yet but getting tougher.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Show your support at MPSJ July 20th Wednesday 8:30 am
After waiting for four months, the time has come.
Date: 20th July, 2011 Wednesday
Time: 8:30am
Venue: Laman Kenaga, Aras 1, Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya
If you need to take a half day leave, please do. If you don't have transport and want to be there, contact us. If you can not make it, ask your neighbour or relative to attend. Your support is the utmost important thing now.
We want all of you there. Do your part. It is now or never!
THIS IS PROBABLY THE ONLY CHANCE YOU GET TO SHOW THEM YOU MEAN BUSINESS!
Let's show them our solidarity and how much we care about our community.
Press coverage on BK 3 LRT briefing
In case you missed it, here are some of the press coverage of our effort yesterday. Good job guys!
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| The Star |
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| Berita Harian |
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| China Press part 1 |
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| China Press part 2 |
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Thanks for your support, BK 3
The briefing on 17th July morning was an overwhelming success. More importantly, BK 3 residents who showed up found out a taste of what it will be like with a LRT station in our area.
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| BK 3 residents showed solidarity today |
We really want to thank all the residents who took time out during their Sunday rest day to attend the briefing. Your support means a lot to us.
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| Big crowd at the briefing |
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| Packed hall with BK3 residents |
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| Residents paying attention to the briefing |
For those people who had signed the petition against having a LRT station no.5 in our area, and relocating the LRT tracks from green lung area to middle of Bukit Jalil highway, you just did yourselves a very big favour.
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| Residents signing petition |
By doing so, you may help save our community to maintain its current peaceful and quiet nature, for years to come.
For those people who could not make it today, but want to show your support, you can still sign the petition online. Please log on to the link below to sign an online petition.
Help spread the news and send the online petition link to as many BK 3 residents as possible. Every signature counts. The more signatures we collected, the more powerful our voices will be.
Let's work together to keep BK 3 the way it is.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
LRT extension briefing, Sunday July 17th 10:30am
By now I think most residents must have received the flyer about LRT extension briefing. We urge all the BK 3 residents to attend to find out what they will be facing in the future.
Time: 10:30 am
Date: 17th July 2011
Day: Sunday
Venue: Merak Apartment hall, Jalan BK 3/1
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| Location map |
The presence of all BK 3 residents are most welcome. See all of you there.
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| Flyer distributed |
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