The new and improved BK3

Thanks to the support of the residents, BK3 has been transformed.

From Jalan BK3/3A to BK3/6, our community has been secured with chain-link fence to provide a safer living environment for the residents.

Just to keep everyone up to date, these are the things done by Suria BK3 RA to safe guard our community since middle of March this year.

Security guard, guard house and boom gate at Jalan BK 3/3A

Chain-link fence along Jalan BK3/3A

A small gate at Jalan BK3/3B for access to BK2
(Note: the stairs, railings and small bridge funded by others)

Chain-link fence along Jalan BK3/3B joining to LRT construction hoarding

Security guard, guard house and boom gate at Jalan BK3/3B

Main gate at Jalan BK3/6 with small access gate at the side

Main gate at Jalan BK3/5 with small access gate at the side

Main gate at Jalan BK3/4 with small access gate at the side

Car stickers for residents

 

 

 

Additional street lights (RA provides contact, installation cost by house owners)

A big "Thank you" for everyone who has supported the RA so far. None of these can be accomplished without the support from all the residents. However, the RA still needs continuing support and cooperation from every resident to ensure the success of the system in the long run.

The RA committee will continue to improve on the security system to make our community as safe as it can be. There are still a lot of details to work out at this initial stage.

Let's work together to make BK3 crime free, a better place to stay, and put a smile back on every resident's face.

 

 

Suria BK3 Residents Association briefing on 30th April, 2013

For residents who were not able to attend the briefing, below are the slides on the matters discussed during that briefing session:

A community that works together stays together

The increasing crime rate in BK3 has driven the residents to take matters into their own hands.

With that in mind, the way to go for the residents is to form a Residents Association (RA), and get support from the community to have their own hired security patrols. A few residents took the initiatives, starting to share the thoughts with the community.

As a result, the idea started to gain momentum. A few meetings later, majority of the residents from BK3/3 to BK3/6  have agreed to form an RA, with the purpose of having more controls over the hiring of security guards to patrol the area, at the same time put up some perimeter fencing, boom gates and guard posts at strategic locations, to make the area safer.

Besides that, the RA also hope to organize more community events to get the residents to know each other better in the future.

 

Residents gathered for a briefing

Soon ideas started to become reality. The first order of business is to get the perimeter fencing up, follow by setting up guard posts and boom gates. The residents chose one weekend to come out in droves, to clear the perimeter area of the housing area, and take measurements for the necessary work. It was hard work for the residents over a weekend, but the "gotong royong" effort seemed to bring the community closer, no one was complaining.

Residents "gotong royong" to clean up the area for fencing

George chopping down plants for perimeter fencing

Thumbs up by residents after a hard day of "gotong royong"

 
Sometimes it is hard to imagine how quickly things can move when everyone put their brains together and work as a team. The support from the residents have been overwhelming. Some "rukun tetangga" patrolling by residents, some fund collection; before you know it, the fencing is up, and boom gates were installed. For a safer community, most residents just accept the little inconvenience it caused.

"Rukun tetangga" gang at night

Fencing work in progress

Workers working on boom gates

There is no doubt there are still a lot of details that need to be ironed out. It is far from perfect. However, with the support of the whole community, the RA committee is determined to come up with solutions best suited for all.

It is time to make our home safe, BK3 is our home.