NGO starts signature campaign against Pulau Tikus project
Opalyn Mok, TMI
Citizen Chant, a group that had staged a protest against a 27-storey commercial project in Pulau Tikus, has started a signature campaign against the project.
The non-governmental organisation coordinator Yan Lee said they have started the campaign online and also by going from house to house in the Pulau Tikus area to gather public support for their cause.
“We want the council to review the project and if possible to stop it,” he said.
He said some of the residents and nearby market traders had complained against the project which was located on an open land that used to be an open-air car park for those who patronises the market.
“The car park is gone and this had cut down business for the market traders,” he said.
Lee told The Malaysian Insider that they hoped to collect 500 signatures, both online and on paper, within these two weeks.
He said the council should seriously consider stopping the project as it is detrimental to the quiet residential area.
“If they are unable to stop it, they should review the car park requirements of the project and ensure that the developer hand over the promised public parking to the council to manage,” he said.
Amidst complains by the NGO and traders that the project had taken away parking space, the developer had called a press conference to explain that it will allocate 90 lots of car park for the public.
Lee also demanded that the council review the height of the project, which at 27-storey is higher than any surrounding buildings.
“Other nearby buildings are only at eight or nine storeys high so they should reduce the height of this project, “ he said.
He also wanted the developer to build a service road for the project so that traffic around that area will be smoother.
The project is a small office home office development that consists of both residential and commercial units in a block of 27-storeys.
It is one of the development projects, amongst others, that local NGOs have raised objections against.
