Thursday, July 18, 2013

Staking claim on parking bays

The Star, Thursday July 18, 2013

Unscrupulous residents erected their own illegal car park structures in Taman Megah Cheras 2 Apartments, Cheras, Kajang.
Unscrupulous residents erected their own illegal car park structures in Taman Megah Cheras 2 Apartments, Cheras, Kajang.

SOME residents of Taman Megah Cheras 2 Apartments in Batu 9 Cheras are unhappy that the Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) is being lenient with those flouting its regulations.

Apartment joint management council chairman Tony Adrian Paan said MPKj had promised to come down hard on the residents who had put up illegal structures in the parking area but no action had been taken.

He said MPKj had issued two notices to demolish the structure — one in July 2012 and another in June this year.

In the latest notice, it had instructed errant residents to dismantle the structure within 24 hours or summonses would be issued but the notice was ignored. 

The illegal structure is a metal awning, stretching across 10 parking bays.

Long-time resident Ong Chin Ming said some residents were claiming other parking bays in the area as their own and vandalising cars parked in those spots.

Uncollected rubbish was seen piled up in the compound of Taman Megah Cheras 2 Apartments, Kajang.
Uncollected rubbish are piled up in the compound of Taman Megah Cheras 2
Apartments.
 
He said they placed objects such as traffic cones and flower pots to prevent others from parking.

“My tyres were slashed a few months ago because I had parked in one of those ‘reserved’ spots. 

“It is unfair as I also live here,” said the 49-year-old factory supervisor.

“There are many cases such as this but some residents are afraid to speak up for fear of repercussions.”

He added that other residents had to park their vehicles further away. 

There are 10 apartment blocks in the area, comprising 464 units in total. 

Uncollected rubbish was another problem faced by the residents

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