Draft Local Plan « SJ Echo

Wednesday, 30 January 2008

Draft Local Plan

Comments on the Draft Local Plan by Lau Bing – Chairman, Consumer Association Subang Jaya/USJ Protem Committee and a resident of Subang Jaya

1. Please redirect the flight path over Subang Jaya because the height of buildings in the township has risen to 22 storeys.
These high-rise buildings are a danger to low flying aircrafts as budget airlines are presently operating out of Terminal 3 Airport in Subang.
We do not want any aircrafts to crash here and that means we cannot take any risks.
These aircrafts are noisy and this contributes sound pollution in the area.

2. Since, the inception of Subang Jaya township, some thirty years ago, the local municipal council has yet to build a centre for senior citizens. As a result, these senior citizens are forced to run their club from a rented premise. Now, it is the time for MPSJ to do the needful, like giving a piece of land in Subang Jaya to the senior citizens to build its own building, hopefully, before 2020.

3. Until today, Subang Jaya has no Public Dialysis Center where the poor can go and have their dialysis treatments within their affordability. Please take note of this and to include this request into the Draft Local Plan.

4. You have my support to bring the LRT line into Subang Jaya but there is no station mentioned in the Draft Local Plan for this stretch of road coming in right from the Jalan Jengka Junction until the end.
Please have a station for commuters to board the train right opposite the 7-11 shop in Jalan SS 14/1 to be included into the Draft Local Plan. Otherwise, the line does not make any sense when it does not service the residents living in SS 14 and SS 18.
There is land to build the station and a portion of the field in SS 18 can be used as a car park.
The present drawing of the line running alongside the mosque into Jalan Jengka is not practical.
In fact, it should run alongside where the Imperial China Restaurant (Tai Thong Restaurant) is located. Please do the needful and have the line moved to the other side of the road, when the Draft Local Plan is being redrawn.

5. Because of the good roads inside Subang Jaya, motorists are often seen driving a little faster. This is a danger to pedestrians and other road users in the area.
The worst is when MPSJ are planting hedges, shrubs and leafy plants on the road dividers.
More often than not, the visibility of a pedestrian trying to cross the road while standing on the road divider is greatly hampered by these “obstacles”.
As a result, there were many incidents of pedestrians being hit by a moving car as they dash across to the other side of road, especially at night.
For the public’s safety sake, please include this request to stop MPSJ permanently from planting hedges, shrubs and leafy plants on the road dividers in the township.