New road, other measures to address residents’ worries SERANGOON Gardens’ grassroots group adviser Lim Hwee Hua probably summed it up, when she told Today: “I don’t expect any of my residents to tell me they are happy, but I think they will be less unhappy.” Following a residents’ petition and a public furore last month, the go ahead has been given to convert the former Serangoon Gardens...
Burghley Drive
Despite the various mitigating measures being proposed, some residents in Serangoon Gardens did not take too well to news that a foreign workers' dormitory is going to be set up in the area. The dormitory will be at the former Serangoon Garden Technical School school site, just right across the road from the residents. There is going to be additional fencing to keep workers in as well as planters to...
The Ministry of National Development is "seriously considering how to create townships for foreign workers which are sustainable and self-contained". Foreign Minister George Yeo said this to reporters at a community event on Sunday. Foreign workers come under the spot light, after an announcement of plans to turn the former Serangoon Gardens Technical School in Burghley Drive into a hostel for 1,000...
The National Development Ministry has said the location of temporary dormitories is limited by the available choices of vacant state buildings. It tries to avoid housing foreign workers in residential areas and seeks residents' understanding and support if some dormitories are located near their homes. The ministry said this in response to Channel NewsAsia's query after residents of Serangoon Gardens...
Foreign Minister George Yeo said the temporary dormitory proposal at Burghley Drive, where Serangoon Garden Technical School used to be located, is at a preliminary stage. Mr Yeo, who is also an Aljunied GRC MP, was speaking to Serangoon Garden residents at a dialogue on Wednesday. He said the residents' concerns are legitimate and he will pass their feedback to the Ministry of National Development and...
Residents are used to the food-lovers who invade the area’s eateries on weekends. But of late, there’s been a buzz of consternation, and a petition, going around Serangoon Gardens - following rumours of intrusion of another kind. The talk, which surfaced last week, is about how an empty school compound in the middle of the private estate could be turned into a temporary dormitory to house 1,500...
Residents of Serangoon Gardens are upset over news that a workers' dormitory may be built at Burghley Drive where Serangoon Garden Technical School used to be located. Residents' concerns include noise pollution, traffic congestion and the safety of residents – many of whom are retirees. Over 500 people have signed a petition against the construction, with the intention of presenting it to their MPs at...