Kepayan Ridge residents need help — Hiew
KOTA KINABALU: The residents of Taman Sri Mega 2 in Kepayan Ridge have approached the MCA Luyang assemblyman Datuk Hiew King Cheu for help concerning the various problems they have been facing.
A dialogue with the residents was held yesterday morning, chaired by Hiew, together were advisor Edward Ewol Mujie, and MCA senior member Lu Chew Seng.
The residents brought up the issue that the few small sheds - ‘gerai’ there in front the Central Plaza have received a demolition order from the DBKK.
According to the operators there, the five ‘gerai’ have been in business for a long time and they needed the place to do business to earn a living. Some of the business operators are retired pensioners.
Hiew viewed the situation as urgent and he would approach the DBKK immediately for further details on the demolition order.
In his discussion with the people here, he explained that a proper plan must be drawn up to resolve the situation, and it was important to allow the people to earn a living for their families.
The other problem is on the management of the Kepayan Ridge Low Cost Flats, which until today is still without a proper set-up or a body to manage the flats.
Hiew proposed that the residents form their own management corporation (MC) by registering a new resident committee with the Registrar of Society (ROS) and DBKK, with some elected members from each block of the flats to sit in the committee.
Hiew explained to the residents concerned that it was difficult to manage the whole Kepayan Ridge Low Cost Flats without a proper organization, especially on the maintenance of the buildings and the infrastructure like drains and roads. “The cleanliness of the whole area is still a big problem, and a major gotong royong is required to clean up the area in the near future,” he suggested.
He said it was also proposed to have a Sunday tamu there to allow the small hawkers to do business.
Hiew said he liked the proposal and would work immediately with DBKK to make it a reality.
At the same time, the car park there is always flooded whenever it rains. This is due to the drains being blocked and the low level of the car park.
Hiew said he would look into in this and to remedy the situation.