Taman Putra Prima 8A Puchong

Star Metro, letter 6 Nov 2013

By: Eddy Ng , Puchong

MPPJ enforcement unit dismantling barricade

“We live in an age where some residents in high-risk spots fear for their security at all times. With broad consensus from the residents concerned, the RAs have taken a practical solution to protect themselves and their properties in view of the inadequacies of our system.

Looking at the situation, the local authorities should have come up with an objective assessment of the area before taking the hard-line approach.

Many questioned the enforcement action by the local council, which should always be above reproach as it is their responsibility to protect residents, too.

It is clear that dissenting views are not uncommon when it comes to the gated-and-guarded concept.”

full text:

http://www.thestar.com.my/Opinion/Letters/2013/11/06/Assess-objectively-before-taking-hardline-approach-against-scheme.aspx

MBPJ dismantles boom gates and barriers in three PJ neighbourhoods

MBPJ orders RAs to take down illegal guard booths and boom gates

Star Metro Tuesday 29/10/2013

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http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Community/2013/10/29/Putra-Prima-folk-want-public-hall-Residents-say-amenities-such-as-post-office-and-schools-are-als.aspx

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The term ‘Gated and Guarded’ or G&G often invokes images of an exclusive enclave of the rich and famous. A residential haven with spacious, expensive houses equipped with exceptional security features such as :

• 24-hour patrol services, guardhouses with sentry guards on the alert,
• Gates or high fences at the entrance of the area with rigid rules and stringent regulations for entry and exit systems.
• The state of the art CCTV surveillance and even perimeter fencing with laser detectors.

While this may be true in some cases, in Malaysia, G&G developments are not just catered to the super wealthy but middle class wage earners too.

The home buyers perspectives on G&G Development: Security, privacy, exclusivity, luxury and prestige.

APPEAL OF G&G DEVELOPMENTS

These days, it seems near impossible to flip through the newspaper without reading a harrowing story about a robbery or break-in. Crimes are ubiquitous and people are getting more cautious and willing to pay for their peace of mind. Many property buyers are specifically seeking out a high level of security when searching for their homes. “Guarded and gated developments have become popular largely due to the high crime rates,” says Chan Wai Seen, executive director of JS Valuers Research & Consultancy.

Due to this increasing demand in secure housing, property developers have to constantly evolve their builds in order to keep up with these buyer’s desires.

For more detail please read

Gated and guarded developments

(23/10/2013 RA Reporting)

Sargent Noruddin, S/Insp Aziz, Chew & Aaron

Joan Tan, Ng KS, Priya, Kong KM, Steve, S/Insp Aziz, Aaron, Wong PK

Suatu perjumpaan pertama kali telah diadakan bersama AJK Persatuan Penduduk JPP2 (8A) dengan anggota polis dari Balai polis Putra Perdana/ Putra Prima di sebuah restoran di Taman Mas di bawah Program Komuniti Polis pada malam kelmarin .

Inisiatif atau langkah tersebut adalah bertujuan  untuk berkerjasama dengan penglibatan masyarakat bersama polis dalam usaha pencegahan  jenayah. Tambahan pula melalui program-program MESRA RAKYAT  sedemikian yang diatur secara berterusan bagi merapatkan jurang antara masyarakat  dan pasukan polis.

Turut hadir bersama dalam perjumpaan ini ialah Ketua Balai S/Insp Aziz Bin Ali,  Sjn Noruddin dan 8 anggota lain, manakala pihak Persatuan Penduduk JPP2 (8A) pula diwakili oleh Pengerusi Persatuan En Kong Kok Meng, Bendahari En Aaron Wong, Setiausaha Cik Priya dan beberapa AJK Persatuan.

Untuk Matlumat lanjut Program Komuniti Polis (RakanCop)

(19/10/2013 PP8A RA reporting)

In any successful G&G scheme, the two most fundamental and prerequisite physical attributes are the defined non-perforated perimeter fencing and a fully equipped entrance and exit security check point or guard-house.

It is meaningless to have over 96% residents subscription to our security plan with a fully legalized and sophisticated guard-house while our perimeter fencing is torn or in bad shape. More over the RA had fulfilled one of the condition required by the Majlis and developer to sign an undertaking letter (akujanji atau surat sumpah) for the maintenance and up keeping of the defined perimeter fencing and to bear all its cost.

The pictures above are portions of the fencing being torn down by the developer/contractor to pave way for the construction of connecting road between 8A & 8B and later reinstated with barricades and damaged chain-link fence.

It is indeed very eyesore to any reasonable minded residents that such fencing being restored to such a terrible condition for a brand new or just recently handed over beautiful housing estate. Unfortunately after we had made several complaints to Plenitude Permai Puchong project manager, it was unheard, so we left with no choice but to forward another written complaint to Plenitude HQ CEO through the Gabungan Secretary Mr Terence Choong.  Subsequently, the torn fence was restored to an acceptable level by the next working day after his follow-up meeting with Plenitude GM Project Mr Tai Yoon Jen from HQ.

We, the RA and residents of 8A would like to openly thank Mr Terence Choong and Mr Tai Yoon Jen for being most helpful and responsive to our call and concern, and their positive gesture and fast action is very much appreciated.

Accoding to a recent survey conducted by StarProperty.my to find out their top criteria when it came to choosing a property.

Criterion 1: Gated and Guarded

A gated and guarded neighbourhood is important when defining the perfect property

Top on the list for our Malaysian respondents was being in a gated and guarded community. Nearly half the respondents voted this as the most important feature in their dream property.

This can understandably be traced to the number of break-ins and robberies which has been increasing in certain areas, so much so that many homeowners have now installed alarm and security systems.

Somewhat reflecting these findings, the gated and guarded feature has increasingly been seen as a key selling point for many projects.

1. Round-the-clock security patrols,
2. Single entry and exit points,
3. Closed-circuit televisions (CCTV) throughout the development,
4. Perimeter fencing around the development and
5. Access cards give homeowners peace of mind.

Criterion 2: Proximity to work

The amount of time wasted on the road may after all be spent taking your children to the park, catching up with friends over dinner or working out at the gym.

Criterion 3: Friendly, good and trustworthy neighbours

The third most important factor that surprisingly ranked high among most respondents was having friendly and trustworthy neighbours.

Criterion 4: At least two parking spaces

The respondents also agreed that having at least two parking spaces was important.

http://www.starproperty.my/index.php/articles/investment/survey-results-defining-the-perfect-property/

The Engineering Department (Kejuruteraan) of MPSepang is having a technical review on the progress of IWK sewer line rectification work followed by YDP instruction to get it done  by this September. However the scope of rectification work is extended to cover a larger area for new sinkholes which including further variation order from IWK and MPSepang.

I was invited to the site briefing by the Pengarah kejuruteraan  Puan Nurulbaiti Binti Zainuldin and Assistant Engineer En Hairil of MPSepang together with IWK Engineer. Once a new work order is issued, the balance works is expected to be completed in next couple of months.

Engineers from IWK, MPSepang and RA Chairman are inspecting the sinkhole near our guard house

Further discussion about the sinkhole rectification work at our guard house

It is indeed with great relief to learn that after a long and tedious bureaucratic process; finally we got the Temporary Occupation License (TOL) or Lesen Pendudukan Sementara (LPS) for our guard-house. And this shall mark the ENDING (dismissal) to the Demolition Order for being alleged illegally occupying or intruding into public reserved land by the land administrator of Pejabat Daerah Sepang.

For your information, We supposed to get the TOL before our last ground breaking ceremony on 30/6/2012, however this was turned down by a standing order from the Selangor MB to reject all application for TOL on state land in relation with the issue of Green Lane in Sg Buloh on 8/6/2011.

MB: Kerajaan negeri Selangor menolak semua permohonan Lesen Pendudukan Sementara (TOL)

PTG order : Bil 1/2012 stop  processing TOL plan on government reserved land

Following that, the RA had written numerous appeal letters to the land office, including YDP of MPSepang, PTG, Exco and the Mentri Besar of Selangor. Anywhere we were grateful that YB Teresa Kok had personally committed to bring the matter to PTG and State Executive Council meeting. And our chairman was also selectively been invited to participate in a workshop called by the PTG for the re-examination and formulation of new policy pertaining to G&G and TOL matters.

https://tpp8a.com/2013/01/17/chairman-mr-kong-was-invited-to-participate-in-the-workshop-on-selangor-guard-house-and-tol-issues/

Finally a circular (Pekeliling) was issued by the Pengarah Tanah & Galian (PTG)  Dato’ Kamarulzaman Bin Jamil on 14/3/2013 that guard-house approved by local authority is exempted from the Menteri Besar standing order or in other words guard-house TOL application is re-opened now.

Incidentally, according to land office officer PP8A guard-house was the 1st  TOL for guard-house being approved under the Pekeliling PTG Bilangan 1/2013

Pekeliling Pengarah Tanah Dan Galian Selangor Bil 1/2013

After seeing all these documents and letters above, one may ask: 

“Why the RA takes all the trouble and relentlessly going through all these hassles to apply building plan permit and TOL for our guard-house?”

For a successful G&G community scheme on non Strata Title Act (1985)  residential housing cluster,  it is a pre-requisite to get the guard-house legalized by the local authority or else risking of being demolished as evident in the Puchong Hartamas    (click to read more)  incident. It is understandably that not all  100% per cent of the residents are supporting the G&G scheme and agreed or abide to the fees collection structure, thus the RA is concerned that some of  the more reluctant residents may be anti-establishment , dissident or even ill feeling committee member may take the issue of guard-house illegality to sabotage our G&G scheme. The penalty is really hefty under Section 426 (1c) of the National Land Code 1965.

To ensure our security installations or equipment are rightfully in place, to protect our property and life in perpetuity,  to underpin and to enhance our property value, the RA wouldn’t want to run the risk of our guard-house being demolished and thereby jeopardizing our successful setup of  the  much sought after Gated & Guarded Community Scheme Status