Did HDB AND URA hide facts about columbarium from residents?
Following the uproar over the proposal to build a columbarium in the middle of a residential estate and next to the Fernvale Lea BTO, the MP for the area, Lam Pin Min wrote a lengthy post claiming that there many "erroneous and misleading articles" circulating around.
He even took the trouble to find a "nice" photo to showcase the proposed temple and columbarium - no doubt to persuade residents to his point of view.
https://m.facebook.com/LamPinMin/photos/a.873340626029248.1073741825.174943379202313/963154360381207/?type=1
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A resident however has posted a pointed rebuttal to Lam Pin Min:
To Lam Pin Min:
You said:
"This plot of land has been designated as a reserve site for a Chinese Temple in the URA Masterplan and has been reflected on the brochure for the Fernvale Lea BTO development.
It has also been indicated in the brochure that the proposed facility may include other ancillary uses, including Columbarium allowed under URA’s prevailing Development Control."
--- FYI, it did not state on the brochure "the proposed facility may include other ancillary uses, including Columbarium allowed under URA’s prevailing Development Control"
It stated Proposed Civic & Community institution ONLY,
based on URA website, if you search under this URL
https://www.ura.gov.sg/…/t…/dchbnr/placeofworship-dchbnr.pdf
--- Point 4; there isn't any word mentioned regarding "Columbarium"
PLACE OF WORSHIP & INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS: OVERVIEW - 1
Three main types of developments will be discussed in this section. They are:
(a) Place of Worship
These include temples, churches and mosques.
(b) Civic & Community Institutions
These include
buildings like police stations, community clubs / centres, homes for the
aged, associations, libraries and museums.
(c) Educational Institutions
These include primary/secondary schools, junior colleges, universities, polytechnics,
foreign and special education schools (e.g. school for the disabled).
And if HDB knew that the masterplan for "Columbarium" is going to be build over at Project Fernvale Lea, why they can't be more truthful to state "Temple"& "Columbarium"?
Why are they trying to hide with all the misleading information?
The Alternative View
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