What a good way to force them to out of their squatting space to make way for the rich and famous Familee members and their FTrash pets!
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</TR><!-- headline one : start --><TR>What about noise, fumes? <!--10 min-->
</TR><!-- headline one : end --><TR>Some residents are not keen on having pubs, eateries nearby. </TR><!-- Author --><TR><TD class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold" colSpan=2>By Tessa Wong & Ang Yiying
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The Urban Redevelopment Authority announced on Aug 29 that it was considering allowing pubs, restaurants and shops to offer live entertainment and do on-site cooking, especially those seeking to set up shop in private housing estates. -- ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"-->A PROPOSAL to tweak the rules to make it easier for restaurants, pubs and shops to offer live entertainment and do on-site cooking is making residents of private housing estates nervous.
To them, relaxed planning guidelines will bring noise, parking woes and oily kitchen fumes to their quiet neck of the woods.
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) announced on Aug 29 that it was considering cutting the red tape for businesses, especially those seeking to set up shop in private housing estates. It is collecting views from the public on the move, aimed at injecting vibrancy into these areas.
But it appears that some residents are not keen on having buzz.
The Straits Times last week visited six housing estates with entertainment and dining strips to ask residents what they thought of entertainment and dining options on their doorstep.
In Thomson Ridge off Upper Thomson Road, residents are unhappy about the noise that patrons of the nearby bars and restaurants make. Read the full story in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times.
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR>Sep 8, 2008
</TR><!-- headline one : start --><TR>What about noise, fumes? <!--10 min-->
</TR><!-- headline one : end --><TR>Some residents are not keen on having pubs, eateries nearby. </TR><!-- Author --><TR><TD class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold" colSpan=2>By Tessa Wong & Ang Yiying
</TD></TR><!-- show image if available --><TR vAlign=bottom><TD width=330>
</TD><TD width=10>
The Urban Redevelopment Authority announced on Aug 29 that it was considering allowing pubs, restaurants and shops to offer live entertainment and do on-site cooking, especially those seeking to set up shop in private housing estates. -- ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"-->A PROPOSAL to tweak the rules to make it easier for restaurants, pubs and shops to offer live entertainment and do on-site cooking is making residents of private housing estates nervous.
To them, relaxed planning guidelines will bring noise, parking woes and oily kitchen fumes to their quiet neck of the woods.
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) announced on Aug 29 that it was considering cutting the red tape for businesses, especially those seeking to set up shop in private housing estates. It is collecting views from the public on the move, aimed at injecting vibrancy into these areas.
But it appears that some residents are not keen on having buzz.
The Straits Times last week visited six housing estates with entertainment and dining strips to ask residents what they thought of entertainment and dining options on their doorstep.
In Thomson Ridge off Upper Thomson Road, residents are unhappy about the noise that patrons of the nearby bars and restaurants make. Read the full story in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times.
