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No to nursing home, say Bishan residents
About 40 people signed petition to oppose MOH plan
By JESSICA LIM
Not in my neighbourhood, please. In the latest example of Singaporeans not wanting certain amenities in their estate, a group of Bishan residents are clamouring for a nursing home to be sited elsewhere.
The Ministry of Health plans to build a 260-bed nursing home on a 0.3ha site facing three blocks of flats in Bishan Street 13.
The Lions Home for the Elders will be six to eight storeys tall.
TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT
The old folk will be groaning right into my home.
- Mr Bernard Lau, who lives in Block 182
At a dialogue held at Bishan Community Club on Sunday to discuss the issue, about 20 residents voiced their opposition. Some wanted the Government to scout for other sites while others lamented the loss of the site which is now used as a football field.
About 40 people signed petition to oppose MOH plan
By JESSICA LIM
Not in my neighbourhood, please. In the latest example of Singaporeans not wanting certain amenities in their estate, a group of Bishan residents are clamouring for a nursing home to be sited elsewhere.
The Ministry of Health plans to build a 260-bed nursing home on a 0.3ha site facing three blocks of flats in Bishan Street 13.
The Lions Home for the Elders will be six to eight storeys tall.
TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT
The old folk will be groaning right into my home.
- Mr Bernard Lau, who lives in Block 182
At a dialogue held at Bishan Community Club on Sunday to discuss the issue, about 20 residents voiced their opposition. Some wanted the Government to scout for other sites while others lamented the loss of the site which is now used as a football field.