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<!-- headline one : start --><TR>In a dilemma over lift upgrading
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->I LIVE in an old five-room HDB flat in a block which is undergoing the Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP).
Because the layout of the block is such that the front door of one unit faces the front door of another unit, a simple upgrading is impossible.
Instead, the proposal for lift access includes building a new access door through my balcony area. I am uncomfortable with the proposal, due to the following concerns:
- Loss of privacy: The lift landing is not connected to any staircase and the standing area is small. Anyone standing at the landing can look into my living area. If I want privacy, I will have to keep my door closed at all times.
Furthermore, the lift will have glass panels on all sides. Lift passengers can look into my living room. This makes me feel very uncomfortable.
- Blocked view and breeze: The lift shaft will block part of my view and will probably block the natural breeze I get now.
- Dim lighting at the staircase and front door: As the lift landing is not connected to the staircase, the current front door and staircase will remain. But the new lift shaft will block most of the natural lighting in those areas.
Even during the day, anyone can stand outside the current front door and not be noticed. This is a security concern.
In addition, if the lift happens to be out of order, we will have to use the dimly lit staircase and that will be dangerous, especially for elderly folk and children.
There is no showroom for me to see what it will really look like when completed and if my concerns are valid. Yet an HDB officer has approached me twice to ask if I support the LUP.
I had contacted the HDB area office. The officer in charge of this project was kind enough to refer me to another LUP in Jurong East where a similar lift structure had been built. A visit proved my concerns to be valid.
There are many elderly folk in my block. I know they are eager to have the LUP and I would like to have it too. But my concerns remain.
I hope the HDB will provide a detailed showroom to let people know exactly what they will be getting and what will be compromised, so that a sound decision can be made.
Safety must come first.
Goh Sway Pheng (Ms)
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<!-- headline one : start --><TR>In a dilemma over lift upgrading
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->I LIVE in an old five-room HDB flat in a block which is undergoing the Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP).
Because the layout of the block is such that the front door of one unit faces the front door of another unit, a simple upgrading is impossible.
Instead, the proposal for lift access includes building a new access door through my balcony area. I am uncomfortable with the proposal, due to the following concerns:
- Loss of privacy: The lift landing is not connected to any staircase and the standing area is small. Anyone standing at the landing can look into my living area. If I want privacy, I will have to keep my door closed at all times.
Furthermore, the lift will have glass panels on all sides. Lift passengers can look into my living room. This makes me feel very uncomfortable.
- Blocked view and breeze: The lift shaft will block part of my view and will probably block the natural breeze I get now.
- Dim lighting at the staircase and front door: As the lift landing is not connected to the staircase, the current front door and staircase will remain. But the new lift shaft will block most of the natural lighting in those areas.
Even during the day, anyone can stand outside the current front door and not be noticed. This is a security concern.
In addition, if the lift happens to be out of order, we will have to use the dimly lit staircase and that will be dangerous, especially for elderly folk and children.
There is no showroom for me to see what it will really look like when completed and if my concerns are valid. Yet an HDB officer has approached me twice to ask if I support the LUP.
I had contacted the HDB area office. The officer in charge of this project was kind enough to refer me to another LUP in Jurong East where a similar lift structure had been built. A visit proved my concerns to be valid.
There are many elderly folk in my block. I know they are eager to have the LUP and I would like to have it too. But my concerns remain.
I hope the HDB will provide a detailed showroom to let people know exactly what they will be getting and what will be compromised, so that a sound decision can be made.
Safety must come first.
Goh Sway Pheng (Ms)
