The gates are for our own good
16/08/2006 The Star

We refer to MBPJ enforcement officers’ intention to tear down security gates at Jln 17/35 and 17/62, recently.

The said are service roads to 67 houses in Taman Lee Yan Lian.

They are not main thoroughfare like Jalan 17/33,which is one of the main access roads to Section 17 from the LDP Highway and has high traffic volume all along even before the gates were put up.

We have a family member whose bag was snatched right at the driveway and knifed in the process.

Our homes have been broken into in the day and at night and we were attacked as well. Also, our drain covers were stolen in broad daylight. Please empathise with us.

We, the residents truly enjoyed peace and safety in the past one month with the gated security, especially when returning home late at night.

Most of us are senior citizens with our extended families, and have been suffering from fear all these years.

The understaffed police have not helped either.

We are only taking pro- active action to protect our loved ones and properties by installing the gates.

Datuk Bandar, what advice can you offer us other than to ask us to tear down the gates?

Can you work out a compromise between the two groups of residents? If not, do you plan to install cameras?

Our assemblyman should also think of how he can help us.

The park can be accessed from Jalan 17/58 with with its facilities still open to the public.

It is safer now as the guards have deterred bad hats and loiterers from entering the area.

We are appealing to you, Datuk Bandar to let us keep our gates closed if not in the daytime, at least from dusk to dawn.

We appeal to those who object to give us, your your neighbours, the chance to protect ourselves.

LAW,
Petaling Jaya.