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Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has clarified that its online poll on public parks is not in any way connected to the proposed development at Taman Rimba Kiara in Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI), Kuala Lumpur, reported The Edge.
In a statement, DBKL Corporate Planning Division director Khalid Zakaria slammed WhatsApp messages that claimed DBKL will use the results of the poll as an excuse to push through with the project.
Notably, among the multiple choices that respondents could vote for in the poll question “which park do you frequent” was Taman Rimba Kiara.
“The ‘vote’ column on the online poll is to record feedback from users of facilities and services such as public parks and online services provided by DBKL. The results of this poll will be used by DBKL to improve our services,” said DBKL.
“DBKL did not conduct the poll to gauge the popularity of public parks because of the proposed development in the TTDI area and whatever that is being circulated on WhatsApp is not true and inaccurate.”
Meanwhile, a TTDI resident believe the poll may be an “overtly biased attempt by DBKL to get the numbers to show that Taman Rimba Kiara is not as popular as other parks”.
“The poll question was shallow. It did not ask about park users’ opinion on facilities provided in each park. Without this diagnostic info, how can DBKL claim to want to evaluate what to improve in each park?” he said, noting that poll was supposed to close on 19 May 2017.
However, a check on DBKL’s website showed that the poll on public parks has already been removed.
The proposed development at TTDI involves the construction of eight blocks of 42- and 52-storeys luxury serviced apartments and a 29-storey affordable housing block. With the population density expected to increase from 74 to 979 persons per acre, the project will also see the development of a six- to eight-lane highway.
With this, a donation drive is being conducted to help fund the legal action to be taken by TTDI residents as well as its Residents’ Association (RA). Those interested to donate can visit https://www.tamanrimbakiara.net/voluntary-contributions for more details.
Image sourced from The Star
Among developments around the area are:
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