Letter - Additional Parking

Dear Editor,

Thank you to Tiara Management for continuing to look for ways to make more parking available to residents and visitors. But I think converting the land bank along Jalan 17/ 1 is not a good idea.

A car park for visitors was built opposite the Queen's Gate exit. But hardly any cars are parked there.

Likewise, a car park along 17/1 may turn out to be underused. Has the Management done a survey on how many residents are willing to pay for a bay? If there are 50 bays and each bay is rented out at RM70 per month, we will only get RM42,000 per year. What will it cost to build the car park? How many years will it take to recover the capital? The money will be better put to providing better facilities for the residents. Can we be assured 50 residents are willing to rent a bay? This has to be settled before Tiara Management even thinks of such a project.

Besides, how would those residents facing the green bank feel about the conversion of a lovely and idyllic scene into an ugly gas-emitting car park right outside their units? Not only will their units go down in price and rental, but Tiara Management has to take their health into consideration.

I hope Tiara Management will not rush in and build before a very cautious study has been made.

Be Prudent with Public Funds