The answer you would expect...
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Excerpt from TODAY Page 24
DonÂ’t just preach
cleanliness, enforce it
Letter from THIAN CHEN SAN
IN OCTOBER last year, I contacted the
Hong Kah Town Council to complain that
my upstairs neighbours have been throwing
cigarette butts, wrappers, cotton buds
etc onto the ledge of my air-conditioning unit
and living room.
I stressed to the Town Council that
the litter is an eyesore, not to mention a fire
hazard.
In the worst-case scenario, a lit cigarette
butt, together with the small litter, can be
sucked into my air-con compressor while it
is on, resulting in an explosion which could
cause damage to life and property.
The suggestion from the Town Council?
Buy fire insurance.
The Town Council also replied saying
that I am not the only one to suffer from this
problem, and they added that this littering
is partly due to the design of the ledges.
They had also consulted the National
Environment Agency, who in turn told me
they couldnÂ’t do anything other than educate
the residents.
Although the Town Council has sent
letters to all residents on the seriousness
of littering, what is the point of these reminders
when it cannot enforce them?
What a great help.
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Town Councils already have a stressful job collecting money from the residents.
They don't have time for anything else.
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Well, they have the resource to almost assured payment. - Lawyer lettersOriginally posted by charlize:Town Councils already have a stressful job collecting money from the residents.
They don't have time for anything else. -
That's why they don't have any more time for anything else.Originally posted by SevenEleven:Well, they have the resource to almost assured payment. - Lawyer letters -
Actually, the Hong Kah Town Council is doing a great job in my experience.
But I suggest you provide photo proof of what you are experiencing, by taking a picture of the litter-bug littering. Once you have photo-proof, you can go all the way to court, and the other party will not be able to deny. -
Or contact TNP, the pressure will be on them to do something when something like that get printed out.Originally posted by ShutterBug:Actually, the Hong Kah Town Council is doing a great job in my experience.
But I suggest you provide photo proof of what you are experiencing, by taking a picture of the litter-bug littering. Once you have photo-proof, you can go all the way to court, and the other party will not be able to deny.