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Pandamaran Square Plan

November 17, 2010

Santiago and Liu say no to Pandamaran Square plan

By EDWARD R. HENRY
edward@thestar.com.my

KLANG MP Charles Santiago and Pandamaran state assemblyman Ronnie Liu are not
aware of the proposed RM9mil Pandamaran Square at the Pandamaran Sports Complex,
off Persiaran Raja Muda Musa in Port Klang.
On Monday, Klang Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Teh Kim Poo highlighted the
exorbitant cost involved in the project and the destruction of the green lung.
Yesterday, Teh urged the Selangor government to scrap the development and instead
upgrade the swimming pool and football field with a reasonable budget.
“If the Klang Municipal Council and the state can do it with a reasonable budget
then it must brief the people before going ahead with the upgrading work,”
he said.
Fun activity: A mother and her children flying a kite at the Pandamaran field in Port Klang.
 
Santiago expressed surprise as being the MP he was not informed about the project
that would include an “Extreme Park” and a fast food outlet.
“We have to keep the trees that line the field and improve or add public
amenities like toilets that are disabled-friendly,” he said.
Santiago was perturbed that there was no public briefing on the project.
“MPK must get feedback from the local residents and those outside of Klang.
We have people from Shah Alam coming to use the field,” he said.

»If the council can do it with a reasonable budget it must brief the people before going ahead« TEH KIM POO
He added that the Pandamaran Sports Complex was the only vast green area that was
available for the people to gather apart from Padang Sultan Suleiman in
Klang town to hold sports activities, exercise or just take an evening stroll.

“MPK councillors cannot just push the project through. If the council does not
hold a meeting with the residents to inform them on the Pandamaran Square,
I will organise a public hearing,” he said.
Santiago said the Pandamaran Sports Complex allowed teenagers to enjoy a game of
football or fly a kite and this had helped in a big way to curb social problems.
Liu said he disgreed with any attempt to destroy the green lung.
“I have just approved an allocation to beautify the surroundings with the
construction of two gazebos and a highmast lighting for security purposes,”
he said.
He added that he, too, loved to take a evening stroll in the field and it had
helped him overcome stress in an urban township like Port Klang.