Town Council Mgt Report (TCMR) - A Loophole Made To Favor The Ruling Party?

Okay, so the first TCM report shows that all PAP TCs performed very well, while the two opposition TCs are lagging at the bottom. I am not surprise by this result given the inspection process detailed below. Firstly, most of the PAP HDB estates are undergoing perpetual upgrading works, so a large part is excluded from the inspection. Second, how certain are we that PAP TCs are not being tip-off so that they can clean up the estate by 10am before the arrival of the inspectors. If this is happening, then we may see a situation where PAP TCs will only do rigorous cleaning and maintenance before inspection day in order to get a pretty report to brag about, while neglecting their estates for the rest of the period.

http://www.towncouncils.sg/doing/EstateInspections.html

The "Maintenance" and "Cleanliness" indicators under the TCMR provide residents with an objective assessment of the state of cleanliness and maintenance of their estates. HDB officers collect data for these two areas of assessment.

To ensure that the estate inspections are fair and transparent, the following parameters are adopted:

* The inspections will cover the common areas of HDB residential/commercial blocks that are managed and maintained by the respective Town Councils.

* All eligible blocks will be inspected at least once per Financial Year.

* Blocks that are undergoing Repairs & Redecoration (R&R) and/or Upgrading Programmes will not be included in the inspections as the improvement works to the blocks are in progress.

* All Town Councils will have blocks inspected every month.

* The estate inspections are carried out on weekdays (except public holidays) after 10am to provide a window for Town Councils to carry out cleaning and maintenance prior to the inspection.

Don't believe in the report. They are made by civil serpents beholden to their PAP masters.

Both Hougang and Potong Pasir Town Councils have done extremely well without support from the PAP govt. It is very obvious that the report is one of the ploys to discredit the opposition. We are not stupid.

Remember the corrupt Minister Teh Chieng Wan had the gall to state in Parliament that the opposition wards will be served last by HDB.

Baroko said:

Don't believe in the report. They are made by civil serpents beholden to their PAP masters.

Both Hougang and Potong Pasir Town Councils have done extremely well without support from the PAP govt. It is very obvious that the report is one of the ploys to discredit the opposition. We are not stupid.

Remember the corrupt Minister Teh Chieng Wan had the gall to state in Parliament that the opposition wards will be served last by HDB.

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It is election time...so vote wisely!

Before any minister visit to the ward, those porlumpars and TCs will pay for extra manpower to scrub and clean all areas/routes that the cow, oppsss, I meant the minister, is being led through. After that the area is cordoned off.

What is there to assume that 'inspection' of the same route is being carried out just before the minister arrived, serving also as a final inspection ? All who'd served as slaves in the army before area cleaning being outsourced will know how it works.

Don't believe ? Just take a walk the morning before the day of minister walk-about, if there is one in your area.

As said before, the pooling of resources and financials by GRC TCs and only achieve 1 or 2-point advantage over the oppositions, I think all the PAPa controlled TCs are actually a failure compared to the 2 opposition wards having to manage it all by themselves.

Got "Cleanliness", "Maintenance", "Lift Performance", "S&CC Arrears Management" criteria, but why no column for "Investment loss by Town Councils ($)" ?? :oIo: