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Jun 30, 2010
Too close for comfort
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I REFER to the letter by Mr Jim Tietjen ('Noise pollution complaints fall on deaf ears', June 22), who is inconvenienced by noise pollution arising from construction sites and development projects.
Newer public housing neighbourhoods like Punggol suffer from another noise pollution problem.
Owing perhaps to the need to cater to high-density living, most facilities are now situated too close together.
For example, a school's compound and field can be as near as 30m to a residential area. Consequently, residents are rudely awakened by announcements blaring from the school's loudspeakers.
The futsal (mini-football) court, exercise corner, playground and landscape garden are housed on a plot directly facing the windows of HDB flats.
Exercise groups blast their instructional music repetitively in the mornings without fail. And a cacophony of noise erupts from the school field which amateur teams rent to play their games during weekends.
Despite raising my concerns with the town council and Housing Board, matters have not improved.
Like Mr Tietjen, I feel my concerns about noise pollution fall on deaf ears.
Matthew Cheah
Too close for comfort
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I REFER to the letter by Mr Jim Tietjen ('Noise pollution complaints fall on deaf ears', June 22), who is inconvenienced by noise pollution arising from construction sites and development projects.
Newer public housing neighbourhoods like Punggol suffer from another noise pollution problem.
Owing perhaps to the need to cater to high-density living, most facilities are now situated too close together.
For example, a school's compound and field can be as near as 30m to a residential area. Consequently, residents are rudely awakened by announcements blaring from the school's loudspeakers.
The futsal (mini-football) court, exercise corner, playground and landscape garden are housed on a plot directly facing the windows of HDB flats.
Exercise groups blast their instructional music repetitively in the mornings without fail. And a cacophony of noise erupts from the school field which amateur teams rent to play their games during weekends.
Despite raising my concerns with the town council and Housing Board, matters have not improved.
Like Mr Tietjen, I feel my concerns about noise pollution fall on deaf ears.
Matthew Cheah
