I AM concerned by the situation at the
Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC), which appears “untouchable” (“Worrying lack of transparency”
by Mr Lau Hak Tiong; last Saturday).
Untouchable because the AHPETC town council has not submitted its
monthly arrears report since May last year, and there seems to be nothing the
authorities can do about it.
From past reports, there appears to be mismanagement and
poor governance on the part of AHPETC.
If this is not true, surely, AHPETC ought to have
responded by now to set the record straight, instead of promising again and
again to give an explanation “in due course” (“WP pledges to explain handling
of S&CC arrears”; last Saturday). This is unbecoming of AHPETC.
By its irrelevant and evasive replies so far, one cannot be
faulted for thinking that there is really something amiss.
The next question would be: What can the authorities do if
the non-compliance and silence continue indefinitely?
If an opposition party is unable to manage its
constituencies, I dread the day when the party wins more seats or, worse, gets
to govern Singapore.
There is legislation in place to penalize individuals and
businesses for flouting the law. Thus I am puzzled that there is none for town
councils that handle millions of dollars.
David Poon Soon Cheong
(Letter was published in the Straits Times on 17 December 2014)
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