Bedok Central

[hihihi 0]

Recently my house is full of mosquitoes. This nite I had already killed 4 (3 with blood, 1 arrived late). Checked my house, it's not me. Any avenue to ask pple to check? Luckily it's not those zebra-print-mosquitoes.

[mamie cierra 0]

I live in the UK. There's a little bully terrorizing the children in our street, he lives with his parents a few doors down. children cannot even play in the back gardens without getting abuse over the fence. He seems ot think he owns the road. Talking to the boy, results in a load of attitude, and his mother couldn't give a toss (apparently even he doesnt listen to her).

[hihihi 0]

has anyone complained abt the corridor lighting timing being too late? Looks like they set it as 6:45pm. Looking at other blocks, ours are probably the last to get lighted up. It's so dark that can't even see the keyhole.

[DSA 0]

NTUC is also operating 24hrs.

That's excellent news! But not all sections are open right.... as with Shop N Save. NTUC incurs much higher running cost if it also opens its 2nd level. And who was the Linear Greener who postulates that the shop space, next to the lift serving the MSCP will be occupied by a supermarket? Check it out. It has become a HDB Tai Tai's haven. The prognosis, however, remains unchanged. Cessation of business due to bad location providing inadequate clientèle volume to even cover their fixed operating costs.

At first, i thought the pink issue is because I did not wash throughly.

That indeed is the 2nd greatest contributory factor.

Washing basins & toilet bowls ought to be cleaned daily as they are an abundant & rich source of food. Not for humans' consumption though.

The source of the pink stains is NOT the water, contrary to what some simple minds, those from PUB included, intuitively but erroneously conjecture.

Learn two new words everyday. Start with Serratia marcescens.

So what's the solution to this issue?

The best solution to this problem is to continually clean the involved surfaces to keep them free from Serratia marcescens.

Cleaning solutions that produces chlorine upon chemical reaction work best, but keep in mind that abrasive cleaners may scratch fixtures,

making them more susceptible to growth of Serratia marcescens & other members of this large group of unicellular micro-organisms.

Chlorine bleach can be used periodically to disinfect the toilet and help to eliminate the occurrence of the pink residue.

An easy way to do this is to stir three to five tablespoons of fresh bleach to the toilet tank, flush the toilet to allow the bowl to be disinfected,

and add another dose of bleach to the tank as it is refilling.

Use of a toilet cake that contains a disinfectant can keep residual disinfectant present in the toilet bowl at all times.

By keeping basins & sinks wiped down and dry, the formation of pink residue can be avoided.

Cleaning these surfaces with a solution that contains chlorine will also help to minimize the occurrence of pink residue. In essence, kill the pink bastards.

Since there were break-ins to some of the units in our estate 1 yr ago, anyone knows how's the security level like in our estate now?

Is there any area of security in Linear Green you might be concerned of? It's a HDB precinct which basically makes Linear Green accessible by anyone, including:-

• stray cats which are really the least of the concerns.
• vagrants who are spotted to be sleeping on the parapet that lines the void deck or the marble/stone benches that pepper the Linear Garden which runs between the two long Linear Green blocks
• motor vehicles parked illegally in the void decks & along the already narrow to begin with service road that goes around Linear Green.

Be warned: ECTC will be summoned to issue illegal parking summons to these wretched vehicles.

[DSA 0]

Recently my house is full of mosquitoes. Any avenue to ask pple to check? Luckily it's not those zebra-print-mosquitoes.

Summon NEA. Notify ECTC & HDB. Immediately. Water spots that breed mosquitoes can breed Aedes as well.

[DSA 0]

has anyone complained abt the corridor lighting timing being too late? Looks like they set it as 6:45pm. Looking at other blocks, ours are probably the last to get lighted up. It's so dark that can't even see the keyhole.

On some days, darkness descends early, for eg, dark clouds converging over Linear Green - that easily cast a gloom of darkness over Linear Green.

Plusthe switching on of corridor lights, I believe, are time-based and not based on ambient lighting. So there will be occasions when the lights come on later than when needed by Linear Greeners.

[hihihi 0]

On some days, darkness descends early, for eg, dark clouds converging over Linear Green - that easily cast a gloom of darkness over Linear Green.

Plusthe switching on of corridor lights, I believe, are time-based and not based on ambient lighting. So there will be occasions when the lights come on later than when needed by Linear Greeners.

yes the corridor lighting is time based, at abt 6:45pm. Only can't understand that we're paying the same conservancey fee as other blocks, why they switch on later than others. Plus, our blocks are already energy saving, lights are dimed in staircase and carparks after midnite.

[hihihi 0]

Summon NEA. Notify ECTC & HDB. Immediately. Water spots that breed mosquitoes can breed Aedes as well.

thanks. hope they don't smoke my house.

[DSA 0]

thanks. hope they don't smoke my house.

It's your house - u have the absolute legal right to decline their offer of fumigation. However, pursuant to

Section 21(1) of Control of Vectors and Pesticides Act (Chapter 59), the Director-General may, by notice

in writing, require the owner or occupier of any premises, vessel or aircraft or any pond, well, pool or other

body of water, to carry out the spraying or fogging thereof with any form of pesticide

within the time specified in such notice.

That fog is toxic anyway - it KILLS mosquitoes by aphyxiation, what less it will do to humans, dogs & babies.

NEA officers have the power to enter premises, vessel or aircraft under Section 35(1) in order to make any survey,

inspection or search or to execute any works authorised by this Act. After putting an official notice to the owner.

Thus when NEA officials request to enter private premises to conduct inspections, access should be be given.

It's an offence to deny access to NEA officers for them to conduct official duties when they have valid reasons

& have reasonable grounds to suspect the premises is a breeding ground of mosquitoes or any other vector,

such as rats or cockroaches.

[DSA 0]

yes the corridor lighting is time based, at abt 6:45pm. Only can't understand that we're paying the same conservancey fee as other blocks, why they switch on later than others. Plus, our blocks are already energy saving, lights are dimmed in staircase and carparks after midnite.

Coz Linear Green in the RED for ECTC compared to other blocks who have been paying S&C charges for years!

This is the reason why ECTC is trying to stem the losses by NOT turning the lights at the walkway facing side of

ALL the square stones lights & delaying the switching on of corridor lights as late as possible.

It's not how much S&C you pay, it's how long have u been paying ECTC - loyal customers have privileges.

ECTC is a profit-making service provider operated by EM Services which is a subsidiary of HDB Corp.

The improvement works, repairs & maintenance costs run into million of S$ every month.

And such works are only initiated when the precinct accumulates enough sinking fund

which is in the big red negative for Linear Green.

[darcbleu 0]

anyone still have problems with those crawlies like thing in their home?just found some in my toilet of all places! luckily able to spray with insecticles and wash away. still able to see some crawlies along the walkway downstairs even though they changed the planter plants at 221b and 221a

[DSA 0]

Pictures of the insect would be essential for ID by other Linear Greeners.

In other news:

Property tax on HDB flats going up

One-off rebate to cushion rise; one- and two-room owners will pay nothing

By Jessica Cheam

IMPACT ON OWNERS

HOMEOWNERS: be prepared to pay higher property taxes next year.

In line with the rally in home prices, the taxman is revising upwards the value of Housing Board (HDB) homes.

The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) announced yesterday that the annual values (AV) of all types of HDB flats will be raised with effect from Jan 1.

This will mean a hike in property taxes for 2010.

The property tax rate in Singapore is currently set at 10 per cent of a property's AV, although owner- occupied residential properties enjoy a concessionary 4 per cent tax rate.

To soften the impact, a one-off rebate is being introduced to help HDB homeowners adjust to the increase.

With this new rebate and ongoing GST rebates, low-income households who live in one-room or two- room flats will not have to pay any tax for 2010, Iras said.

Industry analysts yesterday said that IRAS's latest move was 'not totally unexpected'. HDB resale prices have risen a hefty 31.2 per cent in the past two years, and a further 3.8 per cent in the first nine months of the year.

'As HDB resale flat prices have exceeded the property peak of 2007, this was inevitable,' said Ngee Ann Polytechnic real estate lecturer Nicholas Mak.

What was more surprising, however, was the timing of the announcement.

'There are households who are still reeling from the recession, and unemployment is still high. It could have come a bit later when the job market has recovered,' said Mr Mak.

Iras last revised AVs on Jan 1, 2008. It said yesterday that it reviews all property AVs annually, including HDB flats, to 'ensure that they reflect prevailing market rental values for the purpose of determining property tax'.

AVs of HDB flats were not revised last year, despite HDB rentals increasing by between 31 per cent and 37 per cent in 2008 relative to 2007, it said.

This adjustment was deferred in view of the uncertainty in market rental trends caused by the economic recession. Iras added that there was evidence of rental value declines due to the negative economic outlook at the time.

However, market sentiment has since changed dramatically. IRAS noted that HDB rentals stabilised after a moderate decline from late 2008 to the middle of this year, and have since begun to rise.

As a result, current values of HDB rentals, as well as resale prices, are still significantly higher than levels seen in 2007.

'The AVs of HDB flats will, therefore, have to be adjusted beyond the last revision in January 2008,' said IRAS.

But to help HDB homeowners adjust to the rise, the Government is granting a new property tax rebate to all HDB owner-occupiers for property tax payable in 2010 - set at 50 per cent of the property tax payable and capped at $120. Low-income households will be assisted because flats with a property tax of $50 and below will not need to pay property tax next year.

The average three- room HDB owner-occupier will face an increase, after rebates, of $72 for the year.

The rise will be about $97 for four-roomers, $107 for five-roomers and $103 for executive HDB flat owners. PropNex chief executive Mohamed Ismail said the rebates will help cushion the blow. He pointed out that HDB owners have enjoyed higher rentals and resale values over the past two years, so the increase in taxes was 'to be expected'.

HDB homeowner Lim Chye Boon, 48, said he had expected the tax increase to come 'at some point' so was not too bothered.

But for Mr Kenny Koh, 27, who has just bought his five-room flat in Sengkang, it was not welcome news.

'I just spent so much money buying my new home and now have to pay more again,' he said.

[1] The AV is the expected market rent that a property would fetch if it were rented let out on an unfurnished basis. The basis for determining the AV of a property is the same whether the property is rented out, occupied by the owner, or left vacant. The property tax rate is currently set at 10% of the AV of the property. For owner-occupied residential properties including HDB flats, owners pay a concessionary property tax of 4% of the AV.

[2] Owner-occupiers of all residential properties will continue to enjoy the property tax rebate that has been given since 1994 when GST was first introduced (Appendix 1 shows the structure of the GST Rebate).

[3] Property tax payable after deducting the 1994 GST rebate.

Related Documents

Appendix 1: 1994 GST Rebate to offset Property Tax (48.79KB)

Appendix 2: Illustration of Property Tax Computation (54.87KB)

Appendix 3: Explanatory Guide on Property Tax on HDB Flats for 2010 (3.35MB)

[big orange 0]

Last year, I’ve paid $64.20 for property tax.

How much should I be expecting to pay this year?

Seem will be quite high…

[juz_me 0]

Hiee,

Anyone can recommend where to get computer table?

Thank you

[big orange 0]

1. IKEA

2. Opp Linear Green got one furniture shop also.