THE decision on the controversial hypermarket project in Kota Damansara is expected to be made during this week’s meeting of the Selangor state executive council.
Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Abdul Khalid had said last Friday that he would need a week to make a thorough study on the matter before making a decision.
Khalid chaired a closed-door meeting between the Selangor executive council action committee and the parties concerned at the Selangor State secretariat complex in Shah Alam last Friday.
Those present were representatives of the Kota Damansara residents, Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) officials, Carrefour company representatives, Subang MP R. Sivarasa and Kota Damansara state assemblyman Dr Nasir Hashim.
According to Sivarasa, Khalid had said he needed a week to discuss the matter further before making the decision.
“We feel that we should be able to resolve the issue and it is possible not to have the hypermarket there as long as the state government can find an alternative site for it.
“I am sure it can be done,” Sivarasa said.
The residents of Section 11 in Kota Damansara and the surrounding area are opposed to the construction of the hypermarket in their neighbourhood.
Several meetings had been held between the parties involved but no concrete agreement has been reached.
The parties then decided to take the case to the state exco action committee.
The residents want the project to be relocated elsewhere as they are concerned over density, traffic and safety of the people once the building is completed.
“The area is zoned for commercial use to cater for the local residents.
“It is designed for those two-storey shophouses but then suddenly a hypermarket is going to be built there. We felt violated,” Kota Damansara resident Vincent Chee said.
“A new hypermarket is not needed in the area as we already have several hypermarkets (Giant and Tesco) nearby,” he said.
Source : STAR
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