1) Complete details of our comprehensive security plan was disclosed at the meeting. These details will be revealed at the residents meeting. The committee was keen on this plan and it will be the first time that Seri Utama will have a comprehensive security plan.
2) The event’s sub-committee have done a marvellous job on getting sponsors for the event on December 19th. Our only cost will be the tents and chairs which we are negotiating on.
3) On the collection front, it was a real shocker to discover that only 206 residents out of a total of 626 have chosen to participate in our scheme. That represents 33% of our residents. A total of 67% of our residents have opted for no security. At this rate, we have a shortfall of almost RM5000 just in operational cost. This does not include the start-up costs SUAC has incurred to date.
4) We are now faced with a dilemma. Do we go on in the hopes of recovering our losses or abandon the entire idea of security at Seri Utama? The committee will decide on this issue on the 28th of December. The decision will be based on the collections received to that date. If the comprehensive plans and our final call to our residents prove futile, SUAC will cease to exist as of December 31st 2010. The committee decided that we will not go on against the will of the residents. At a participation rate of 33%, the residents have spoken and SUAC has heard them loud and clear.
Dear SUAC,
ReplyDeleteI noticed that SUAC has been very prompt in providing updates via the blog, for which I am sincerely grateful for, but some people, I presume, are not internet savvy nor keen to "touch" the computer. I therefore would like to offer 2 suggestions, namely, (i) put out a Membership Drive using flyer and (ii) go on a door-to-door meet the house owners/occupants in a small group (as was done before) instead of totally relying on a single (lonely, fearful? shy?) street rep.
The flyer mentioned,which should be simple and not too wordy,could be bearing a bold and big heading "Membership Drive"; the message may go something like this...."SUAC has, in recent months, took significant effort to enhance the security of our Taman but unfortunately as of Nov 2010 only 23% of the residents participated in this security scheme. In view of the frequent break-ins (some successful, some not) - please visit our blog at seriutama.2n3.blogspot.com for more details - we encourage you to give us your support by signing up immediately. To obtain first hand information you are also invited to attend the "Residents' meeting with the Police" on Sunday, 19 Dec at 5pm at the park at Jalan 5/.....".
I personaly would not want to see your effort end up in waste. I would rather pay more e.g. back to the RM50 monthly fee than not having a security scheme/system at all.
Keep up your good work!
Thank you for your comments. SUAC plans to do just that. We will be walking the streets after the 19th and sending out a circular. SUAC will do everything it possibly can to enlist more members, however, if the majority of residents continue to reject the idea of having security as they have thus far, we will be unable to afford or provide such services. SUAC, as you know is currently operating with a deficit. As things stand, we will be unable to meet our wage obligations for December. SUAC is very concerned that security services may have to cease shortly. From the numbers, it appears that the majority (67%) of our residents are very comfortable with the idea of not having security. They have voted and we hear them. There is no point in attempting to provide a service that the majority don't want or require.
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