Dear Residents,
It is indeed our pleasure to announce that our exhaustive negotiations, intense meetings, mind boggling budgeting and planning have finally paved the way for the implementation of our sentry system. SUAC’s tentative plan calls for:
1) 24 hour sentry guards (engaged from a security company) placed at our 2 main entrances at 5/5 (Post 1) and 5/12 (Post 2). Cost of such will be shared on a pro-rata basis with phase 4.
2) The entrance at JSP 5/5 (intersecting 5/2) will remain open during rush hours. This should reduce any inconvenience to our residents.
3) The entrances located at JSP 5/5 (intersecting JSP 5/2) and JSP 5/12 (Post 2) will be converted to “valid sticker only” entrances. All visitors will be required to use the Post 1 entrance at JSP 5/5 (intersecting JSP 5/1). All visitors will be required to state their precise destination and will be tailed by our patrolling guards. All residents are urged to get their car stickers immediately.
4) Slight changes are being considered to our sectoral patrolling system. Such patrolling will serve as our 3rd line of defense while the sentry and CCTV’s serve as our first and second lines, respectively.
5) Boom-gates will be installed as soon as feasible.
6) Guard houses will be built upon the receipt of necessary approvals.
SUAC certainly hopes that we are meeting the expectations of our residents. It should now be clear to all that SUAC is committed to our security. The above plan, once implemented, will undoubtedly increase our monthly expenses but SUAC is committed to maintaining our current monthly fee. We made a commitment and we’re sticking with it. In order to finance the increase in our monthly cost, I am making a personal plea to our residents…
MY PERSONAL PLEA
SUAC was born out of the concern for the safety and security of our residents. In the few short months that we have been operating, we have developed, through countless hours of negotiations and meetings, a comprehensive security plan for the benefit of all. Soon, we will have a sentry system with thorough vehicle checking, CCTV’s and patrolling guards. It is probably the best system we can ever achieve given the structure of our Taman and the limited funds we have. The generosity of many of our residents has paved the way for new guard houses, new boom-gates and additional CCTV’s. A personal thank you to all our generous residents for their donations.
Let’s look at the big picture. We are almost at the finish line. We cannot afford to stall or abandon what we have achieved. To get to the finish line and maintain our air-tight system, we will require greater participation from our residents. Our current participation of 420 residents is insufficient to fund our increased security costs. We require a minimum of 482 residents. This leaves us with a shortfall of 62 residents. In my humble opinion, there is just no excuse for not participating in our security scheme. The RM40 monthly fee (lowest in KD) will more than pay for itself in increased property values once it is established that Seri Utama has excellent security. It would sadden me to know that we had to abandon our plans at the final hour due to a lack of commitment from our very own residents.
Please consider being a part of a 1 Seri Utama. Let us make it happen, together. Unfortunately, should we be unable to attain the slight increase in our membership, the above plan may not be implemented. If we, the residents refuse to get together to fight crime on our own streets, then, no amount of effort on SUAC’s part will or can make a difference. SUAC’s vision for Seri Utama is simple: To create a community where our children play freely, where we know our neighbors and where we, as a community, are able to fend off anyone and anything that interferes with our right to a safe and peaceful environment. This vision must be shared by all residents. It is our collective responsibility to see this vision through. Please do your part!!
Neal Ramchandani
Secretary, SUAC
