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SINGAPORE: Sin Ming Garden Residents Committee has suggested that all funeral parlours on Sin Ming Drive should be kept on the same site, at Blk 37 and Blk 38, but in one building.
The suggestion came after residents in the Sin Ming neighbourhood were upset by URA's proposal to build a new funeral home in the area.
The location is contentious because of its close proximity to Bright Hill Temple, Ai Tong School and both HDB homes and condominiums.
Responding to the counter-proposal, at least one funeral parlour operator in the area said that the operators should not be made to bear all the costs of moving their business to the new place.
"The government will have to come in and do something about it. You see, it's not that we want to shift from here. They are the ones who want to shift us," said Vendan Govindasamy, assistant operations manager of Trinity Casket.
Others said that finding a right location nearby is an issue because customers do not want to travel far.
Meanwhile, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said that its proposed building at Sin Ming would have the capacity to house several funeral parlours.
So residents will have to wait and see if the URA study can take into account the Sin Ming Garden Residents Committee's proposal.
The URA also told Channel NewsAsia that it is still looking into releasing land for funeral parlours to meet the needs of the community. Details are not finalised. - CNA/ir
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