Headline Residents fear another high-rise MediaTitle The Star Date 18 Dec 2018 Color Full Color Section Metro Circulation 201,943 Page No 1TO3 Readership 605,829 Language English ArticleSize 1489 cm² Journalist SHEILA SRI PRIYA AdValue RM 79,432 Frequency Daily PR Value RM 238,296 Not another condo, please Residents in Section 14, Petaling Jaya, are concerned that a Aha plot of land in Section 51A near the Asia Jaya LRT station could be a site for a high-rise project. >2&3 By SHEILA SRI PRIYA
[email protected] RESIDENTS living in Section 14, Residents fear Petaling Jaya are concerned that a plot of land near their neighbour- hood will see a high-rise condo- minium development in the near future. The land located in Section 51A, another high-rise close to the Asia Jaya LRT station, is currently used as a public carpark and estimated to be close to 4ha. Section 14 PJ folk want land close to Asia Jaya LRT station Some old-time residents said the land used to be a pond in the late 1970s and wondered if the land to be used for development that benefits community belonged to the state. Some of the residents shared with StarMetro a 47-year-old map of Petaling Jaya, which indicated it was.a pond in the past. Old-time Section 14 resident M. Charles said for any development at this particular lot, great consid- eration must be given to the traffic impact and well-being of existing residents living close by. "I remember this land as a pond but I think it was covered and turned into a carpark.