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JUNEJune/July/JULY 2019 2018 MCI (P)(P) 098/01/2019 056/01/2018 WEST COAST TOWN COUNCIL TOWN NEWS New Lifts and new BTOs in our Town - page 3 Town Council Foreman saves the day! - page 4 HDB Households to enjoy Rebates - page 5 Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri 1 West Coast Advisers Bond with Muslims at Breaking of Fast asting is a key feature during the Muslim holy month Fof Ramadan, with the emphasis on giving, caring and strengthening of bonds among relatives and friends. The ‘opening of the fast’ event at Ayer Rajah Community Club on 11 May 2019 was joined by MPs to West Coast GRC and Pioneer Constituency Mr S Iswaran, Mr Lim Hng Kiang, Mr Patrick Tay, BBM, Ms Foo Mee Har and Mr Cedric Foo where they shared a meal and bond with over 1,000 residents. The weather enhanced the warm ambience as the Advisers performed the symbolic scooping of porridge, and distributed ‘nasi ambeng’, a dish of rice and chicken or beef, as they mingled with residents. A memento of the occasion was the numerous photos taken by participants together with their families and Advisers! Some pointers on the significance of fasting by Muslims: Ramadan falls on the ninth month of the Islamic year. During Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn to sunset and perform religious duties, such as reading the Quran. Puasa is “fasting” in Malay. Fasting in Islam means abstaining from eating, drinking, smoking and indulging in any form of behaviour that serves to nullify the fast. Fasting is viewed as a means of controlling one's desires (of hunger, thirst, sexuality, anger) and focusing on devoting oneself to God. The end of the fasting month of Ramadan is celebrated with Hari Raya Puasa. It is a time of forgiveness within the Muslim community and a time for strengthening bonds among relatives and friends. The breaking of fast can be performed individually or as a group. As part of the Ramadan tradition, mosques around Singapore also distribute bubur lambuk (rice porridge). 2 Yes, we're looking forward to our new lifts ith a resounding “Yes”, residents in Wselected apartment blocks at West Coast Drive/Clementi West Street 2 have voted for direct lift access. Their blocks, 501 and 505 at West Coast Drive, and 721, 722, 725 and 727 at Clementi West Street 2, will enjoy the benefits of the Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP). The upgrading cost will be largely subsidized by the Government and Town Council. Households need only pay for a small portion of the cost and may opt for a monthly payment plan. New features in the LUP include: A tool to detect and stop the lift car from moving when the landing door is not locked, or if the lift car door is not closed. A feature for lift passengers to have direct communication with personnel who can activate an emergency response. A battery-operated device which will bring the lift to the nearest landing and open both the lift landing and car doors in the event of power failure. Artist's impressions of what the our lifts will look like when installed. ARTIST'S IMPRESSION ARTIST'S IMPRESSION BTOs Jewel and Glade coming up ime to rejoice! With the announcement of two upcoming Build- Flexi, 102 3-room, 157 4-room, and 153 5-room. TTo-Order projects in West Coast Town, this is certainly news to The Glade will transform Boon Lay Way and Boon Lay Drive celebrate. with its Modern Forest theme with a focus on open green spaces. Jurong West Jewel will offer a total of 599 apartments. This development comprises six residential blocks ranging from Developed by HDB, it is bounded by Upper Jurong Road and 15 to 17 storeys with a total of 775 units in the unit mix of 2-room Jurong West Street 93 and comprises four residential blocks Flexi, 3-room, 4-room, 5-room, and 3Gen flats. ranging from 12 to 18 storeys. There will be 187 units of 2-room Both projects are expected to be completed in 2022. ARTIST'S IMPRESSION ARTIST'S IMPRESSION 3 f we were faced with two choices: would Iyou rather pick up litter or not litter at all? It would be safe to say that the choice would be the latter and Singapore would be much cleaner. This was the thrust of the island-wide month-long Keep Clean campaign in May 2019. Dover Crescent RC In Telok Blangah, five Residents’ Committees took part in the campaign where RC members and residents turned up and spent a Saturday morning picking up litter. The RCs are Blangah Court, Blangah Garden, Blangah View, Depot Height, and Dover Crescent. At Blangah View RC, a participant said: Blangah Court RC “RC Chairman gave a warm welcome to the participants and divided us into groups to cover the neighbouring blocks. After an hour, we came back to the RC Centre with our bags of litter. It has been tough work but worth the efforts knowing that we have done a part in keeping our estate clean.” Blangah Garden RC Thumbs up for the “Keep Clean Singapore” Depot Heights RC National Initiative Blangah View RC Town Council foreman saves the day! r Rakibul Hasan was on his way to Mwork in the morning on May 9 when he picked up a purse on the ground near Block 510 West Coast Drive. Without hesitation, the foreman, who has been with West Coast Town Council for 11 years, handed it to the all its contents including a small amount of Residents’ Centre. cash, two bank cards and a Plus card. His civic-mindedness saved the day for She said, “I am very happy and the owner of the purse, Madam Nancy Tan, surprised that my purse was returned to who had dropped it on her way to work. me intact. It saved me the inconvenience Madam Tan, 66, was very glad when her of going through the replacement of the purse was returned in the afternoon with cards. Thank you, Mr Rakibul.” 4 HDB households will enjoy rebates! Penduduk HDB akan menikmati rebat! HDB ÌÊ¢ÕôÀÃÇ÷¸û ¾ûÙÀʸ¨Ç «ÛÀÅ¢ì¸ÄÃõ! hIs year, your bout 930,000 Singaporean HDB households will get Tregular U-Save GST AService & Conservancy Charges (S&CC) rebates in FY2019 Vouchers will give you (i.e. April 2019 – March 2020) to help with expenses. In total, a little more in rebates each eligible Singaporean household will receive 1.5 to 3.5 – a total of $10 over months of S&CC rebates, depending on flat type, as below. the12 months. To be eligible for the rebates, a household has to fulfil all these criteria: a) there must be at least one Singapore citizen flat owner or occupier in the flat; b) the flat owner(s) and essential occupier(s) of the flat do not own or have any interest in a private property; and c) the flat owner(s) have not rented out the whole flat. GST Voucher - U-Save S&CC Rebates for 2019-20 APR 2019 JUL 2019 OCT 2019 JAN 2020 $400 1 and 1 1 1 1/2 Rebate 2-Room MONTH MONTH MONTH MONTH APR 2019 JUL 2019 OCT 2019 JAN 2020 $360 3-Room 1 1/2 1/2 1/2 Rebate MONTH MONTH MONTH MONTH APR 2019 JUL 2019 OCT 2019 JAN 2020 $320 4-Room 1 1/2 1/2 1/2 Rebate MONTH MONTH MONTH MONTH APR 2019 JUL 2019 OCT 2019 JAN 2020 $280 5-Room 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 Rebate MONTH MONTH MONTH MONTH Town Council foreman saves Executive/ APR 2019 JUL 2019 OCT 2019 $240 Multi-Gen 1/2 1/2 1/2 the day! Rebate MONTH MONTH MONTH GST Voucher - Cash & Bicentenial Payments n addition, in Budget 2019 the Government announced that GST Voucher - Cash recipients will receive a one-off Bicentennial IPayment of up to $300 on top of their regular GST Voucher - Cash payment – in commemoration of Singapore’s Bicentennial! Singapore Citizens aged 21 and above in 2019, Annual Value of Home as at 31 Dec 2018 with Assessable Income for Year of Assessment 2018 up to $28,000 Up to $13,000 More than $13,000 and up to $21,000 GST Voucher – Cash (paid in August 2019) $300 $150 GST Voucher – Cash (Bicentennial Payment) $300 $150 (paid in end 2019) Total in 2019 $600 $300 5 Looking to Receive Career Guidance? Here’s How Workforce Singapore Visit bit.ly/WCJul19 to find out more about WSG’s Career Matching Can Help You Services and make an appointment with a professional career coach via WhatApp at 8814 8261. 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