The Workers' Party MPs-elect at Sengkang GRC have provided some updates on town council matters on July 19.
The WP members that will be taking care of the GRC include He Ting Ru, Jamus Lim, Raeesah Khan and Louis Chua.
via He Ting Ru's Facebook.
WP's He Ting Ru updates Sengkang residents on town council matters
The leader of the team, Ting Ru, acknowledged that there was some confusion in the past week after Polling Day results.
Some residents have been calling the Aljunied-Hougang Town Council (AHTC) to report estate matters and Ting Ru clarified that the Sengkang residents can still seek help from the Pasir Ris - Punggol Town Council (PRPGTC) and Ang Mo Kio Town Council (AMKTC) during this transition period.
Ting Ru, who is the chairman of the Sengkang Town Council (SKTC), also shared some information on the handover.
This includes WP's team seeking documents from PRPGTC and AMKTC on July 15 a request they repeated on July 17 after a virtual meeting initiated by PRPGTC.
Ting Ru also said that the team asked for a physical meeting to discuss further and to be briefed by the two town councils that are currently serving the residents.
Janil: WP's Sengkang team not ready to be briefed earlier
In response to Ting Ru's Facebook update on July 19, Pasir-Ris Punggol GRC MP Janil Puthucheary said on Facebook later in the evening that the PRPG and AMK teams are ready for a smooth handover "as soon as SKTC is ready, in the interests of residents".
Janil said that the PRPG and AMK TCs chairmen designates have been ready since last week to kickstart the handover process as prescribed by the Ministry of National Development.
He said that the initial contact with the WP's team had been through individuals who were not the elected SKTC members.
They requested to get in touch with the SKTC Chairman and the appointed team.
Subsequently, they had the July 17's virtual meeting with Ting Ru and fellow Sengkang teammate Chua.
WP's Sylvia Lim, Png Eng Huat and an AHTC staff member also attended the virtual meeting.
Ting Ru provided a point of contact the next day and the PRPGTC told her that they will be furnishing the requested contracts on July 20.
Janil added that the SKTC team was "not ready" to receive the briefing that was offered on July 17 and they will be meeting again in person on July 23, Wednesday.
Top image via Janil Puthucheary's Facebook and Workers' Party's Facebook