Hi TRS,
I have a relative living in Thomson Garden Estate and I understood it to be under Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC ward, according to their GE 2011 polling card and the electoral maps found on-line. Recently, I found out they received "Our Home", a newsletter of the Ang Mo Kio Town Council. Does this mean that the precinct is now cut out and part of Ang Mo Kio GRC? If not, then does it mean that there are left over copies given to residents living in Thomson Garden. If the latter is the case, I would find it strange as I don't see how the Ang Mo Kio TC have any responsibility to the residents.
I wouldn't be surprised if this is true and can see why. It's probably due to the potential loss of PAP votes into Bishan-Toa Payoh coming from that state due to the closure of the walkway saga (http://www.tnp.sg/content/thomson-garden-residents-outraged-over-shunfu-villes-move-demolish-shortcut) which have served the residents by providing convenient access to the Shunfu Market for over the past 15 over years.
The move to privatise the adjacent Shunfu HUDC was handled badly by the Bishan Toa Payoh TC when the handed the Estade, now named Shunfu Ville into private hands without solving the dispute between the residents of the two communities. This resulted in the unilateral decision by the residents of the newly privatised Estate to demolish the walkway.
Meanwhile, it seams the PAP is going out of it's way to please residents from the opposite Shunfu HDB blocks by providing government sponsored exorbitant upgrading works even when the facilities are still in good condition. At the expense of taxpayers, of course.
Brendan Chong
TRS Contributor