SRC members protest fund-raising for $16.6m upgrading plan

A group of 12 Singapore Recreation Club members are planning to run against the incumbent management committee in an upcoming election, in a bid to halt the club’s second fund-raising call in two years.

This was passed after members voted in favour of the plans over a three-day period from March 24 to March 26, with 56.9 per cent of the 1,451 members that voted electing to pay the fee.Get your raw ingredients turned into meals at new Fernvale Community Club The fund-raising drive, for one thing, came too soon after the club asked for funds for the lease renewal in 2022, said Mr Ong, who has been a member for 44 years. He said the club should spend within its current reserves, which stood at about $10.5 million according to its 2023 annual report.

Mr Ong said his team plans to submit their nomination forms by April 19. If elected, they will update members on a regular basis about highlight management decisions and organise quarterly meetings for members to share their views and opinions, he added. He said a task force for the transformation project had in October 2022 sent out a survey to 393 members aged 25 to 40 to gather feedback and their “wish list” of facilities they hope to have.

The club will begin upgrading work in phases once it gets approval from the Urban Redevelopment Authority , said Mr Tay. He estimates that construction will take about 2½ years to complete. “We want to make it less painful as possible for our senior members... We will work out with those really deserving cases and share with them what is the best way forward,” he said.

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