Tiong Bahru residents to vote on colour scheme after complaints over purple makeover

Residents in 14 Housing Board blocks in Tiong Bahru will get to vote to decide what colour the buildings will be repainted.

- Isabelle Liew

The buildings were initially set to undergo a purple makeover, which upset residents as they said their views were not sought.

The exterior of one storey in Block 9A Boon Tiong Road had already been painted several shades of purple, including a dark plum which some residents said looked gaudy.

On May 17, Tanjong Pagar GRC new MP Foo Cexiang took media questions for the first time since news of the incident broke on May 13.

He said he has spoken to over 200 Boon Tiong Road residents over the last few days and will give them a choice over the colour.

"It is also an opportunity to bring together residents and build a community," he said of the poll.

But he has not decided when the poll, which will take place outside two residents' committee centres in Boon Tiong Road, will be held.