The reconstructed Mountbatten Community Club will also place a “special focus” on fitness and wellness through its facilities and programming, the town council added.
In Joo Chiat, an integrated community development will feature an atrium, multi-purpose hall and a black box and jamming studio for leisure activities, while an HDB integrated development at Kembangan will also include a community plaza and sheltered multi-purpose court.
Across the Marine Parade Town, more covered linkways between key amenities, residential blocks and transport nodes will be developed, the town council said.
A 10.5km cycling network will also be introduced in Joo Chiat to improve connectivity and the walkway along Siglap Canal will be upgraded with wellness decks, seating and fitness equipment to support active lifestyles, while flood resilience will also be improved.
In his speech introducing the plans to a crowd of residents, Dr Tan said: “In the next five years, of course, the caveat in the next five years if we get elected, if we are here, over 140 new projects will be rolled out across all five divisions within Marine Parade Cluster.”
Speaking to reporters at the sidelines of the event, Dr Tan, who represented the Marine Parade division in Marine Parade GRC, said that Saturday’s carnival was planned without prior knowledge that the upcoming General Election will be held on May 3.
