Aljunied - Stone table and chairs removed

"Solve" the old folks playing cards at the void deck problem by removing the stone table and chairs.

http://www.mrbrown.com/blog/2007/09/stone-seats-2-t.html

So the Aljunied Town Council has replaced a stone table and 5 stone seats because of gambling activities with these "elderly friendly benches". Er, 2 seats don't make a bench, people.
And how is this an improvement over 5 seats and a table? And how much more accessible are these seats compared to the old round stone ones?
Oh, the traces of the former stone tables and seats have been cemented over too. So nice of them to cover those up.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr-brown/1383906187/

This is classic Town Council bozo thinking. Apparently, some old folks play cards here at Block 128 Lorong Ah Soo, and in order to "solve" this gambling problem, the stone table and seats, which have been there for years, were ripped up.Now the whole block is inconvenienced. A grandfather told my dad that he has effectively lost his place to sit to wait for the school bus with his grandchildren.Why not rip up the floor too, in case some old folks gamble standing up?

Letter to a resident who wrote in to ask:
RE: Stone Table and Stools at Blk 128 Lorong Ah Soo
Thank you for your e-mail to Mr Yeo Guat Kwang.
We have received complaints of gambling activities at this stone table and stools . These complaints were brought to the attention of the Police for their investigation and follow up.
On our part, we have a programme to phase out the stone table and stools with more elderly friendly benches under our Barrier Free Accessibility Project. Residents can look forward to use the new benches when they are installed by the end of the week.
RegardsAljunied Town Council