Jogging track plan hits raw nerve

A man walking past the dug-up area within the council field at Lebuhraya Maktab in Pulau Tikus, Penang. (Right) Teng fears the digging could damage the roots of the over 100-year old trees on the field. — Photos: LIM BENG TATT/The Star

THE Penang Island City Council (MBPP) has come under fire for works to convert a field in Pulau Tikus into a neighbourhood park.

Residents living around the field in College Square are upset with the council for not consulting them about the project which included the creation of a jogging track.