Chaat corner or car park ?

Is there anyway to ensure Mantri's do not convert the space in front of the clubhouse store into car-park slots, as they have done along the driveway. To preempt any such move our newly formed residents reps. should e-mail Mantri top brass saying, Mantri Synergy owners association should be consulted before project team makes any fresh move on common area use.

The space was initially set up by Mantri's as 'children play area'. This was much too cramped; there was no seating space for moms escorting kids. And, the Mantri designated space for children play area was too close to the gas bank. Following sustained representation by some residents Mantri's shifted children play area to its present location. Mantri project team hasn't shared its plan with us for using the vacated space close to grocery stores.
We floated an idea in this blog (see post) that the space in front of club-house stores (we have a ramp coming up there) be set aside for 'food enclosure', where we could have a chaat/samosa shop and ice-cream stall functioning in the evenings.
I understand Mr Krishna (F-Block) and Mr Vasudevan (B- block) explored Kelambakkam area to identify a suitable eatery owner who can be persuaded to set up a chaat corner close to the stores, say between 6 and 9 p m, daily. Besides chaat varieties, I believe, this person sells take-home chapati/sabzi at reasonable rates.
Would someone start a chaat-shop talk in 'Discussion Forum' at Residents Inc to mobilize critical support for in-house chaat-shop close to clubhouse stores.

Driveway Car-park slots, an after-thought?

Mantri project team is working overtime to cover the clubhouse driveway with paver blocks, after felling three coconut trees, ignoring our pleas.

Plans are afoot to mark out more than 10 parking slots along the driveway. This appears an after-thought on the part of Mantri's space marketing minds.

This photo was taken in June last year. You can't miss the driveway demarcation line running along the row of three coconut trees. In fact, in response to my plea,I was given to understand by PropCare that Mantri project team in consultation with landscape architect was inclined to set aside this space for Mantri residents community-planting programme. Whatever happened since is not clear. The driveway is being paved and the coconut trees that marked the demarcation line (see June photo) are no longer there.
Apartment owner Madhumita,in a comment posted in this blog, alleged that Mantri's didn't submit,let alone get approval for, the plan for converting open space into a minimum of 200 open parking slots, making Rs.250 lakhs from apartment owners. Now that we can't undo the sale of car-park without prejudice to buyers,Mantri ought to transfer the money to its rightful owners - Mantri Apartment owners Association - suggests Madhumita.
We must remember to raise this point with the Association Managing committee when they initiate the take-over process from Mantri's.
Meanwhile, a reminder to residents about our Sunday programme:
Memorial Service to trees
Clubhouse Driveway
9.00 a m - 9.15 a m
Sunday, March 25