IF MR Khaw Boon Wan had his way, town councils would take on a bigger role, going beyond estate management.
If residents are ready for it, the rules could be changed to give town councils more say over what goes on within their areas.
You could have one town deciding to ban smoking altogether, and another insisting that its food centres and hawker stalls sell only healthy food - because that is what the majority of residents want.
Read Sue-Ann Chia's full story in Saturday's edition of The Straits Times.