City to move Senen sports hall to Kemayoran<\/p>\n
Damar Harsanto, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The city administration plans to relocate the Senen sports hall
\nin Central Jakarta to Kemayoran, about five kilometers away,
\nbecause its current location has become a crowded business
\ndistrict.<\/p>\n
Jakarta Sports and Youth Agency head Yudhi Suyoto said at City
\nHall on Monday the current location of the sports hall, about 300
\nmeters from the Senen market, was no longer ideal for sports
\nactivities.<\/p>\n
"Therefore, we plan to move the sports hall to a better
\nlocation," he said.<\/p>\n
Yudhi declined to provide any details on the time frame for
\nthe relocation, the exact new location of the sports hall or
\nplans for the sports hall's current venue.<\/p>\n
"I do not know what the city has planned for the site of the
\nSenen sports hall," he said.<\/p>\n
The plan quickly received opposition from the City Council.
\nCouncil deputy speaker Chudlary Syafi'i Hadzami said the Senen
\nsports hall was still a viable option for residents.<\/p>\n
"To date, many residents (in Central Jakarta), especially
\nstudents, still use the sports hall for sports activities," he
\nsaid. "If the administration plans to move the sports hall to a
\nnew location, it must ask for the council's approval."<\/p>\n
However, Chudlary said the council would reject the plan
\nbecause the sports agency had not offered any details on what the
\nSenen site would be used for following the move.<\/p>\n
The administration raised the possibility in 2000 of trading
\nthe Senen sports hall with a 1.8 hectare plot of land in
\nKemayoran, which was owned by an unnamed private company.<\/p>\n
The council approved the plan, but the deal was shelved
\nbecause the sports hall stands on land owned by state railway
\ncompany PT KAI. The land has been on loan to the administration
\nsince August 1974, during the tenure of governor Ali Sadikin.<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post observed on Monday that the area in front of
\nthe sports hall was packed with street vendors, whose stalls
\nalmost completely blocked access to the hall.<\/p>\n
There is a similar story playing out in North Jakarta, where
\nthe municipal administration wants to convert the Pluit sports
\nhall into a business district.<\/p>\n
The Pluit sports hall -- comprising Sasana Krida I and Sasana
\nKrida II -- has been open since 1982. Sasana Krida I is owned by
\nthe Pluit subdistrict office, and Sasana Krida II is owned by
\ncity-run developer PT Jakarta Propertindo.<\/p>\n
North Jakarta Mayor Effendy Anas, however, refused to comment
\non the situation when stopped by reporters at City Hall.<\/p>\n
The administration earlier raised the possibility of opening a
\nminimarket, a beauty parlor and a boutique in the Bulungan Youth
\nSports Complex in South Jakarta to help the sports complex
\nachieve financial self-sufficiency. However, sports agency head
\nYudhi
\ndismissed the plan, saying the complex should be used exclusively
\nfor sports and arts activities.<\/p>\n
Most sports stadiums across the capital are in poor condition
\ndue to financial constraints that limit their maintenance.<\/p>",
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