Shame on you!<\/p>\n
The Jakarta City Council's meeting with city officials at a
\nhotel in Ciloto, Puncak, West Java, on Tuesday was called off
\nbecause locals were complaining about the traffic jams caused by
\nofficials' cars parked outside the hotel.<\/p>\n
At least 1,000 officials, including Jakarta councillors and
\nCity Hall officials, gathered at the Ciloto Indah Permai Hotel in
\nthe resort area of Puncak to discuss Jakarta's 2003 draft budget.<\/p>\n
The hotel compound was apparently too small to accommodate all
\nof the cars, forcing many officials to park their cars on the
\nside of the narrow road to Cipanas.<\/p>\n
Severe traffic congestion was obviously unavoidable when
\nhundreds of vehicles were jammed along the side of the road.<\/p>\n
It was only after the locals complained that the meeting was
\ncanceled.<\/p>\n
It is not clear why the meeting was being held in Ciloto
\ninstead of Jakarta. But it is clear that meeting in Ciloto is
\nmuch more costly. According to unofficial reports, the budget for
\nthe Ciloto meeting reached hundreds of millions of rupiah. Had
\nthe meeting been held at the beautiful council building on Jl.
\nKebon Sirih in Jakarta, that amount of money would not have been
\nnecessary.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, as is often the case, the councillors have
\ntheir own logic. Maybe they believe they have the right to spend
\nthe provincial administration's money because they are authorized
\nto draft and approve the budget.<\/p>\n
What can we say? The councillors are just telling us who they
\nreally are.<\/p>\n
-- Warta Kota, Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/shame-on-you-1447899208", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }