Tangerang villages to be upgraded<\/p>\n
Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post\/Tangerang<\/p>\n
A recent call from Tangerang Council chairman Dadang Kartasasmita
\nto divide Tangerang regency into two regencies and one
\nmunicipality has prompted the regency administration to upgrade
\nthe status of villages, particularly those bordering Jakarta,
\ninto subdistricts.<\/p>\n
Regent Ismet Iskandar said the upgrading of villages bordering
\nJakarta into four districts of Serpong, Ciputat, Pamulang and
\nPondok Aren -- which has been proposed as a separate
\nmunicipality, Cipasera -- would start next year.<\/p>\n
\"We don't want the four districts to separate from the current
\nregency and become an independent municipality. The only option
\nis to upgrade the status of those villages into subdistricts,\" he
\nsaid recently.<\/p>\n
Another concern regarding the upgrading of the status of
\nvillages in the four districts is that they have served to
\naccommodate housing complexes for people working in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Residents of Ciputat, Pamulang, Serpong and Pondok Aren
\ndistricts previously demanded the establishment of an independent
\nmunicipality, as they were disappointed with regental policies
\nthat, they said, did not accommodate their infrastructure needs.<\/p>\n
The administration has drafted a bylaw stipulating the
\nupgrading status. The bylaw is being endorsed by the regency
\ncouncil.<\/p>\n
Ismet pointed out that upgrading of the status would have a
\nconsequence as there would no more be a direct election for
\nvillage heads, as subdistrict chiefs, who are civil servants,
\nwould be appointed directly by the regent.<\/p>\n
The regent had promised to build roads connecting several
\ndistricts, including Ciputat, Serpong, Curug, Legok, Tigaraksa
\nand Balaraja.<\/p>",
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