Award for West Jakarta Mayor?

Award for West Jakarta Mayor?

From Kompas

In various places of the city, we have recently seen many banners congratulating the West Jakarta Mayor on his achievements.

We, as the residents of West Jakarta, are now perplexed by what achievements the Mayor has made so far for the benefits of the residents.

During the rainy seasons we still have floods and we often have power outages and besides traffic jams/congestion which have become a common sight getting even worse because no action has been taken to improve public transportation or drivers who stop anywhere they wish or roadside vendors who can do their business freely along busy streets.

It seems that the title and authority vested in the Mayor are not enough to make investors have respect. This can be seen from the fact that the toll road in front of Puri Indah Mall has not been put into operation for two years just because an agreement on profit sharing has not been reached.

Our question is: Why can't the Mayor take an action to help the residents create a conducive atmosphere to enable them to carry out their business and work smoothly?. It seems that we would not be caught in unnecessary traffic jams if the new toll road is open. The people made a lot of sacrifices when they had to "give away" part of their land for the construction of the road.

We do hope that our complaints will be responded to by the central government who has given the award to the Mayor and the Mayor himself who has received the award. The award is the reflection of the wish of the residents who want to make their district a safe, convenient place to live in.

We would like to hear a prompt positive response from those in charge in West Jakarta.

MEIJLIA, West Jakarta