Cipayung families want more for land

Cipayung families want more for land

JAKARTA (JP): Families from the Cipayung district in East
Jakarta sought Council help for the second time yesterday for
compensation for a toll road project.

Compensation for land taken for the eastern ring road project
which runs from the Beautiful Indonesia in Miniature Park to
Cikunir is offered at Rp 302,500 (US$126.57) per square meter for
people who can prove ownership and Rp 423,000 per square meter
for buildings.

Residents wanted Rp 500,000 and Rp 900,000 respectively
instead of the offered amounts, due to the increase in land
prices in the area.

The first amounts were set in a decree dated Oct. 14, 1996 by
East Jakarta Mayor Soedarsono.

A four-man delegation representing 204 families submitted a
letter signed by 142 residents to the Council, asking that
Governor Surjadi Soedirdja review the decree.

M. Banang, a member of Commission A for administrative
affairs, said the government should not impose the compensation
amounts but should involve residents in the negotiations.

The city's revenue office estimates land prices in the
Cipayung district ranged from Rp 82,000 to Rp 614,000 per square
meter.

The list showed land prices in the Setu subdistrict range from
Rp 82,000 to Rp 200,000 per square meter, while reports said land
prices there reached Rp 450,000.

Mayor Soedarsono said the mayoralty would not increase the
compensation because the people had already agreed to the amount
at a meeting in November. (11)