Councillors want building demolished

Councillors want building demolished

TANGERANG: Tangerang Council urged the administration on
Friday to demolish the commercial premises being built around the
lake in Modern Land housing complex.

"The developer failed to secure a permit and violated the
agreed upon master plan, in which the area is designated as a
parking lot," said councillor Hasanuddin Bieje.

However, the municipality's Public Order Agency head, Edwan
Firmansyah, said that his office was waiting for the final say
from the spatial agency, which issues building permits.

"If the agency agrees with the councillors, then we will stop
the ongoing construction," he said.

The head of the spatial agency, Dafyar Elliyadi, said the
agency was studying the matter.

"From a preliminary study, we found that the shopping center,
the Lake Shop, is being built on a land earmarked for a parking
lot near Lake Gede," he said, adding that relocation was under
consideration as well as sanctions against the developer.

PT Modern Land marketing director Iwan Surya Wijaya could not
be reached for comment. -- JP