Councillors want stay close to people

TANGERANG: In a proposal to encourage a more modest lifestyle among Tangerang Council members, a councillor suggested that the government not build a housing compound exclusively for councillors as planned.

"It's better that the government build small houses for councillors in the areas of their respective constituency," Daka Udin, chairman of Tangerang Council Commission A on development, said on Saturday.

"By living close to our constituents, us councillors can accommodate the people's aspirations at any time," he added.

The administration currently provides housing allowances to councillors who remain in private residences during their tenure.

In accordance with Government Regulation No. 24/2004 that obliges administrations to provide official housing for councillors, the Tangerang administration has set aside a budget to build a housing complex in Tigaraksa for its 45 councillors. -- JP