Councilors want authorities to protect city property

Councilors want authorities to protect city property

JAKARTA (JP): Councilors have asked city administration to resolve a problem concerning the setting-up of fences, by the developer PT Al, around city assets in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta.

Vice speaker of City Council, Ismunandar told reporters yesterday that the matter should be cleared up because the developer is violating a regulation.

Pos Kota daily reported that PT Al has built fences around 2.2 hectares of land in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, which has been given to city administration by PT Sumarecon Agung.

Developers who own land appropriation permits are obliged to give 20 percent of their total lands to the city administration to be used for the construction of public and social facilities.

Bahriyoen Soetjipto, a member of the City Council's Commission D, which is in charge of development affairs, told reporters that according to a report the 2.2 hectares of land has been handed over to the city administration to fulfill PT Sumarecon Agung's obligation.

"The land belongs to the city administration and PT Al has no right to build fences at the location," Bahriyoen said, adding that the city administration should protect its assets by giving more authority to each mayoralty in managing the assets.

He also explained that PT Sumarecon Agung has been known as a an errant developer.

"PT Sumarecon Agung has control of approximately 400 hectares of land, which are divided in 10 land appropriation permits, and it has not yet fulfilled its obligation to provide social and public facilities," Bahriyoen said.

Bahriyoen said there are many developers who have not complied with the regulation.

"The city administration should be firmer in enforcing the regulation," he said. "City council is considering forcing developers to obey the regulation by giving the land certificate to the city administration before the developers start their projects," Bahriyoen said. (yns)