Developer's negligence criticized

Developer's negligence criticized

JAKARTA (JP): Representatives of PT Modernland Realty Ltd., the developer which has been repeatedly warned by city administration for its failure to build public and social facilities worth Rp 1 billion (US$454,545), failed to show up at the City Council.

Councilor Banjar Marpaung told reporters at City Council yesterday that none of the developer's officials, which were summoned, turned up.

The company, which is located in Cakung, East Jakarta, has neglected it obligations to build social and public facilities including schools, a football field and a mosque.

In a related development, Ratih Ratna Purnami, a councilor from the Indonesian Democratic Party, deplored the city administration's decision in canceling the revocation of building permits issued to PT Summarecon.

"The developer should give away the public and social facilities to the government as required by the municipal administration," she said. "It is all the more so since PT Summarecon, as a major housing developer, received a certificate of appreciation directly from President Soeharto for its participation in constructing the Bidara Cina apartments recently. They (the company) should set examples for other developers to follow in their footsteps."

Last week North Jakarta Mayor Suprawito revoked building permits of the developer for its failure to comply with a bylaw on building social and public facilities in each of the housing complexes a firm builds. (31)