Developers renege on promises

Developers renege on promises

JAKARTA (JP): Most housing developers in Bogor, some 60 km
from here, have reneged on their promises to hand over social and
public facilities to the city administration in return for
building permits.

"We have set up a special team assigned to remind the
developers of their obligations, but many of them appear not to
give a damn about what the team members have asked them to do,"
Denny M, chief of the public relations section of the Bogor
administration, told Antara on Tuesday.

Developer indifference has led to the deterioration of many
public facilities, including a number of roads that should have
been handed over to the city administration five years ago.

Denny cited the road around the Pagelaran park as a case in
point. "The road is badly damaged. It has prompted dozens of
drivers of city public transportation vehicles to issue a written
statement that they will go on strike unless we immediately do
something to improve the condition of the road."

He said the developer concerned has reneged on its promise to
improve the road despite the fact that the city administration
has already issued a permit for the company to build a housing
complex. (bas)