Firm to manage city's housing complex
Firm to manage city's housing complex
JAKARTA (JP): The municipality is in the process of handing
over management of its housing complex for high-ranking officials
in Pejaten Mas, South Jakarta, to other parties due to a lack of
maintenance funds, an official said yesterday.
Deputy Governor of Economic and Financial Affairs Harun Al
Rasyid said that besides the fund shortage, only two of the 14
houses were occupied.
"The maintenance for these houses costs up to Rp 30 million
per month. Imagine, in one year the city could spend hundreds of
millions of rupiah just to pay for vacant houses."
He said the municipality plans to allow city-owned developer
PD Sarana Jaya manage the complex.
Under the plan, the houses can be used to generate more
revenue for the city.
"It would be such a loss if the houses were abandoned. The
city hopes to gain a profit if those houses are used, for
instance, as a conference center or public building."
The 3.7-hectare housing complex has 14 luxurious residences,
measuring between 500 square meters and 1,000 square meters each.
If the plan works, the municipality will build a small four-
story condominium on a plot near the complex to replace the
houses, Harun said.
"The municipality still owns three wide plots there."
Currently the governor is discussing the best options
possible.
"We have several alternatives ... but the bottom line is we
want to cut unnecessary expenses. In these difficult times, we
have to be smart to gain profits for the city."
He said most of the houses were empty because the city's high-
ranking officials have their own houses in other areas.
"It's quite difficult to get officials to occupy the
houses ... Almost everybody has their own needs. Moreover high-
ranking officials are very mobile."
The house complex was built in 1992 and is currently under the
supervision of the city's General Bureau.
Head of the city's Program Bureau Hadi Laksana supported the
idea.
"It is better to let other parties handle the maintenance and
make good use of the houses, rather than just abandoning them,"
Hadi said Thursday.
"One thing is for sure, the property will still belong to the
city. PD Sarana Jaya and other interested parties will only be in
charge of its maintenance and management."
PD Sarana Jaya spokesman Brandjangan said the company was
working out the details of the plan.
"If the governor agrees with the whole plan ... yes, we'll
probably manage the houses," he said.
City councilor Lukman Mokoginta of Commission D for public
works, development and environmental affairs said the
municipality must consult the City Council before making new
arrangements for the complex.
"It is important to get the council's approval because the
plot is one of the city's properties. Therefore, the council must
be notified of any changes within the plots to avoid any possible
malfeasance in the future," he added. (edt)
JAKARTA (JP): The municipality is in the process of handing
over management of its housing complex for high-ranking officials
in Pejaten Mas, South Jakarta, to other parties due to a lack of
maintenance funds, an official said yesterday.
Deputy Governor of Economic and Financial Affairs Harun Al
Rasyid said that besides the fund shortage, only two of the 14
houses were occupied.
"The maintenance for these houses costs up to Rp 30 million
per month. Imagine, in one year the city could spend hundreds of
millions of rupiah just to pay for vacant houses."
He said the municipality plans to allow city-owned developer
PD Sarana Jaya manage the complex.
Under the plan, the houses can be used to generate more
revenue for the city.
"It would be such a loss if the houses were abandoned. The
city hopes to gain a profit if those houses are used, for
instance, as a conference center or public building."
The 3.7-hectare housing complex has 14 luxurious residences,
measuring between 500 square meters and 1,000 square meters each.
If the plan works, the municipality will build a small four-
story condominium on a plot near the complex to replace the
houses, Harun said.
"The municipality still owns three wide plots there."
Currently the governor is discussing the best options
possible.
"We have several alternatives ... but the bottom line is we
want to cut unnecessary expenses. In these difficult times, we
have to be smart to gain profits for the city."
He said most of the houses were empty because the city's high-
ranking officials have their own houses in other areas.
"It's quite difficult to get officials to occupy the
houses ... Almost everybody has their own needs. Moreover high-
ranking officials are very mobile."
The house complex was built in 1992 and is currently under the
supervision of the city's General Bureau.
Head of the city's Program Bureau Hadi Laksana supported the
idea.
"It is better to let other parties handle the maintenance and
make good use of the houses, rather than just abandoning them,"
Hadi said Thursday.
"One thing is for sure, the property will still belong to the
city. PD Sarana Jaya and other interested parties will only be in
charge of its maintenance and management."
PD Sarana Jaya spokesman Brandjangan said the company was
working out the details of the plan.
"If the governor agrees with the whole plan ... yes, we'll
probably manage the houses," he said.
City councilor Lukman Mokoginta of Commission D for public
works, development and environmental affairs said the
municipality must consult the City Council before making new
arrangements for the complex.
"It is important to get the council's approval because the
plot is one of the city's properties. Therefore, the council must
be notified of any changes within the plots to avoid any possible
malfeasance in the future," he added. (edt)