Iswara installed Bogor mayor

Iswara installed Bogor mayor

BOGOR (JP): Bogor mayoralty secretary R. Iswara Natanegara has
been appointed mayor for a five-year term, replacing Eddy
Gunardi.

The 51-year-old Padjajaran University graduate was installed
as the 16th mayor of the town on Wednesday by West Java Governor
R. Nuriana.

Eddy ended his tenure on March 7.

Iswara, born in Purwakarta, West Java, was elected from two
other candidates, Usman Zakaria and Rumawan Sadli.

In his speech, Nuriana said he wanted the new mayor to support
a series of programs launched by the provincial government. These
included helping local people to overcome negative ramifications
of the crippling economic crisis.

"I hope the new mayor could expedite, supervise and control
the programs in order to reach the target," he said. Bogor is an
hour's drive from Jakarta.

Nuriana also urged him to pay serious attention to problems of
population, employment, housing and transportation.

"I ask the mayor to coordinate with the Bogor regency
administration to handle those problems," he said. (24/jun)