Summarecon's indifference

Summarecon's indifference

I live in Bukit Gading Villa, which is an "elite" area of
Kelapa Gading. We moved to this expensive area to live in the
quiet, peaceful and security-controlled comfort that this area
supposedly provides, because where we lived previously there was
no control, poor security and Summarecon did not take care
to control construction activities or the construction crews that
were building next door.

Unfortunately, despite the sizable investment in resettling,
we now once again find ourselves in the same rotten situation.
Summarecon, in conjunction with the mayor, is building a clinic
in the BGV residential area. Construction activities and the
associated noise and disturbance of the peace start before six in
the morning and continue until eight or even nine o'clock
at night. Work continues unabated on Saturdays, Sundays and
public holidays.

I have written a letter of complaint to the Pak RW
(neighborhood chief), I have met with him personally
on two occasions to discuss the situation, and he has assured me
that he has personally met with the directors of Summarecon and
the mayor, and despite the fact that there is a written agreement
(work should start at eight and end at five, no work on Sunday
afternoons or public holidays) and many empty promises,
there has been no compliance from the construction crew or its
supervisors.

This total lack of concern regarding the "rights of residents"
and the absolutely unacceptable level of disturbance that has
shattered the peace and quiet in our residential area is
indicative of the poor attitude of Summarecon toward the
community within which it works. Furthermore, the inability of
the mayor and the appointed security personnel to properly
control the activities in compliance with the existing agreement
is indicative of the lawlessness and disregard of the law that
exists throughout the greater Jakarta area (the traffic chaos is
one other example).

Conditions like these, where following the right path does not
work, create a climate where people tend to eventually take
the law into their own hands (as has happened elsewhere in
Jakarta). I would not be at all surprised if the community reacts
in protest! Summarecon and the mayor should be ashamed of their
behavior and lack of concern for the community.

VAN DER WESTHUIZEN P.J., Jakarta