Surabaya unsafe, say legislators

Surabaya unsafe, say legislators

SURABAYA: The Military/Police faction at the East Java
provincial legislative council said that Surabaya, as the
country's second largest city had become unsafe and unorganized.

During the factions' overview of the proposed 2001 budget,
spokesman for the faction Lt. Col. Lalu Sadely said the city
administration was unclear in its objectives.

Lalu said the city, with 3.2 million people, was now the
center of unemployment. "Crime and violence have become
commonplace."

"Public services have deteriorated," Lalu said, citing the
poor supply of water. "Traffic is chaotic with poor management of
parking and roadside vendors. That's what we have in Surabaya
today."

When asked to comment, Surabaya mayor Soenarto Soemoprawiro
said: "It's your city too. We are all responsible for it." (nur)