THE Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) will set up a task force to accelerate the revival of abandoned projects.
Councillor Lee Kee Hiong who made the suggestion during the fullboard meeting yesterday, said there were more abandoned projects in areas under the council’s jurisdiction although only 11 were listed at the Selangor Housing and Property Board (LPHS).
Left to rot: The abandoned project consisting of 19 houses in Taman Bukit Permai, Bandar Sungai Long, Kajang. — filepic
Left to rot: The abandoned project consisting of 19 houses in Taman Bukit Permai, Bandar Sungai Long, Kajang. — filepic“Such project sites contribute to cleanliness and security problems,” she said.
In reply, an MPKj officer said it has a special unit to liaise with the Housing and Local Government Minister, LPHS and Selangor housing, building and squatters committee chairman Iskandar Abdul Samad.
Another councillor S.T. Chandra Mohan added that the task force would be set up to include councillors and officers from the building, planning and infrastructure departments to hasten the revival process.
“We’ll see how we can accommodate the planning requirements. It’s very difficult as liquidators need to take over the projects and buyers have to be prepared to pay more,” he said.
On the illegal recording of MPKj’s closed-door meeting in January, Chandra asked how to prevent a recurrence of the incident.
“According to the Standing Orders for Meetings, all meetings cannot be recorded.
“Are we supposed to screen everybody and stop them from bringing in handphones? How do we control this?” he said.
Fellow councillor Norsiah Md Noor suggested letting the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee to look into the matter.
Meanwhile, a proposed 34-storey serviced apartment development in Jalan Bukit, Kajang, has been put on hold pending the Traffic Impact Assessment and Road Safety Audit reports.
Chandra said the studies should be done at a macro level to take the whole area into consideration.
Councillor Ong Seng Peng enquired about the plans to tackle the problem of illegal car wash operators.
“Do we legalise them? If we don’t, they are still going to be around,” he said.
Chandra added that the council was supposed to finetune the guidelines as decided in the last meeting, and an MPKj officer admitted that it was still in progress.
On another issue, Lee suggested creating a position for deputy council president.
The council secretary also serves as the acting deputy president, but there are certain responsibilities which are out of his jurisdiction.
“For instance, he cannot chair the meetings in the absence of the council president (whose term ended in February),” she said.
As such, the fullboard meeting was chaired by councillor Mohamed Yusoff Bachek.
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