BACK UP TELAH MULA KUTIP SAMPAH DI WANGSA UKAY.

HASIL kerjasama sermua pihak bersama JKP Zon 5, Ahli Majlis dan Timbalan JKP Zon 5 bersama-sama dengan wakil MPAJ telah ke lokasi pertama di Lorong belakang Wangsa 2 / 11 untuk melihat sendiri backup team mulai masuk.

Kami juga menuju ke beberapa taman spt di Taman Bukit Utama 1 dan 2, Taman Bukit Jaya, Taman Bukit Mewah serta Taman Bukit Mulia.

Pada awalnya, wakil MPAJ merasakan ianya akan dapat diselesaikan hari ini tetapi Ahli Majlis dimaklumkan bahawa, tugasan tidak dapat diselasaikan pada malam ini dan akan disambung pada hari Rabu pada awal pagi.

Beginilah apabila terdapat peralihan / pertukaran kontraktor pembersihan dan kutipan sampah pepejal.

Pihak JKP akan tetap berusaha sedaya upaya untuk menjadikan Bukit Antarabangsa antara kawasan palin bersih, indah dan selamat.

New and old councillors pledge to give their best

New and old councillors pledge to give their best

By STUART MICHAEL, FAZLEENA AZIZ, PRIYA MENON AND OH ING YEEN

SEVEN new councillors are included in the current line-up of 22 appointed by the Selangor government for Shah Alam City Council (MBSA).

Datuk Bandar Datuk Mohd Jaafar Mohd Atan and Orang Besar Daerah Petaling Datuk Emran Kadir remain in their respective positions.

Out of the seven new councillors, three —Hisham Sariman, Abdul Razak Idris and Sebastian Rao are from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), two — Fakhrul Azman Khalidin and Zainal Said are from PAS while Ruthira Surasan and Prakash Rao Applasamy are under the NGO allocation.

In the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) councillors line-up, there are three empty slots for the Parti Keadilan Rakyat and non-governmental organisation quotas.

Stepping in are four new faces, with three from PKR namely Ahmad Fauzi Mohd Kamis, Fong Teck Sheong and Ahmad Sabri Abu Bakar and a new candidate Lim Fong Len from the DAP quota. There are no changes for the PAS quota.

The ones who have been dropped are Hayati Abd Samad, Nik Md Zain Nik Mohamad, S. Sooria Narayanan, Tew Kon Huang, D. Nallan, Tan Hua Meng and Mohd Kamri Kamaruddin.

Hayati had earlier announced she would not be continuing her job as a councillor due to personal reasons.

Meanwhile, when contacted Nik Md said it was time to give way for others to fill the position.

For Sooria there is no issue about not getting another term as councillor.

“I have given my best since the beginning, so I don’t mind whether I have been reappointed or not.

“I will let the state decide who they want as a councillor for the NGO quota as the job is still open,” he said.

According to MPAJ president Datuk Mohammad Yacob, the council would let the state decide on the remaining slots.

He said two councillors from the previous term had expressed a desire to withdraw from the position.

“We will proceed with the swearing-in ceremony on Friday,” he said.

Meanwhile in Kajang, new appointee Lai Wai Chong is familiar with the duties of a councillor as he has been active in events and press conferences pertaining to residents’ issues.

“Even though being a councillor will affect my job, I’m willing to accept the challenge as I want to help the public.

“I know it will not be an easy job. I have seen how the councillors do their duties and now is my time to be in their shoes,” the 38-year-old from DAP said.

Other new faces include Leow Kian Toon and Mohd Hamidi Nazir from PKR, Lee Shin Moi from DAP, and Mohamad Ali Khair Abdul Ghafar in the NGO seat. There are no changes to the PAS quota.

Those who were dropped are Ong Seng Peng and Mohd Mohyiddin Mohamed Mesbah from PKR, Lee Ah Seng and Cheong Siow Foon from DAP and Datuk Noorhisham Ishak for the NGO quota.

Councillors, both old and new, were surprised when StarMetrointerviewed them as they had not received any confirmation letter.

Ong, who has been a councillor for three years, said he respected the state government’s decision.

“I hope the new councillors will serve the people,” he said. He will continue his duties as the assistant to Kajang assemblyman Lee Kim Sin.

Cheong has previously expressed his wish to not continue his term due to personal reasons.

Mohamad Ali Khair, 37, a strong supporter of PKR who will most likely take over Noorhisham’s zone, said he would continue the work of his predecessor. As the residents’ association chairman of Taman Sri Jati, the former soldier is well aware of residents’ problems

“Cleanliness will be my priority. I will also be of service to the people at all times,” he said.

Lee, 43, is the only new female councillor. She is no stranger to public service as she has been helping out at the DAP service centre.

“I hope to know more about the council’s administration work,” she said.

Leow and Mohd Hamidi could not be contacted.

MPKj president Datuk Hasan Nawawi Abd Rahman could not be contacted for comments.

Over at Selayang Municipal Council (MPS), former councillor Zulnizam Shahrani has good parting advice to give the newly appointed councillors.

Zulnizam, who served since July 2008, said the new councillors should screen the public complaints and act on the more serious ones first to ensure a smooth operation.

“There will be a lot of complaints from residents and councillors should always try to solve the serious ones. They should also not rely on the budget from the council and try to use the councillors’ funds to help out as quickly as possible,” said Zulnizam who was the Zone 21 councillor.

When asked if he was dejected by the decision to not renew his term, he said he accepted it with an open heart especially since his party, PKR has decided to showcase new faces.

He added that he was content to have served since 2008 and implemented several important measures including the installation of the traffic unit in MPS last year.

Zulnizam is one of the five councillors who have been dropped from list apart from A. Rahim Wahab, Tan Hui Chuan, Low Hock Kheng and Roslin Mohd Rosli.

The new faces are PKR Selayang branch women chief Salasiah Disa and NGO representative from Selangor and Federal Territory Women’s Initiative For Research, Development and Advancement Association, Zailah Kamaludin.

Gunarajah George who has been reappointed said he hoped to work together with the newcomers including the three slots that have not been filled yet. A total of 19 councillors have been retained for another term.

The undetermined three slots are under PKR quota, NGO and PAS respectively. According to him, the names have been submitted to Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim but they have yet to be approved.

“I hope the four new faces will be able to contribute to the development of the council because we are here as councillors to make collective decisions with the council president and MPS,” Gunarajah said.

He added that there were a number of pending things that needed to be addressed as soon as possible but he did not foresee a problem with the newbies especially since the majority of councillors had been retained

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PIHAK MAJLIS PERBANDARAN AMPANG JAYA TELAH MEWUJUDKAN UNIT TINDAKAN ADUAN (UTA) BERTUJUAN UNTUK MENANGANI MASALAH ADUAN KUTIPAN SISA PEPEJAL  DAN PERBERSIHAN KAWASAN DI DALAM PENTADBIRAN  MAJLIS PERBADNARAN AMPANG JAYA.

SEMUA ADUAN MENGENAI KUTIPAN SISA PEPEJAL DAN PERMBERSIHAN KAWASAN BOLEH DISALURKAN TERUS KE TALIAN 03-4296-8044  BERMULA  8.00 PAGI  SEHINGGA 6.00 PETANG  PADA SETIAP HARI TERMASUK HARI SABTU, AHAD DAN CUTI UMUM.

SEKIAN DIMAKLUMKAN.

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PERHATIAN.

Untuk makluman penduduk Bukit Antarabangsa beberapa kontraktor sedang dan mulakan kerja-kerja sapert berikut dalam masa terdekat. Antaranya :

1. Kerja-kerja pembersihan di tapak tanah runtuh Taman Bukit Mewah dimana laluan asal akan di sambung semula, JKP juga difahamkan jambatan sementara JKR dihadapan Surau Addiniah akan di ambil semula oleh pihak berkaitan setelah siap kerja laluan asal disambung dan jalan diturap. Kerja-kerja ini sedang giat dijalankan oleh kontraktor yang berjaya dalam tender ni.

2. Jalan Wangsa 1. Turapan baru akan dibuat dalam masa terdekat. Ini kerana tender untuk menurap jalan telah dikeluarkan oleh MPAJ beberapa minggu lalu. InsyaALLAH, sebaik sahaja kontraktor dilantik, kerja-kerja ini akan dimulakan.

3. Memotong pokok RHU. Pihak MPAJ akan memotong pokok rhu disepanjang Jalan Wangsa 1 dalam masa terdekat kerana ianya didapati tidak selamat. Banner makluman tentang pemotongan ini telah dipasang di laluan tersebut oleh pihak MPAJ.

4. Pemasangan lampu taman di Taman Bukit Mulia. Sudah selesai.

5. Longgokan sampah haram di Jalan Wangsa 1, Pihak JKP sudah membuat aduan dan tindakan akan diambil,

Harap maklum. Sila sebarkan makluman ini kepada rakan-rakan dan jiran anda,

Terima kasih,

UNIT KOMUNIKASI JKP ZON 5.

MPAJ’s new contractors start work to keep area clean

Friday March 2, 2012

MPAJ’s new contractors start work to keep area clean

By FAZLEENA AZIZ
fazleena@thestar.com.my

THE Ampang Jaya Municipal Council’s (MPAJ) newly-appointed contractors for waste management and cleaning work started work yesterday.

MPAJ president Datuk Mohammad Yacob said 47 contractors had been appointed for cleaning work while 36 would be for solid waste management.

“Some contractors have started work in their respective areas, so we hope the public will also play their part in keeping their areas clean.

“Most of the contractors are new with the exception of five, who were with us previously. We will gauge the performance of the contractors in three months.

“A contractor will have to act within two hours after receiving a complaint. If they fail to do so we will rely on our back-up contractors and terminate the contract of the errant ones,” he said at the full baord meeting on Wednesday.

Mohammad also spoke about the council bringing down 28,000 illegal banners in the municipality last year.

So far, another 2,000 banners have been brought down by MPAJ. The council imposes a RM1,000 compound for each illegal banner.

“Banners are not allowed to be put up at traffic light junctions and road signboards,” he said, adding that there were many people who failed to abide by the rules.

It was also mentioned that 80% of business operators were late in renewing their licences. There are about 9,000 business premises in the municipality but only 5,000 had renewed their licences.

Mohammad said business operators could renew their licences three months before the expiry date so there was no need to use the service of a middleman.

“The compound of RM200 for late licence renewal will be extended until end of March. After that the compound will be at least RM700,” he said.

The meeting was the last session for the present councillors before new ones are appointed by the state government.

Mohammad said two councillors did not want their terms to be renewed

New list is ready, says Selangor MB

Thursday March 1, 2012

New list is ready, says Selangor MB

By ELAN PERUMAL
elan@thestar.com.my

THE Selangor Government has finalised the list of new local councillors and their names will be announced by the respective local authorities beginning today.

Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said he had personally gone through the names before approving them.

He said the names would be announced by the respective councils over the next two days.

Asked how many new faces there would be from the total of 288 councillors at the 12 local authorities in the state, Khalid said: “It will be made known by the councils. I approved the list but let the councils announce the names.”

He also indicated that the new term for councillors would be more than a year as was practised by the Pakatan Government now.

He said he would discuss the matter with the relevant people before finalising the length of term for the local councillors.

“One year is too short to assess performance of councillors,” he said.

In the past, the state government had come under fire for appointing the councillors on a yearly basis.

Critics felt that one year was too short for the councillors to perform as they needed time to settle down.

The term of former councillors expired on Dec 31, 2011.

However, they were reappointed to office on a month-to-month basis since then.

Meanwhile, a check by StarMetro found the final list of the councillors had not reached the local authorities as at press time yesterday.

Officials for the Kajang Municipal Council, Shah Alam City Council, Selayang Municipal Council and Klang Municipal Council said the list was not with them yet.

State local government committee chairman Ronnie Liu urged the newly-appointed councillors to be determined in providing the best service to the people.

“We have done well over the past three years and I believe we can do better,’’ he said.

During the period, Liu said the councils had improved in terms of service, administration and financial standing.

Fresh faces to collect garbage

Thursday March 1, 2012

Fresh faces to collect garbage

By CHRISTINA LOW and FAZLEENA AZIZ
metro@thestar.com.my

BEGINNING today, residents in Shah Alam and Ampang Jaya will see new garbage collectors with the appointment of new contractors.

The Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) and the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) have held meetings with the new contractors and they were briefed on the dos and don’ts in their scope of duties.

In Shah Alam, 50 new contractors have been appointed, while MPAJ had appointed 47 contractors for cleaning works and another 36 for solid waste management.

Shah Alam mayor Datuk Mohd Jaafar Mohd Atan said the council had reduced the number of contractors to 50, leaving each zone to have only one contractor in charge of the area.

He assured residents that the contractors had been told of their duties.

“They have all attended a talk last week where we briefed them about the do and don’ts that they should keep in mind,” said Mohd Jaafar, adding that the new contractors were given a three-year contract beginning March 1.

“If they do well, their contract will be extended for another two years but if they are not up to par we will not consider appointing them again after the third year,” he said.

Simultaneously, MPAJ president Datuk Mohammad Yacob said one more contractor for cleaning was still needed as each area would have one contractor.

“We will appoint another one in a month’s time and we expect the transition period will take about two to three months. Some contractors have begun to work in their respective areas, so we hope the public will play their part too in keeping their neighbourhoods clean.

“Most of the contractors are new with the exception of five who were with us previously. All the contractors are given three months to show their performance level where they will have to comply with our standards.

“If we receive complaints, they have to act within two hours as it takes some time to unload the waste in Jeram, Kuala Selangor. Failure will lead us to use our back-up and contract termination,” he said.

Mohammad also said the council was able to save about RM12mil from the budget allocated for waste management.

In another development, Moham–mad the council brought down 28,000 illegal banners under their jurisdiction last year.

The council imposes RM1,000 compound for each illegal banner.

“We have specific places where these banners aren’t allowed, such as at traffic light junctions and on road signage. We will look into areas where these banners are only allowed,” he said, adding that there were many people who failed to comply to the rules.

Interestingly, about 80% of business operators were late in renewing their licences.

There are about 9,000 business premises under MPAJ but only 5,000 had made renewals.

“The compound of RM200 for late licence renewal will be extended until end of March. After that, the compound will be at least RM700,” he said.