By MAYOR SPEAKS
MOHAMAD ROSLAN SAKIMAN | Jun 23, 2010
Upgrading Petaling Jaya into a vibrant city
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A city for all: An aerial view of Petaling Jaya.
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CELEBRATING our fourth anniversary last weekend had definitely made most of us realise that we have come a long way from municipal to city status
My focus for the city now is to bring the people together and to make the city well known, one that can stand on its own without being known as a neighbour to Kuala Lumpur.
It is not pleasant to hear people describing Petaling Jaya as the corner of Kuala Lumpur when we are much better than just sitting on the corner.
The council may have received awards for various achievements each year but our effort to maintain and provide good service is always a great challenge.
At present we hope to get on smoothly with the project of regenerating Petaling Jaya and turning it into an elevated city with proposed work in Section 52, Section 51A, Section 51, Section 13 and SS8.
Besides, the council had also started on several environment-related projects to keep the city green and vibrant such as the upgrading of public parks like Taman Jaya, Taman Aman, Kelana Jaya as well as children’s playground in housing areas. This is being done in stages.
The upgrading would involve repair work on the walking paths, at the playgrounds and the landscaping of the area.
I also hope to realise the dream of having an urban jungle within our city by retaining the Gasing Hill as well as the green areas in Kota Damansara and Damansara Damai whereby the latter would be gazetted as a public park to fulfil the proposed green corridor project.
The Clean Zone system which had kicked off earlier in the year had received positive responses from the residents, hence we are looking into expanding it to other areas within the city soon.
Some of our services such as the free community bus service and the Quick Response Team which was set up to help in solving public complaints would continue.
Keeping all the on-going plans in mind, I am also a person who is young at heart and certainly do not intend to drive our young residents out of the city.
At present I am also concentrating on hosting several programmes in music, arts and culture.
With PJ Live Arts Centre in Jaya One had been a great help as they are hosting some of the best theatre shows and dances so residents can enjoy without having to drive out of the city.
It is always nice to see more shows in arts and culture as I feel it appeals to all ages and is a great way to relax.
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