Dialogue helps draft Selangor Blueprint
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| Sayuthi: Our focus is on a quick-win solution, the priority being back-to-basic needs like good transportation system. |
INFRASTRUCTURE projects and an integrated transportation model for better connectivity in Sepang were two of the critical issues discussed at a public dialogue to draft the Selangor Blueprint (SB) 2011-2013.
The 160 participants also discussed the upgrading and maintenance of public amenities such as roads and the improvements needed to the council’s overall delivery system.
The four-hour dialogue session was attended by representatives from Cyberview Sdn Bhd, who is the landowner of Cyberjaya, community representatives, non-governmental organisations and local councillors.
The session, held at the Cyberjaya Community Centre, also called on Sepang Municipal Council (MPSp) president Mohd Sayuthi Bakar to look into the disparity between the development of Cyberjaya and its surrounding areas.
One discussion group pointed out that at the rate the IT capital was being developed, the other areas in the municipality, especially those surrounding Cyberjaya, were made to look second-best.
Sepang is the seventh of the 12 municipalities in Selangor to hold the dialogue series which is scheduled to end on Sept 6 with the Kajang Municipal Council.
The three-year socio-economic planning for the state, which was announced by Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim on June 29, comprehensively covers a wide spectrum related to the state’s economic development.
“Primarily our focus is on a quick-win solution, the priority being back-to-basic needs like good transportation system, healthcare and basic infrastructure, something that is achievable in short-term periods,” said Sayuthi.
He contended that there was room for improvement in the delivery system and a need for extensive planning depending on an area’s locality.
Some other issues that were discussed were not new as one participant brought up the emergence of cybercafes in Malay-populated areas like Kota Warisan, which was also a long-standing issue in Sungai Pelek and Sepang town.
Sayuthi said that although the council had conducted raids, there was nothing to stop the operators from coming back.
He said the council would work with the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Corporation to check the menace as there were complaints about illegal betting among the youths.
The final draft of the blueprint would be ready in October and presented at the state assembly in November and unveiled to the public in December
The dialogue sessions are not open to the general public; only community leaders are invited to present the people’s views. However the public can e-mail their views to selangor.blueprint@gmail.com.
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