FESTIVE CHEER FOR CHILDREN: Lo (second left) presenting ‘ang pows’ to children at his open house yesterday.
KUCHING: The next time you park your car at
any of the commercial centres under the jurisdiction of Padawan Municipal
Council (MPP) don’t be surprised if you are asked to pay for the spot.
As of this year, MPP has announced that
free parking will no longer be available all commercial centres under its
control as it has decided to follow the example of two other local councils in
Kuching, Kuching City South Council (MBKS) and Kuching City North Commission
(DBKU) that have already imposed charges on gazetted parking lots.
MPP chairman Lo Khere Chiang said the
council is now in the process of gazetting several key locales to be turned
into pay parking areas.
Among the areas include Sungai Maong (or
Third Mile) bazaar, MJC new township and Matang Jaya.
Even so, Lo said people should not be
overly concerned as the fees would be similar to that charged by other
councils.
“The charges will be no more, no less (than
that charged at DBKU and MBKS areas),” he told reporters at his Chinese New
Year open house on Monday.
According to Lo, the pay parking system is
a good way to ensure that motorists have an opportunity to locate and use
available lots to park their vehicles at the proper places.
“Often at prime areas, we see shop owners
parking one or two of their vehicles at the parking lots, depriving others of
parking space. With pay lots, I believe this will no longer be a problem,” he
said.
On another matter, Lo said this year’s CNY
celebration for him and his family was made even more special with the visit by
acting Head of State Datuk Amar Mohd Asfia Awang Nassar.
He believes this signifies the recognition
of his work as MPP chairman since he was appointed in June 2010.
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