The Star, Tuesday July 28, 2015
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affected areas: Ng showing the list of places that were supposed to
charge for parking from Aug 1. The collection of parking fee has been
postponed pending a possible review.
THE Kajang Municipal Council
(MPKj) will not collect parking fee in some parts of its area of
jurisdiction come Aug 1 as announced earlier.
Its president Mohd Sayuthi Bakar said the council made the decision as it was not ready to implement it because some areas were not equipped with parking bays yet.
However, he did not say when the parking bays would be ready and when the fee would be imposed.
The areas where parking fees will be imposed later are Sungai Long, Bandar Mahkota Cheras, Metro Point Kajang, Sections 15, 4, 8, 9 and 7 and Jalan Medan PB of Bandar Baru Bangi. About 6,500 parking bays are affected.
Balakong assemblyman Eddie Ng said although the idea to impose the
parking fee was good to control traffic, the council was not ready to
implement it.
He said there was no parking meter, no announcement of the agents selling parking coupons and most of the parking bays have to be repaired first.
He added that MPKj planned to turn the roads in Bandar Mahkota Cheras into one-way lane in a few months.
“It would be better if the parking charges are imposed after implementing the one-way lane system,” he added.
Ng also said that the agreement between the council and the parking company back in 2001 was lopsided.
“The agreement showed that almost 80% of the profit will go to the company which managed the parking bays.
“This is unfair because the council owns the land and have to face the wrath of residents who are against the parking charges,” he said during a press conference at his service centre in Balakong.
Ng added that the parking company had to pay RM15.29 per bay per month, while the parking rate was 50sen per hour.
“In a year, the company can make up to RM6.95mil profit while only RM1.19mil will go to MPKj,” he said, calling for an agreement that was fair to the council.
“I will write to the state government to review the agreement so that the profit-sharing ratio is balanced,” he said.
Its president Mohd Sayuthi Bakar said the council made the decision as it was not ready to implement it because some areas were not equipped with parking bays yet.
However, he did not say when the parking bays would be ready and when the fee would be imposed.
The areas where parking fees will be imposed later are Sungai Long, Bandar Mahkota Cheras, Metro Point Kajang, Sections 15, 4, 8, 9 and 7 and Jalan Medan PB of Bandar Baru Bangi. About 6,500 parking bays are affected.
He said there was no parking meter, no announcement of the agents selling parking coupons and most of the parking bays have to be repaired first.
He added that MPKj planned to turn the roads in Bandar Mahkota Cheras into one-way lane in a few months.
“It would be better if the parking charges are imposed after implementing the one-way lane system,” he added.
Ng also said that the agreement between the council and the parking company back in 2001 was lopsided.
“The agreement showed that almost 80% of the profit will go to the company which managed the parking bays.
“This is unfair because the council owns the land and have to face the wrath of residents who are against the parking charges,” he said during a press conference at his service centre in Balakong.
Ng added that the parking company had to pay RM15.29 per bay per month, while the parking rate was 50sen per hour.
“In a year, the company can make up to RM6.95mil profit while only RM1.19mil will go to MPKj,” he said, calling for an agreement that was fair to the council.
“I will write to the state government to review the agreement so that the profit-sharing ratio is balanced,” he said.
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