KUCHING: The Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) has unfailingly done its level best in maintaining all the public parks under its jurisdiction throughout the years, said its chairman Lo Khere Chiang.
In response to a statement by Democratic Action Party’s (DAP) Pending assemblywoman Violet Yong that recreational park at RPR Batu Kawa are not well maintained, Lo said Yong failed to understand that the said park was developed more than 30 years ago, and MPP had never neglected any of its parks.
“Naturally and as always, I welcome genuine residents’ complaints which assist the council to address positively on these issues.
“All residents under MPP jurisdiction can approach me or my staff at MPP to voice their concerns and seek assistance and naturally we do our level best to assist them on a timely basis,” he said today.
Other than the RPR Batu Kawa recreational park, he said, the council has other recreational parks which were recently completed or upgraded such as Batu Kawa Riverbank Park Phase 2, Sri Moyan Recreational Park, Taman Kwong Tiong Recreational Park, MJC Batu Kawa Recreational Park, and Taman Stapok Utama Recreational Park.
“At the same time, there are also a few new parks under construction such as Batu Kawa Riverbank Park Phase 1 and 4 and Sport/Community Hall with Innovative Hub which serves the community at large.
“These are in addition to the two new recreational parks at Mile 10 and Mile 11, Kota Padawan which cater to the needs of all living within the surrounding areas in MPP,” he said.
He pointed out that the importance of parks and recreational areas was more than just having green space for the community. These are equipped with jogging or walking tracks and some have children playground equipment which the local communities would benefit from it.
“MPP has always appreciated constructive criticisms and helpful unprejudiced comments which are truly beneficial to the communities,” he said.
Lo said that Yong, despite being a so-called responsible politician, only picked on alleged faults of MPP.
“She fails to appreciate the good efforts by the council all these years because she is not from our Batu Kawa community being the elected representative from Pending.
“I truly wonder why she has not served her own constituents just as well as she is such a busy body picking on the alleged faults of MPP.
“As a lawyer, Yong ought to understand the principles of law better in that a person or organisation should be given an opportunity to get round to rectify any alleged oversights within a reasonable time,” he said.
Lo added that the council has so many parks to maintain and believed he had done it to an appreciable, maintainable level within the resources that it has.
“Both the community and MPP should work hand in glove so that the community can enjoy the benefits of the parks,” he said.
