Flood canal land buy-up proceeds but disputes loom

[Indonesia promotor]

Tifa Asrianti , The Jakarta Post , akarta | Wed, 09/24/2008 10:49
AM | City

To make the completion of the East Flood Canal construction possible,
the city administration is distributing payments in the next couple of
weeks to acquire 247 plots of land of the 254 plots targeted in East
Jakarta this year. Governor Fauzi Bowo said Tuesday his administration
was still processing the property titles on the additional 718 plots
scheduled for acquisition in East Jakarta. "We have allocated Rp 138
billion (US$14.79 million) to pay for the land. Today, we are
scheduled to make payments on 17 plots, but one was represented only
by the owner's heirs, so we could only pay 16 owners," Fauzi said
during land payment and deed transfer at the Jatinegara district
office. The acquisition of 17 plots of land, which encompass 2,106
square meters, required Rp 6.2 billion. The 17 plots are located in
two subdistricts: 11 in Cipinang Muara and six in Cipinang Besar
Selatan. Fauzi said the land committee should inform the owners about
the procedure as owners must walk the transfer process through 11
desks. M. Arifin, East Jakarta municipality secretary, said the tax
office would automatically subtract outstanding taxes from the land
payment if the owners had been negligent in paying land and building
taxes. More information: http://www.itpponline.biz/JKP2409081.htm