BAGUIO CITY – The City Government will aggressively implement its priority development projects by 2017 to guarantee the completion of the present administration’s development thrust to will help bring the city to greater heights.
Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan said the local government must start the rehabilitation of the city-owned Baguio Convention Center to improve its only convention facility, the put up of multi-level parking facilities within the Ganza parking area and the former site of the city auditorium, and the construction of the city’s integrated solid waste disposal facility and other major barangay road projects.
“We have to be aggressive in implementing our programmed development projects to solve the most of the most pressing problems of our city. We have to complete our projects to improve our competitiveness in both local and national levels,” Domogan stressed.
He underscored the importance of complete the city’s priority development projects this year because the local government was not able to put in place the various projects programmed the past years.
The Mayor said providing residents and visitors with parking slots by putting up needed multi-level parking facilities within the central business district will improve the traffic in the city, as there will be a lesser volume of vehicles along the major roads around the city.
Domogan emphasized the completion of the proposed city integrated solid waste disposal facility either in Antamok, Itogon, Benguet or in the Sto. Tomas School area by 2017 or 2018 will guarantee savings for the local government of more than P70 million saved from the hauling costs to bring city waste to the sanitary landfill in Capas, Tarlac, which could be used for additional development projects and services.
He explained a rehabilitated Baguio Convention Center will provide a better environment for organizers of events held in the city.
Domogan expressed optimism that concerned government agencies will construct the proposed sewage treatment plant within the City Camp area and the rain harvesting facility within the Busol watershed to provide sustainable sources of potable water for city households.
Further, he added the completion of the city’s disaster risk reduction and management building and other major buildings of the local government will improve the effectiveness and efficiency of government personnel in delivering the needed services to the people, especially to those who need assistance during natural calamities and emergency situations as the facilities will be a one-stop operations center for all calls for help by the people in the different barangays.
By Dexter A. See
