City council hearing expats' complaints.Byline: Muhammad Humaidan JEDDAH: The Municipal Council in Jeddah has started holding meetings with expatriate communities in the city to discuss difficulties they face in municipal services This article or section deals primarily with the United Kingdom and does not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. . "Our initial focus is to hold meetings with communities that comprise larger populations such as Palestinians, Egyptians and Indians," Chairman of the Jeddah Municipal Council Tariq Fadaeq told Arab News yesterday. Fadaeq said a number of Palestinians attended the first meeting and discussed the general problems they face. The chairman estimated there are 150,000 Palestinians in Jeddah. "Similar meetings are planned for the Indian and Egyptian communities with their consulate Consulate, 1799–1804, in French history, form of government established after the coup of 18 Brumaire (Nov. 9–10, 1799), which ended the Directory. officials participating," the chairman said. "With these meetings, we reaffirm re·af·firm tr.v. re·af·firmed, re·af·firm·ing, re·af·firms To affirm or assert again. re the municipal council's concern for the welfare of all residents in the city irrespective of irrespective of prep. Without consideration of; regardless of. irrespective of preposition despite their nationality or citizenship. As the large non-Saudi population in Jeddah deserves attention, the council is doing its best, but within its power, to improve services and utilities," Fadaeq said. The chairman added that the council would listen to complaints from local people on all matters, including the distribution of garbage boxes in residential areas and failure to empty them regularly. He said the council received 150 complaints, most of which have been solved. "Some of them were very simple and were solved in a day. For instance, people in some districts complained about alley cats alley cat n. A homeless or stray cat. Noun 1. alley cat - a homeless cat domestic cat, Felis catus, Felis domesticus, house cat - any domesticated member of the genus Felis living in garbage boxes positioned close to their homes upsetting their sleep. We ordered the boxes to be moved a little away from homes," he said. The official said complaints regarding certain municipal policies required more time to solve. He said he discussed the council's new meeting program with Muhammad Tayeb, director general of the Foreign Ministry's branch in Makkah province Makkah Province is the most populous province of Saudi Arabia, located in the west of the country, with an extended coastline. . Tayeb suggested the meetings be held on a monthly basis. He also wanted the meetings to be held in collaboration with the Foreign Ministry. Fadaeq said the council and the Civil Defense are currently discussing precautionary measures to be taken to face emergency situations in the wake of tremors in neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. Madinah province. Copyright: Arab News 2009 All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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