Illegal sheds in Tondaligan Park face demolition

By August 13, 2016Business, News

DAGUPAN CITY – Some newly-built sheds at the back of the Justice Hall at Tondaligan Park are facing demolition for failure of their owners to secure building permit from the City Engineering Office.

Among those that will also be demolished are sheds converted into residential houses and sheds whose owners have not been paying their permits over the years.

Mayor Belen T. Fernandez ordered the City Engineering Office to start the demolition after the 30-day grace period given the shed owners to voluntarily tear down their structures to give them the opportunity to save whatever materials they can salvage.

“Refusal to leave the place will compel the city to demolish these structures and confiscate the materials used in these sheds, aside from facing whatever legal action that may be initiated by our City Legal Office against them,” the mayor said.

Ms. Fernandez received reports that 19 newly-built sheds did not secure building permits from the City Engineering Office and neither did they apply for business permits.

It was learned that the office of Barangay Gueset has been issuing the permits to shed owners to construct and operate business inside the park.

“Let me clarify that the sole administrator of the park is the city government and not the barangay,” said Fernandez. The 19 sheds were reportedly constructed during the term of Jhun Cadiz as park administrator.

Mayor Fernandez castigated Cadiz for failing to notify the city about the construction of the new structures.

At the same time, Fernandez learned from a mapping operation that out of the 153 sheds operating in the park, only 48 are religiously paying their business permit to the city government.

“What is worse is that most of these sheds had been converted into family residences and constructed their own comfort rooms without any authority from the city government. Tapos, mataas pa silang maningil ng renta sa kanilang mga parokyano and yet hindi sila nagbabayad ng kanilang taxes sa ciudad,” the mayor said.

Ms. Fernandez promised to give priority in allocation of spaces to those who had been paying their taxes regularly once the development of the park is completed.

Fernandez also said the city will now be stricter in the collection of the proceeds in the sale of coconuts in the area and stall rentals be paid directly to the One Stop Shop Business Center. (JCB_CIO)

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