RESIDENTS in Perkampungan Juru received a piece of good news as the state will be setting up of a proper market in their area in the middle of this year.
State Local Government and Traffic Management Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow said the Seberang Prai Municipal Council (MPSP) had estimated the project would cost about RM1mil.
“The new market, which will be built on a government land, will have more lots to accommodate the existing traders,” he said during a press conference near the makeshift market recently.
He expressed confidence that the construction would start in the second half of the year after proper planning, design and a call for open tender by MPSP.
“At the moment, some 100 market traders run their business without a proper shelter on a road nearby,’’ he said.
Perkampungan Juru’s Village Development and Security Commit-tees chairman Chiam Thcek Owing, 53, said presently the small market has only 10 tables for the traders.
“As the population here and the surrounding areas has increased to more than 5,000 households now, a proper market is needed to cater to their needs,” he said.
Chiam believed the proposed market site was suitable due to its strategic location, which was near the car park, recreation park and washroom.
Also present at the press conference were Penang Deputy Chief Minister II and Prai assemblyman Dr P. Ramasamy, and Bukit Tengah assemblyman Ong Chin Wen. - The Star
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