NewsWhore
02-03-2012, 03:50 PM
During a radio interview on Thursday 2 February, the executive director of the Dominican Federation of Municipalities (Fedomu), Victor D`Aza, said that the Dominican Republic has more municipalities and municipal districts than it needs.
He said that there are 155 municipalities and 231 municipal districts, many of which do not satisfy the requirements of a local government, and despite the advances they have made over the last few years, the public still perceives them as deficient and cannot distinguish between a municipality and a municipal district.
He said that a town hall should have a development plan for its area and reminded that the National Development Strategy and the Constitution says that mayors should have a series of departments with the key one being planning and scheduling as well as one which gives free access to public information. He said that in 2011 Fedomu carried out a successful pilot plan called "Fedomu Planning" which involved installing, equipping and staffing planning and scheduling departments in 22 municipalities in the northern Cibao region, comprising the provinces of Puerto Plata, Espaillat and Santiago.
He said that Fedomu should sign an agreement with the Dominican Municipal League to work towards ensuring that the town halls are in the right condition to comply with the law.
He said that town halls with limited resources and that could not implement the plan on their own, would be helped by Fedomu.
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He said that there are 155 municipalities and 231 municipal districts, many of which do not satisfy the requirements of a local government, and despite the advances they have made over the last few years, the public still perceives them as deficient and cannot distinguish between a municipality and a municipal district.
He said that a town hall should have a development plan for its area and reminded that the National Development Strategy and the Constitution says that mayors should have a series of departments with the key one being planning and scheduling as well as one which gives free access to public information. He said that in 2011 Fedomu carried out a successful pilot plan called "Fedomu Planning" which involved installing, equipping and staffing planning and scheduling departments in 22 municipalities in the northern Cibao region, comprising the provinces of Puerto Plata, Espaillat and Santiago.
He said that Fedomu should sign an agreement with the Dominican Municipal League to work towards ensuring that the town halls are in the right condition to comply with the law.
He said that town halls with limited resources and that could not implement the plan on their own, would be helped by Fedomu.
www.eldia.com.do/nacionales/2012/2/2/74229/En-Republica-Dominicana-hay-un-exceso-de-municipiosn (http://www.eldia.com.do/nacionales/2012/2/2/74229/En-Republica-Dominicana-hay-un-exceso-de-municipiosn)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)