[New post] Sorry Port Vila Municipal Council, but town planning is not possible without a town planner

WordPress.com bobmakin posted: " The so-called Planning and Zoning Unit of the Port Vila Municipal Councihas said there must be planning and control in all areas of Port Vila town. There was a meeting earlier this week, which heard the Senior Planning Officer, Jerry Samson, saying th" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Vanuatu Daily Digest Sorry Port Vila Municipal Council, but town planning is not possible without a town planner by bobmakin One of Port Vila's informal settlements – one of the symptoms of the lack of urban planning in Vanuatu. Photo: IOM The so-called Planning and Zoning Unit of the Port Vila Municipal Councihas said there must be planning and control in all areas of Port Vila town. There was a meeting earlier this week, which heard the Senior Planning Officer, Jerry Samson, saying that in the last 40 years, building construction in the township has simply followed the wishes of the site owner. Samson now has a zoning proposal which the Port Vila Municipal Council is trying to introduce. Radio Vanuatu reported Samson speaking at the meeting about his proposal. Vanuatu Daily Digest maintains that there will never be an effective town plan until the Municipality of Port Vila employs a professional town planner. Members of the Vaturisu Council of Chiefs of Efate are meeting today and tomorrow at the Mele village faréa. The executive of the Vaturisu wants the committee to hear the update report of the Custom Governance Programme launched in July in the Port Vila area. The Chairman of the Vaturisu, Chief Henry Manlaewia, says Read more of this post bobmakin | November 17, 2016 at 2:19 pm | Tags: politics, Port Vila Municipal Council, right to information, urban planning, urbanisation, Vanuatu, Vaturisu | Categories: The Daily Digest | URL: http://wp.me/p2A4RK-1ru Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Vanuatu Daily Digest. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://ift.tt/2fyFoOH Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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