Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) councillors have called for the removal of two Petaling Jaya local plans (RTPJ 1 and RTPJ 2) advertised in major newspapers for public feedback as they are yet to be approved.
 
In a joint statement released today, councillors Lee Suet Sen, Tang Fuei Koh, Cynthia Gabriel and Azri Mohd Arish said that the advertisements caught them by surprise. 
 
“The local planning authority is empowered to make proposals for the alteration, revocation or replacement of a local plan. However, in this case, the local planning authority (MBPJ) has yet to approve the proposals.” 
 
The board also found that no amendment had been made to the plans despite there being several objections, especially on the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) plan, at the full board meeting of MBPJ in February. 

“The council had voted against certain amendments. However, we found out yesterday that these amendments have remained in the two proposed local plans that were made available for public display and objection.”
 
The committee called upon Petaling Jaya Mayor Alinah Ahmad to postpone the public display and objection period until to ensure that all laws are fully complied with. 
 
“This will ensure greater transparency on the part of both the state government and local council to ensure that the interests of our ratepayers are fully protected,” the councillors said in their statement.