Task Force Fast tracks Lot Selection for New City Public Cemetery


Being one among the priority thrusts of  his administration for the year 2012-2013, Mayor Peter B. Miguel ordered the Task Force for the establishment of the new Koronadal Public Cemetery, through its lot selection committee, to fast track the selection of the site. Two consecutive consultations on July 17 and 22 were conducted by the Committee with the homeowners of Purok Sto.NiƱo, Barangay Paraiso to discuss issues and concerns regarding the said project.

Due to the diminishing space for burying in the old cemetery, the amount of PhP3M was appropriated for lot purchase of the new cemetery as approved by the Sangguniang Panlungsod.  According to Mayor Miguel, he wanted the new public cemetery to offer the frills of a private graveyard yet low-income people could still afford it.

Mr.Benito Quirao, the City General Services Officer-in-charge (CGSO) and head of the Task Force secretariat, said that early last year, an invitation to sell was posted and broadcasted to invite lot owners to offer their properties for sale to the city government provided they conformed with the criteria set by the City and the HLURB. After narrowed land search and assessments, members of  the Lot Selection Committee indentified one probable location, the 3.5-hectare lot at  Purok  Sto.Nino,  and  initially identified the same as physically and operationally best-suited for the purpose.

According to Mr.Quirao, the proposed site passed the zoning classification  of open space, not within SAFDZ, not tenanted, not covered by CARP, not prime agricultural land and not irrigated.

When asked about the final site selection and when construction would begin, Mr. Quirao explained that after the selection process, appraisal would follow and subsequently, the lot purchase; site development plans come next.
 
As part of the City’s development plans and as revealed by Mayor Miguel, the old cemetery would be transformed into a Memorial Park like that of  Tagum City Memorial Park and Koronadal Golden Valley.

Meanwhile, the CGSO is currently updating and verifying  the lease contracts of existing burial lots and niches in the old cemetery and is also enjoining the public to have their lease contracts renewed and payments updated to avoid penalties.

 
By: Caroline Mariano

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