Tomohon City Government in this coming day will conduct Free Car Day, day without vehicles. This said by Head of Environment Board City of Tomohom, Mrs. Martina Langi, last week.

“If there is no obstacle, Free Car Day will conduct on Tuesday (07/04) tomorrow,” said Langi.

Langi also explained, this event were kind of attention from Tomohon City Government as blablabal of environment pollutant which caused by CO2 gas from vehicle. “Within house we will close the street for vehicles, except bendi and bicycles. By the time road been close, people can use the road to play or exercise,” said her while also adding, the road is close from front of ex Major Office to Center of City.

As for information, on the first Free Car Day, Mayor of Tomohon J.S.M. Rumajar along with all staffs of Governement Officer and Head of Police Resort, have done some sport exercise and biking. (uly/source: hariankomentar.com – translation: Anto)

Free Vehicles Zone, which was successful as an environment-based program from Tomohon Government will conduct again. However, this time correlated with Tomohon Fun Day. Mr. JP. Mambu, as City Secretary Tomohon said “In line with applied strategic program Clean and Green City (CGC), Free Vehicles Zone will held on next week, exactly next (7/4) Tuesday. For the success of that environment program the implementation must started from all level in bureaucrat, started from bottom until II,III level. It means Civil Officers must give example started from working environment on larger context,” said Mambu while adding, if socialization of these policies must able to optimize City Government of Tomohon Performa.

These activities will start on 08.00 – 10.00 am from Sunge Street/Vihara junction to Kolongan Stores junction. “Im hoping public and Civil Officers can utilize that route for exercising and recreation. And is as for Esalon II,III officers can prepare bicycles. This is one kind of program to succeed in bicycling,” said Mambu. For not only Civil Officers, but also this Students will follow activities later. Dharma Wanita (Civil Servant Wife’s Organization) unit will prepare culinary market.(teem/source: swarakita-manado.com – translation: Anto)

Saturday (28/03) tomorrow, people of the world simultaneously appealed to deactivate the electronic device both at home and in office for two hours. This will be complete as a form of awareness to the impact of electricity crisis and global warming.

According to that, Head of the Environment Board (BLH) Tomohon City, Dr. Martina Langi pleads Tomohon citizens to involve in the program. “Pemkot Tomohon positively welcomes that activity. Therefore, the city government expects people can involve by deactivate the electricity for two hours on night and day. By doing that, then Tomohon residents automatically help reducing the impact of energy crisis and global warming,” he said.

Langi said, this event would not apply to hospitals or other public facilities. “The hospital is not recommended for this extinguishes. Since hospitals need electricity supply to support the activities of health,” he said

Meanwhile, based on the information through various media both local and national, extinguishing the power will be carried out simultaneously start at 20:30 WITA. (pls/hariankomentar.com – translation: Anto)

From the trial of the Car Free Day on the protocol road of Tomohon

The Car Free Day program yesterday (Friday, 27/2) started. Since it is a premiere, there are many people shocked. Here are some actions emerged from this program. Tomohon citizens, especially the children who live in complex of protocol road were doing new hobby. Play ball, play bike, and some were just sleep-back on the road.

They were cheerful, even playing with no worries in the main road. “When else we can play the ball in the main road,” said Randy, elementary students from Kakaskasen, yesterday.

In general, the program of Car Free Day gets positive responses. Several elements of society supports the city government, as this is a positive program and important for the health and the preservation of environment.

Price of Health is expensive. Thus, we will support the government to implement the program. Once in a while the road must be free by vehicles, “said Denny Maramis, Kakaskasen citizen.

Even, there were disappointments, since it surprised with the implementation of this program. Some drivers, especially on routes such as the Terminal-Kakaskasen confess a little disappointed because of their income decrease as a lack of passengers.

Mayor of Tomohon Jefferson SM Rumajar along with City Government of Tomohon yesterday socialize Car Free Day program in a way to ride a bicycle. According Rumajar, this program will be evaluated whether held once a month, in every 2 weeks or once a week. “We will see the response of the community,” he said.

Some elements suggest put the program in a local regulation, Rumajar considered it less appropriate. “Not good if the community is surrounded with the regulation. That we need is participation, “he said wisely. (lee/source: mdopost.com – translation: anto)

Big commitment shown by Bank Sulut branch of Tomohon strengthen the partnership with Tomohon City Government. Yes. Yesterday (Tuesday, 17/2) in the KORPRI assembly led directly by Mayor Jefferson SE Rumajar SM, Bank Sulut is officially submit their support with 2 units of motorcycle, that will support the program of local government which the Clean and Green City.

Submitting those two unit vehicles, done by the Main Director of Bank Sulut, Xavier Mapandy accompanied by the Head of BS Branch of Tomohon.

Rumajar himself gives extraordinary appreciation to Bank Sulut, which so responsive in supporting the program of Clean and Green City. “Thank you for the cooperation and assistance of Bank Sulut,” said Rumajar.

Meanwhile, Bank Sulut Tomohon Branch said, that support is the implementation of the Coorporate Social Responsibilty program of Bank Sulut, which focused on concern in the environment areas. Since the City Government is one of the shareholders of Bank Sulut Tomohon. Therefore, as a partner, Bank Sulut cares and always supports the positive programs such as Clean and Green City . (lee/source: mdopost.com – translation: anto)

Mayor of Tomohon City, Jefferson S. M. Rumajar, SE., declared “Clean and Green City” that is part of the Government of Municipality Tomohon program, while celebrated the Tomohon City 6th anniversary on Tuesday (27/01), yesterday.

Declared of this program, said Mayor, was the first step to move and mobilize all citizens, so they can proactively involve directly in making Tomohon as clean and green city, in which started from within the community itself.

“Making Tomohon City clean start from simple action, that is, the handling of waste in houses, offices, schools, terminals, hospitals, shops also other center activities in which simultaneously we will apply 3R principles, reduce, reuse, and recycle (to reduce the burden and reuse the waste and recycle),” said Mayor, while said the result of approaching all of that, are minimal possible waste (zero waste approach).

In relation to that, Rumajar told the public would be given understanding through a systematic socialization from the City Government in which the aim to motivate people to conduct the 3R based on the true awareness.

“Real form of this program is to make the Tomohon City as a green city that began in 2008 each of document-residence administration, such as KTP, Birth Certificate, and Family Card, are required the tree planting, and the seeds is provided free of charge by the government,” said Rumajar, while convey thanks to the Polres Tomohon, which has supported the government’s efforts to plant trees on every administration of the vehicle registration and driver’s license.

Meanwhile, the observer of Tomohon environment, Judy Turambi revealed that the declared of Clean and Green City is a proof of political commitment and public awareness. “Implementation of a CGC with car free day is the proof of elites in Tomohon Government care with environmental issues and even the involvement of employees and the use of public facilities to support this program is also evidence of public awareness of the importance of environment is higher, so that only the substance of this program is people widely will understand the preservation of the environment,” said him. (uly/translation: anto – source: hariankomentar.com)