THE new Juaben Municipal Assembly has started a number of development projects to facelift the municipality.
The projects include a GH¢453,668.38 three-storey shopping mall at Srodae-Pentoawala, an area formerly inhabited by criminals, another three-storey block of stores and offices costing GH¢298,545.25 in the centre of Koforidua, a GH¢74,173.30 car park and a GH¢246,885.82 beads market at Adweso, a suburb of Koforidua at a cost of GH¢246,865.82.
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr Alex K. Asamoah, made this known at the assembly’s ordinary meeting in Koforidua at the weekend.
He said in June, this year, the assembly received GH¢381,526.86 from the Social Investment Fund (SIF) for the construction of seven other social amenities.
Mr Asamoah mentioned some of the projects as a six-unit classroom block and a modern public place of convenience for the St Dominic School at Adweso.
According to him, many projects were being undertaken in the municipality with the assemblies share of the common fund and the SIF.
The projects include the rehabilitation of some old school buildings and paving of the Zongo market.
The MCE further stated that the assembly would procure a grader to rehabilitate roads in the area and also support street children.
He stated that 6,970 pupils in a cluster of six schools in the municipality were being offered free meals in line with the School Feeding Programme.
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