Burnt D'ggongon market to be demolished, rebuilt

Published on Daily Express: Sunday, January 23, 2011

Penampang: The district market, which was partly destroyed by fire in the middle of last year, will be demolished and rebuilt.
District Council Chairman William Sampil told reporters this while accompanying Penampang MP Tan Sri Bernard Dompok, Kapayan Assemblyman Datuk Edward Khoo and Moyog Assemblyman Datuk Donald Mojuntin on a Chinese New Year round at Donggongon, Saturday.
During the round, they also took time to visit the burnt market.
"The conceptual architecture drawing will be submitted to us next week and the reconstruction of the new market will start as soon as possible once everything is ready," he said, thanking all, particularly the open stall operators, for being patient.
The other market (opposite the burnt market) which houses the wet section is currently being renovated, he said.
The burnt market, which housed the vegetable, meat and food stall sections, has become a subject of complaint among the affected traders and been turned into a political issue by the opposition.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman had announced an immediate rebuilding of the gutted building.
On the landslide at Kg Kebidaan in Kibabaig, here, William said they have already cleared the debris.
He said the Thursday morning incident affected only two houses located at the foothill, while another two homes on the hill had their road access cut off.
An earth drain will also be built in the said area to smoothen water outflow, he said, adding the Welfare Services Department had also come in to give assistance to the affected families.