OBTAINING the status of a city does not automatically mean a hike in assessment taxes, Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) president Datuk Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan assured residents. Nor Hisham stressed that MPSJ was ready for city status as they had not only met but surpassed the criteria needed. “We are on par with Kuala Lumpur City Hall, as well as the Shah Alam and Petaling Jaya city councils,” he declared. Not Hisham says the coucil will enquire about its application with the state.-FileThere are two city councils in Selangor: Shah Alam, which achieved city status in 2010, and Petaling Jaya in 2006. As reported in StarMetro (“City Status on the Cards, June 10, 2014), the council has been ready for city status since 2014.

Source: The Star February 22, 2017 23:10 UTC