Dura Municipality Holds Meeting with Neighborhood Committees to Strengthen Community Partnership and Organize Committee Work
As part of its “A Partner Community” initiative, Dura Municipality held a meeting today, Saturday, with neighborhood committees across the city. The meeting was attended by Dura Mayor Eng. Mohann Amro; Municipal Council Members Dr. Bassem Doudin, Mr. Yousef Darawish, Mr. Badie Amro, and Eng. Alaa Khilaf; along with representatives of neighborhood committees and a number of interested community members.
During the meeting, Mayor Eng. Mohann Amro emphasized the important role played by neighborhood committees as key partners of the Municipality in strengthening communication with residents, conveying their needs and feedback, contributing to the identification of priorities, and following up on issues related to neighborhood development. He stressed that the meeting aimed to clarify the roles and responsibilities of neighborhood committees, organize their working mechanisms, and strengthen coordination and communication both among the committees themselves and with the Municipality, ensuring their effective contribution to serving the local community. He also highlighted the importance of promoting volunteer work and encouraging neighborhoods that have not yet established committees to take the initiative to form them and activate their role.
Amro also noted that the Municipality is working towards developing an electronic system based on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to organize and distribute services and projects across neighborhoods and provide clear data on the situation in each neighborhood. This system will include information on implemented projects, collection rates, and payment compliance, thereby enhancing transparency, helping identify priorities, and ensuring more effective resource allocation.
The meeting featured discussions on various mechanisms and approaches to organizing the work of neighborhood committees and improving their performance, as well as establishing frameworks for communication and coordination with the Municipality. Participants' feedback and suggestions were heard, and ideas for activating the committees’ roles and promoting volunteer work were discussed. The meeting also emphasized the importance of coordinated efforts and a partnership-based approach to contributing to the city's development and improving the quality of services provided to residents.
