Last updated: February 28, 2018
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
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| Regarding the stray cat problem, there are a lot of them and the droppings are a problem. The residents are powerless to do anything about it, so is there anything the city can do about it? | One of the reasons for the increase in the number of stray cats is that people feed them. Regulation of the feeding of wild animals, including stray cats, is a difficult issue that is divided into pros and cons. Opinions are divided between those who say that fecal damage is a nuisance and those who say it's pitiful if we don't take care of them because they're living creatures. Nearly 30 years ago, the city had a system to subsidize the cost of sterilization surgery for stray cats, but the system was abolished due to opposition from the city council at the time. Another factor may be that, unlike stray dogs, there is no system in place for the government to capture stray cats. One possible measure to deal with stray cats is to enact an ordinance prohibiting the feeding of wild animals, but Inagi City is not considering enacting an ordinance at this stage. For the time being, I would like to ask people to take precautions to prevent stray cats from entering private property and to talk to people who feed them. |
| Regarding abandoned bicycles, there are people who leave their bicycles on private land (parking lots), which is a problem. If the problem is placed on private property, neither the government nor the police will be able to respond to the problem, and you will have to deal with it individually, making it impossible to deal with it. | The city can deal with abandoned bicycles and illegal dumping if they are left on the street, but if the bicycle is on private land, it is difficult for the government to take action. Illegal dumping is a crime, so please contact the police with your bicycle's security registration number. |
| The nagashi dance at the opening ceremony of the civic festival feels lonely because there are not many dancers. I think it would be a good idea to call out more people and get more people involved. | The city festival is a festival run by and for the citizens, so the mayor is in no position to interfere. The opening nagashi dance is performed by members of the JA Tokyo Minami Women's Club as a way to get the festival started. The meaning is different from the closing parade, and I personally feel that both are lively under the current circumstances. |
| I believe there was a plan at the bidding stage for the Ridge Trunk Road to be used as a road race competition course for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, but how is it progressing? | The city has not yet received an official decision. We contacted the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, but the answer was that the course itself has not yet been determined by the tournament organizing committee at this time. The Ridge Trunk Road is a popular road among bicycle enthusiasts, and we are working with the mayor of Tama to attract people to use it as part of the Olympic course. We will continue to monitor trends in the future. |
| I heard that the part in the middle of the main ridgeline that is used as a parking lot (Kujirahashi-shita) will no longer be usable from next year onwards. What are your plans for alternative parking lots during the i-Festival? | The land you point out is owned by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and is scheduled to be developed as the main road for the Ridge Trunk Line in the future. Up until now, the city had temporarily rented it and used it as a parking area for citizens during events such as the i-Matsuri. Even nationwide, I think it's rare to find a civic festival with such a large parking space. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has already begun construction of the Ridge Trunk Road, and construction will proceed after completing necessary procedures such as environmental impact studies. The city has been informed that the city plans to use the space rented by the city as a parking lot for maintenance work. Based on this, it is necessary to consider alternative parking options for the i-Matsuri, but one option is to use the parking lot at Nagamine Sports Square and come to the venue. Alternatively, it is conceivable that the venue and scale of the civic festival could be reviewed. However, the civic festival is a festival by the citizens, for the citizens, and it is not something that should be decided at the mayor's personal discretion, but I would like to leave it to discussion at the executive committee. |
| About 10 sandbags have been dumped into the waterway near Fujien on the Shimizu River, causing the water to rise, making me feel uneasy. I would like to request that some kind of countermeasure be taken, such as putting up signs prohibiting illegal dumping. |
If it is illegal dumping, it is a criminal act. However, without checking the site, we won't know whether the sandbags have been placed there because they are needed or if they are just being dumped illegally, so we would like to investigate the site first. |
| There is land owned by Japan Post along the ridge main road that has remained untouched for over 20 years, but are there plans for a post office to be built in Inagi in the future? | The land in question was purchased by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications at the time, based on the city's requests. In the past, mail sorting was done manually and required a large work space, but now technology has advanced and machines are automatically sorting, so large facilities are no longer required, so the main office I hear that there are no plans to build a new facility. |
| I would like to see a smoking area set up around Yanoguchi Station. | Regarding tobacco, there is the issue of passive smoking, and in today's society, public opinion is moving in the direction of a no-smoking policy. While the emotional requests from smokers to set up smoking areas are understandable, the reality is that the city receives many times more opposition than the original request. The city will submit a proposed ordinance to the assembly in December to restrict smoking on the streets and other areas for consultation. The plan is to designate areas where smoking is prohibited, mainly around stations, and to stipulate the application of penalties to violators. In the future, we would like to designate areas where smoking is prohibited on the streets, etc., in order to create a more livable city where smokers and non-smokers can coexist. |
| How will the roads in Namsan be developed in the future? | As part of the Nanzan land readjustment project, Yomiuri Land Street will undergo construction that will significantly change its shape and connect it to Routes 7, 4, and 5. For hairpin curves, the gradient is covered by creating a tunnel and looping it. The land readjustment will proceed with the aim of 2025. We are also working to leave more green space than originally planned. |
| How safe is Minamiyama's rainwater drainage measures? | As the Nanzan district is a large-scale land readjusted area, you can rest assured that rainwater drainage has been carefully calculated and taken care of accordingly. A retarding pond has now been constructed. Rainwater is collected in the reservoir and eventually falls into the Negataya Togawa River and the Misawa River. |
| During the typhoon in October this year, evacuation information was issued in the city, but I am worried about what I should do in case of an emergency. | In light of disasters such as the Kinugawa River bursting in Joso City in 2015, local governments have been asked by the national and prefectural governments to issue evacuation information without hesitation. Inagi City also has a policy of issuing early evacuation information to residents in the event of foreseeable disaster damage. Human life is more important than anything, so please do not hesitate to evacuate when a warning is issued. There are different levels of evacuation information: evacuation preparation/elderly evacuation start information, evacuation advisory, and evacuation order. Residents are encouraged to act calmly based on the characteristics of the area where they live. I would like to have it. Additionally, the city has set up a pre-registration system for people who are vulnerable to disasters, such as the physically disabled and the elderly. Information on those who have registered is kept track of by neighborhood associations, fire departments, and voluntary disaster prevention organizations, and in the event of an emergency, the system requires those eligible to provide a certain level of assistance when evacuating. We would like to ask the Yanoguchi Neighborhood Association for their cooperation. |
Inagi City General Affairs Department Secretary Public Relations Division Phone: 042-378-2111