Residents of Na'imah have submitted a petition to several authorities setting out service and development demands, arguing that a town of roughly 40,000 people needs infrastructure matched to the population growth and urban expansion of recent years.
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The petition covers street rehabilitation and the paving of neglected roads, traffic congestion near schools, upgrades to the town's entrances, clearing obstacles from the western entrance known as Noah's Road, maintenance of agricultural roads, restoration of Wadi Hassan Street connecting Na'imah to Katam, care for the trees in the eastern cemetery, upkeep of the Dhuqan Al-Hindawi park, pesticide spraying, maintenance of the Al-Dallah area beside the municipality building, and construction of a new municipality building to replace the current one.
What residents want is a comprehensive plan rather than piecemeal repairs, with a timetable attached to the most pressing items.
Roads and traffic
Mohammed Al-Zaboun said Na'imah is no longer small in population or in daily activity, which makes roads, sanitation and infrastructure urgent rather than aspirational. Several streets need genuine rehabilitation instead of temporary patching, according to Al-Zaboun, given the traffic they carry. He framed the petition as a request for services proportionate to the town's size and asked that the work be phased clearly.
Mohammed Al-Khasawneh identified school arrival and dismissal times as the pressure point. Congestion at those hours calls for organisational and engineering measures, Al-Khasawneh explained, not simply new roads. He argued for field surveys of the worst locations and permanent solutions built around traffic patterns, school entrances and the safety of students and pedestrians.
Ali Al-Samadi described the western entrance, Noah's Road, as a main gateway carrying rising traffic, where existing obstructions slow movement and affect how the town presents itself. He asked for the entrance to be prioritised in coming maintenance work.
Ahmed Maryan made the agricultural case. Farm roads are the route to land and to market, and their poor condition raises transport and vehicle maintenance costs for farmers while making access harder. Maryan pressed for a defined rehabilitation plan and for these roads to stop being treated as secondary.
Khalid Rabie raised Wadi Hassan Street, the link to Katam, calling for a continuous maintenance programme that deals with damage before it worsens. Improving it would ease movement between Na'imah, Katam and the surrounding area, he noted, since inter-town roads form part of the local transport network.
Parks and public health
Mahmoud Al-Khalayleh widened the list beyond roads. The Dhuqan Al-Hindawi park is a space residents feel attached to, according to Al-Khalayleh, and keeping it suitable for families and children requires maintenance and rehabilitation. He also called for a scheduled cleaning and pesticide spraying programme covering every neighbourhood, particularly through the summer.
The municipality building
Mohammed Khudeir raised the item with the most substance behind it. Funds were allocated previously for a new municipality building, he said, and residents are still waiting for the project to appear.
A suitable building is a necessity rather than a luxury given the population and the services the municipality delivers, in Khudeir's account, and it should provide decent working conditions for staff and better service for visitors. He asked for an explanation of the delay and for the project to be completed within available resources.
The municipality's response
The municipality said it has carried out fieldwork in Na'imah and dealt with a number of identified issues, with work continuing on outstanding matters under its plan to improve services in the area.
It also conducted field campaigns covering cleaning, maintenance and repairs ahead of the winter season, and said several agricultural roads will be paved and potholes repaired in the coming period.
Source: Al-Ghad. Reporting by Ahmed Al-Tamimi.
