The "I Am a Reporter · I Help You" hotline of Inner Mongolia Morning Post recently received a complaint from homeowner Chen Dan of the EVERGRANDE Mansion community in Jining District, Ulanqab City. She reported that even after the community was incorporated into the "ensuring housing delivery" project and taken over by the Jining District government, the problem of natural gas installation in households remained unresolved, causing significant inconvenience to residents' daily lives. The core conflict preventing a resolution centers on who should bear the developer's leftover debt of over one million yuan for the gas engineering project.
" We originally thought we could settle in peacefully after the 'ensuring housing delivery' initiative, but the lack of a gas connection has become a real headache," homeowner Chen Dan stated. She explained that after the EVERGRANDE Mansion community was delivered to owners under the management of the Jining District government, the issue of activating the natural gas supply became particularly acute.
Chen Dan said that due to the prolonged delay in getting piped gas, some homeowners have been forced to use liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders as an alternative.
On December 11, contact was made with Manager Liu from the Market Department of Ulanqab Zhongran Urban Gas Development Co., Ltd., the company responsible for the community's gas project. Manager Liu explained that the gas engineering for the EVERGRANDE Mansion community was completed long ago, but the developer still owes a final installment of more than 1.63 million yuan for the installation. According to the contract between the parties, this payment was due to be settled in 2022. Because the debt has remained unpaid for so long, the gas company cannot initiate the subsequent procedures to activate the supply, leaving the community's gas connection in a state of limbo.
On December 25, information was obtained from Xue Yongwang, Director of the Gas Division at the Ulanqab Jining District Municipal Service Center. He reported that after repeated coordination and communication between various parties, a solution for the household gas connection has finally been reached: the gas company will contribute 200 yuan per household, and homeowners will need to raise 832 yuan each, totaling 1,032 yuan per unit to complete the necessary procedures for gas activation.
Xue Yongwang indicated that the gas company has now clearly agreed to bear part of the cost. The next step will involve the sub-district office and community committee taking the lead to negotiate and coordinate further with homeowners regarding the specifics of fee payment and the timeline for gas activation. If homeowners agree to this plan and the fee collection proceeds smoothly, the community could achieve a formal gas supply in the near future.
As of December 31, follow-up contact with the parties involved revealed that this proposed solution had not yet been formally communicated to the homeowners, and the natural gas supply for the EVERGRANDE Mansion community remained inactive. This publication will continue to monitor developments in this situation.
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