Engineering, Infrastructure & Development
Engineering, Infrastructure & Development Department - Kafr Yasif Local Council
The Engineering Department is responsible for building and development policy in Kafr Yasif and serves as the professional authority on all engineering matters related to planning and developing the public space, approving building plans, traffic, safety, public buildings and the town's appearance.
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Department Responsibilities and Activities
Main activities:
- Routine activity: Reviewing and approving plans, maintenance, public space safety, traffic and parking, and liaison with government bodies working in the field of engineering.
- Development and infrastructure: Developing and establishing public infrastructure for residential neighborhoods, constructing public buildings and educational institutions, establishing public gardens, making the public space accessible, and upgrading existing infrastructure.
- Long-term planning: Strategic planning adapted to Kafr Yasif's demographic growth, and statutory planning that includes initiating and advancing new master plans and town building plans, including unification and division zones.
- Building licensing: Signing permit requests before the Central Galilee Planning and Building Committee.
- Public space oversight: Enforcing and maintaining public infrastructure (roads, sidewalks, street lighting) during residents' and contractors' works, while ensuring work rules to prevent nuisances.
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Projects Underway and About to Begin
- Football field upgrade
- Street lighting upgrade (LED)
- Restoration of the Muslim cemetery
- Renovations at Community Center B
- Renovations and accessibility upgrades at Community Center A
- Preservation of the Arches building
- Drainage system upgrade works
- Council building and multi-purpose building
- Roads 51+21 upgrade in the Sanabra neighborhood
- Expansion of Route 70
- Mother and child clinic and 2 kindergartens (near Layali Baalbek)
- Southern neighborhood plot head
- Seismic reinforcement of Al-Bayader Elementary School
- Western neighborhood development
- Addition of two kindergarten units (western neighborhood)
- Open tennis facility upgrade
- Synthetic mini-football field upgrades
- Bus stop accessibility upgrades
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Statutory Projects in Planning
- Survey plan, western neighborhood, zone 6
- Unification and division, southern neighborhood, zone 6
- Route 70 - policy document
- Zone 7 planning
- Zone 10 planning
- Zone 11 planning
- Urban renewal in the village core
- Zone 8 planning
- Zone 1 planning
- Zone 5 planning
- Plot 183 planning
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Documents & Budgets
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Engineering Department Staff
Reem Shehadeh
Planning Engineer
Abed Saad
Projects Engineer
Adba Hajj
Engineering Department Secretary
