The Role of the Village Government towards Improvement Road Structure and Street Lighting in Sinjai District

Abstract

With regional autonomy, local governments are required to be able to organize good governance in terms of providing public goods and public services.The purpose of this study was to determine the role of the Terasa Village Government in Improving Road Structure and Street Lighting. This type of research is qualitative. Data collection techniques are observation, interviews and documentation. The informants were the Terasa Village Head, the Village Consultative Body, the Terasa Village, the Terasa Village Hamlet Head, and the Terasa Village community. The data analysis technique uses data reduction, data presentation and giving conclusions. The results showed that the role of the village government in improving road structure and street lighting in Terasa Village, West Sinjai District, Sinjai Regency had been implemented. However, it has not run optimally. Although several stages have been carried out, namely by proposing, facilitating and implementing. Proposing is proven by proposing road repairs. Facilitating is proven by building sports fields, PAUD buildings and posyandu. Implementation is proven by the existence of deukker, telford, concrete rebates, road expansion, sports fields, PAUD buildings, posyandu, farm roads, bridges and PLN lighting in every hamlet.

The Role of the Village Head as Development Administrator

“…In Government The village head has control in managing the village budget; 2) The village head also plays a role in developing infrastructure and public facilities; 3) The village head must also ensure that existing public facilities are maintained and functioning well; and 4) the role of the village head is also very important in encouraging community participation in the development process (Amar & Hasyim, 2021;Ibrahim, 2019;Nasila & Akib, 2014) The Village Head has a role 1) as a motivator, namely the function of the Village Government as a driver and encouragement to the local community so that they participate in taking positive actions so that what is hoped can be further developed and one day can become a support for the existing economy; 2) as a facilitator, namely a person who provides assistance and is a good resource person for various problems and facilitates village development activities, providing convenience and smoothness in the development process so that village development programs can run well; and 3) as a mobilizer, namely a person who directs or moves to do something related to development for the common good. So the village head is a mobilizer, that is, the village head moves or invites the community to work together to take real action to develop the village, for example carrying out cooperation, repairing places of worship, and improving other public places.…”