Development Guidelines of Muang Sadao Municipality, Sadao District, Songkhla Province

Abstract

This research consisted of two objectives: To study the development guidelines, problems, obstacles, and solutions associated of Muang Sadao Municipality, Sadao District, Songkhla Province using qualitative research methodology. The 15 samples were selected (purposive sampling) including executives, heads of government agencies, and the people of Sadao Municipality Such as community presidents, community leaders, religious leaders, and the general public in Sadao Municipality. The data is collected by using a structured interview and analyzed by the means of descriptive analysis.

The result of the study on “Development Guidelines of Muang Sadao Municipality, Sadao District, Songkhla Province” found that policies are provided in all 3 areas:
1) Economic promotion policy: There is improvement in the matter of providing knowledge to promote careers and to build career skills; promoting the community’s economy; improving the fresh markets; and promoting the community enterprise. 2) People’s life quality policy: There has been development in the areas of the public health system; elderly, bedridden patients, and disabled care; the education system; safety care and public disaster relief systems; and public areas for exercise. 3) Sustainable cleanliness and environmental management policy: There are developments in planting trees; waste management and waste-to-waste power plant constructions; and increasing green space in parks. In addition, in policy development guidelines still face obstacles, including the limited or small budget of Sadao Municipality which makes it impossible to fully solve the problems and needs of the people in some matters and sometimes. This is considered as the main problem in the development. In addition, another obstacle was encountered, namely lack of cooperation of the people in the local area. The solutions to the problem include: proposing that the central government sector be decentralized and distribute the budget to more local areas and having public relations to the people in the area to be informed of the municipality’s mission and to be involved in the development together.