市政だより5月号2024年【Japanese】
【Kumamoto Tram Commemorates 100th Anniversary of Tramway Service Shisei Dayori May (1)】
After touring the tram cars at the Transportation Bureau, visitors will take a chartered tram to the Zoo and Botanical Garden (tram quiz will be held on the tram) and have a quiz and backyard tour in the Zoo and Botanical Garden.
Date & Time: Saturday, May 18, 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Capacity: 15 pairs of 30 people
Application deadline: Wednesday, May 8
How to apply: Apply through the Transportation Bureau's website http://www.kotsu-kumamoto.jp/one_html3/pub/Default.aspx?c_id=61
〇100 Years Later Tram" Children's Drawing Contest
We are inviting children to submit their paintings on the theme of "Tramways 100 years from now.
Eligibility: Elementary school students and younger
Application period: April 23 to June 30
How to apply: Bring your own artwork or send it by mail.
General Affairs Division, Transportation Bureau, 5-1-40 Oe, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto 862-0971, Japan
Prizes: 21 works, including the Grand Prize
Prize: Assorted original goods of Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau
【Priority Support Benefits for Price Hikes in Electricity, Gas, Food, etc. (for Households Taxed Only on Equal Per Capita Resident Tax) May issue of Municipal Newsletter (2)】
Households whose members are exempt from residence tax for the fiscal year 2023 and households whose members are taxed only on the per capita levy of the per capita inhabitant tax.
Households in which all household members are taxed only on the equal installment of residence tax for the fiscal year 2023
Amount of subsidy: 100,000 yen per household
*Those who receive 70,000 yen in electricity, gas, and food price hike priority support benefits (households exempt from inhabitant tax) are not eligible.
〇How to apply
Households that have received a letter of confirmation of eligibility are requested to apply by August 31, 2024 (Saturday).
【The "Key Support Benefit for Soaring Electricity, Gas, and Food Prices (Additional Benefit for Children)"ShiseiDayori May (3)】
The subsidy for children will be provided to households that have received a confirmation of eligibility form by August 31, 2024 (Sat.).
【Payment Targets】
Households with children who are exempted from residential taxation of the electricity, gas, food, etc., price hike support benefits.
Households with child-rearing children who are eligible for the electricity, gas, food, etc. price hike subsidy (households taxed only on the per capita levy of inhabitant tax).
In principle, households falling under any of the following (1) through (3) are eligible for the above benefits.
(1) Households with a child under 18 years old in the same household as the above benefit recipient (head of household) as of the base date
(2) Households with a newborn baby born on or after the base date (December 2, 2023 or later)
(3)Households with a child under 18 years old in a separate household
How to apply
Households that have received a confirmation of eligibility form are requested to apply by August 31, 2024 (Saturday).
【Regular application for municipal housing Shisei Dayori May (4)】
Scheduled move-in date: July 1 (Monday)
Target apartment complexes: Vacant rooms in existing complexes
Distribution of application information: May 1 (Wed.) - 17 (Fri.)
Distribution hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
z Distribution Locations ： Municipal Housing Management Center (9th floor of City Hall), General Information (1st floor of City Hall), Ward Offices,
City Planning Center
Applications: Mail or submit an electronic application by May 9 (Thu.) to 17 (Fri.). 860-8601 Municipal Housing Management Center
Lottery: May 30 (Thu), 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Higashi-ward and Minami-ward Chuo, Kita and Nishi wards: Friday, May 31, 2:00 p.m.
【For safe and secure commuting to school! Shisei Dayori May (5)】
Traffic accidents involving children who have entered elementary school are increasing. The range of activities for elementary school students rapidly expands, such as going to and from school and playing after school. They are expected to "anticipate danger" and "check safety" on their own.
Points to keep in mind when commuting to and from school
(1) Do not run on roads.
(2) Check for safety even at green lights
(3) Check the location of "Children's Hinan-no-Ie" (Children's Hinan House)
(4) Be especially careful on rainy days
(5) Take your time in the morning