
The geographical location of Sumber Balong Village is quite strategic because it became a stopover for traders from the village on the slopes of the mountains above.
Every 06.00 am traders from the mountainsides who bring a variety of garden products, certainly first stop and peddle their wares in Sumber Balong village. After that, the merchant then peddled their wares to the next villages.
There are several types of merchandise in wakul carried by mothers and also men who carry containers of woven bamboo. Starting from vegetables, persimmon fruit, jengkol, coconut and tape.
Villagers usually buy seasonal food products by bartering, which is to exchange for rice.
Sumber Balong Village, in addition to still very natural, in the village there is also an ancestral relic that is still preserved until now. The legend of Balong (tambra fish pond) located in the middle of the village, is said to be created from a coconut that is split into two.
Sources of springs that continue to flow into the balong to the fields of farmers fields without stopping are the biggest assets in the village.
But, the village se-subur it is still not able to become an economically independent village. Because 60% more men from Sumber Balong village prefer urban to the city in order to support the family.
They would rather make money in a more economically promising city than live in a village.
The culture of urbanization of villagers to the city has indeed been passed down from their ancestors for a long time.
Urban culture seems quite tempting, until many young villagers who migrated to the city. With urbanization, they can work or become a traveling merchant in the city.
Though the accumulation of urban people to the city, it raises a variety of problems also for the city itself. Such as the proliferation of homeless people and environmental pollution that is increasingly difficult to cope.
The amazement of the immigrants from various villages, also makes competition between street vendors increasingly tight.
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To prevent villagers from moving to the city, the central government issued a policy so that each village has a business entity (BUMDes). BUMDes Program, has long been pursued by the central government as a superior program for the village. But of the many villages throughout the archipelago, only a few BUMDes have succeeded in pursuing the economy in the village with the Bumdes program.
The success of Bumdes in each village, can not be separated from the concern of the village head for the government program.
The higher the concern of the village head to the problem of economic progress in the village, then the village head will be more active in reviving the BUMDes.
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As the elected village head, Yuli did not immediately execute the existing program. Yuli must wait to be appointed by Mr. Camat as the village head, so that he can carry out his duties and obligations as the village head.
Long before Yuli enrolled as a candidate for village head, Yuli already had a brilliant idea to build a village. Now that Yuli has been chosen as the village head, she is ready to execute the ideas.
There are several discourses that became Yuli's priority as the newly elected village head as the village head. One of them is to develop the Bumdes program so that Sumber Balong village can become an economically independent village.
And to facilitate the community in meeting the needs of the kitchen, a temporary picture, is to form a shopping center or village market.
The second is to make the swimming pool as a tourist spot. Especially in Sumber Balong village there are also many abundant springs, so it is very suitable with the swimming pool as a tourist spot.
With the existence of tourist attractions, the village of Sumber Balong will be a jujugan place for people from other villages. Thus, Sumber Balong village will get economic income sustainably.
Of course, with good cooperation between the Village Chief and the Village Consultative Agency (BPD) and other community elements is the key to the success of development in the village.
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According to the inauguration schedule, that afternoon the atmosphere of Sumber Balong village hall was very crowded with residents, BPD, community leaders, and invited guests from the district.
With enough wisdom, Mr. Camat then took the oath of loyalty Yuli as the village head. Yuli's lips trembled a little when she took the oath of office as the village chief in front of all the attendees.
With the completion of the swearing-in procession by Mr. Camat, Yuli was officially declared officially to hold the position of village head in Sumber Balong village for the next 6 years.
The event after the inauguration of the village head was friendly and ate together at the village hall. A happy atmosphere makes the audience dissolve in cheerful nuances full of familiarity only.
After being friendly and eating together, they then returned to their homes cheerfully.
After two months Yuli guerrilla fighting for the seat of the village head, now is the time for Yuli to rest for a moment to release all the fatigue that exists.
Saturday morning, Yuli and mas last June went to a beautiful natural beach for recreation together. The second honeymoon after a long time busy arranging all the plans with his successful team for the success of winning the leadership seat at the village level.
The beach is a tourist spot that is the choice of Yuli and June mas to relax for a moment to merilex kan all the burden on the head.