Resident Associations
DJROA or The Damansara Jaya Residents and Owners Association which was formed in 1994 represents the interest of residents in this township while the Damansara Residency Residence Association looks after the interest of residents of this development on Jalan SS22/47A.
DJROA had its beginnings in October 1993, when residents grouped together to successfully address local authority plans to have a Pasar Malam at the then dead-end road of SS22/43. The association operates a community centre located on Jalan SS22/30. This community centre was officially opened on 15 December 2005 by Dato' Seri Ong Ka Ting. Activities such as line dancing and Wai Dan Gong are regularly conducted at the DJROA community centre.
DJROA has participated in the UN sponsored Local Agenda 21 programme under the auspices of MBPJ (Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya) or in English, the Petaling Jaya City Council.
In November 2009, DJROA won the first prize in the best neighbourhood award from MBPJ. DJROA had previously also won first prize in 2001 and were placed second in 2004. On 5 December 2009, Mr Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (Seri Setia State Assemblyman and political secretary to the Chief Minister), represented the Chief Minister of Selangor, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim to officially launch Community Policing in Damansara Jaya.
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