Implementing such bold initiatives cannot be done without the consensus of the residents. According to the survey conducted by Hadano City in December 2012, the percentage of people who support the ‘Relocation of Public Facilities’ is 76.8% (Figure 2-3-20). Behind such understanding from the local residents were the active PR efforts, starting with the publication of the Public Facilities White Paper. Showing the necessity of the initiatives through actual numbers also had a big influence on cultivating the consent of the residents.

(Example of Management Efforts that Include Social Infrastructures like Roads and Sewage)

As mentioned earlier, there is an increasing number of local governments compiling white papers regarding public facilities. The majority of these address buildings (secondary public facilities), so there are still very few examples of management efforts that include infrastructures like roads and sewage.

However, in October 2012, Fuchu City created a ‘Fuchu City Infrastructure Management White Paper,’ which addressed social infrastructures like ‘roads, bridges, parks, and sewage.’ Fuchu City had already previously created a ‘Fuchu City Public Facilities Management White Paper’ in March 2011, which addressed the secondary public facilities. The preface for creating the Infrastructure Management White Paper was that, while creating the Public Facilities Management White Paper, they decided that instead of focusing solely on the secondary public facilities, that it would be better to establish a policy to initiate an integral property management which would include social infrastructures.

The Infrastructure Management White Paper contained a forecast of future expenses for the next 40 years, which showed what the ‘maintenance and management cost’ and ‘repair and upgrading cost’ would be if they continued managing the facilities with the same management methods as before, with the current number and management standards of public facilities for future continuation. The results of these forecasts calculated that the future cost, including sewage, would be an annual total of JPY8.07 billion (the current annual budget amount is JPY5.464 billion); not including sewage the future cost would be JPY2.454 billion (current budget amount is JPY1.878 billion). Showing that current budget amounts would result in a deficiency later (Figure 2-3-21).

Figure 2-3-21 Estimation of Future Overall Cost of Infrastructures

Facility items	Expected cost over 40 years (30 years for sewage)	Annual cost when averaged over 40 years (30 years for sewage)	Current implementation cost (FY 2010)
Overall	(Sewage not included (40 years)) JPY98.206 billion (Sewage (30 years)) JPY168.463 billion	(Sewage not included) JPY2.454 billion/year (Including sewage) JPY8.070 billion/year	(Sewage not included) JPY1.878 billion/year (Including sewage) JPY5.464 billion
Roadways	JPY46.716 billion	JPY1.167 billion/year	JPY0.857 billion/year (approximately 73% of expected cost)
Pedestrian walkways Tree planting
Bridges
Roadside trees	JPY8.802 billion	JPY0.220 billion /year	JPY0.134 billion (approximately 61% of expected cost)
Information signs	JPY0.080 billion	JPY0.002 billion/year	JPY0.002 billion (approximately 100% of expected cost)
Street lights	JPY6.080 billion	JPY0.152 billion/year	JPY0.152 billion (approximately 100% of expected cost)
Parks	JPY36.528 billion	JPY0.913 billion/year	JPY0.733 billion/year (approximately 80% of expected cost)
Sewage (30 years)	JPY168.463 billion	JPY5.616 billion/year	JPY3.586 billion/year (approximately 64% of expected cost)
*For sewage projects, we are creating a ‘Sewage Master Plan’ which covers 30 years up to year 2040.
*For sewage projects, the development of pipes and drains and the renovation of old pipes due to construction and expansion of new roads are allocated to “construction cost,” and routine cleaning and partial repairs are allocated to “maintenance and management cost”.

Source) Fuchu City Infrastructure Management White Paper

Based on the white paper, in January 2013 the ‘Fuchu City Infrastructure Management Plan’ was created, which included the long-term infrastructure management policy. The plan was divided into ‘Overall Infrastructure Operations,’