01/08/2024
MAQUASSI HILLS MUNICIPALITY ENGAGES LEBALENG COMMUNITY
MAKWASSIE, LEBALENG - On the 25th June 2024, the community of Turfloop in Lebaleng submitted a memorandum of demands to the Maquassi Hills Municipality which set a return date of 7 working days
The grievances of the community entailed the following issues of allocation of sites/stands
, electrification of the area, proper sanitation, water supply, sewer lines, and gravelling of roads
The Municipality responded to the community within the given time frame
Allocation of sites:
The Municipality said, the process of township establishment and it's proclamation rests squarely with the department of Human Settlements, for which it is carried out in tandem with the Municipal Housing unit and the process of formalizing Ext 7, is still at a technical level, since the geo-tech report is to be done and approved by the department which in turn will alert the municipality for the processes to unfold
The local council said, process has advanced
"This process is at an advanced stage as we speak, which will be registered with the municipality once it is finalised" - Maquassi Hills Municipality
The council also said the electrification of the area cannot supercede the proclamation of the townships by the department, once the department finalizes the establishment of the township, the municipality will approach Eskom for electrification, since the application from the municipality to the power supply utility is depended on the department's approval and the business plan of the municipality must encapsulate the report from the department that indicates that the area is suitable for human settlement purposes
On Sanitation, the municipality has installed dry sanitation and V.I.P toilets as a recourse to ensure that communities dignity is safeguarded, and if there's a shortage the municipality is ready to augment on the same
The municipality also said it is supplying the area with a tankering system in ensuring a thorough supply of water
"Since we are unable to install both water and sewer lines which is heavily dependent on the human settlements approval of the area to be fit for settlement purposes. However, if this is also not meeting the intended objective, the municipality might resort to erect communal taps to mitigate the challenge" - Maquassi Hills Municipality
On Sewer lines, the council said a proclamation process needs to be done first before any work can commence
"The same cannot be done before the process of proclamation is concluded, however, in the event that the department delivers on this front, the municipality will in its budget cater for such an activity" - Maquassi Hills Municipality
The municipality through the department of Technical services will issue a schedule to do the internal roads of the area, this is an issue that we will speedily resolve, since it hampers service delivery of other important state institutions like your policing, Ambulances struggles to service our people owing to un-user friendly roads. In the most recent time we will expedite the gravelling of the roads without fail
"These are basically issues raised by the public and the municipality takes stock to send it's deep apologies for not effecting all this issues as some are not bestowed upon the municipality as the constitution clearly articulates the separation of powers of our government, however, the Mayor has requested the community to afford him time to engage with the relevant department and convene a follow up briefing to effect the responses that are not resonated with a municipal council as per constitutional dictates" - Maquassi Hills Municipality
The Maquassi Hills Mayor, Mzwandile Feliti further encouraged the community to at all times raise their displeasures and hold the government accountable as it is a way of building a caring government and fostering partnership as espoused by the laws governing municipalities
The Mayor extended gratitude to the residents of Lebaleng
"We extend our gratitude to the people of Turfloop for a fruitful and incident free session. I thank you" - Maquassi Hills Mayor, Mzwandile Feliti
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Updated: 23:16 01 August 2024 Thursday
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