“Not to be forgotten is the task we have, as a city, to keep the reliable schedule of grass cutting in place where it is our responsibility,” he said.
He admitted to inconsistencies on the metro’s part in various areas, but said they have been attending to the “main casual factors”.
“Our grass management problem will not only be strengthened by having the right contractors in place all the time, but also by making sure the right type of grass is planted per type of area, including indigenous savanna grassland in some of the areas that are uninhabited,” said Gungubele.
He added that the overall objectives are the functionality, aesthetics and eco-system balance of the neighbourhood, “plus reliability and consistency are key for this function”.
Shifting his attention to potholes on the roads, Gungubele assured residents that after the heavy rains, “which left a trail of destruction on our roads, we are paying special attention to the resulting potholes as well”.
Regarding flooding, the mayor said: “When we deliver the budget speech, we will come up with a proposal on how to deal with the impact of flooding in our city.
“I must say that we are very sensitive to the limitations of the drainage of the city that are a legacy of the manner in which the city was designed from inception.”
But the problem, said Gungubele, is perpetuated by the tendency of some residents and businesses to dump foreign objects in the system.
