Ward 104 councillor plans and vision

DA Ward 104 candidate Tracey Lourenco was re-elected to serve as a ward councillor for another term.
Lourenco shares her plans and vision for the ward.
Q: As the re-elected ward councillor, what do you hope to achieve during your term as ward councillor?
A: I will strive to keep the pressure on the various departments to ensure regular and a much higher standard of service delivery in areas. I will avail myself to residents to assist where possible on the many WhatsApp groups and verbal communication.
Q: What plans do you have overall for your ward?
A: Norkem Park pan will stay one of my most serious concerns. I will continue to work through the Human Rights Commission until every resident in Pikkewyn Avenue is satisfied with the outcome and solution expected from the City of Ekurhuleni (CoE).
• Birch Acres (Bergrivier Drive and Kwartel Road); clean up the area and ensure EMPD assists in moving the vagrants and taxi’s from this area and relocate them to a more suitable area.
• EMPD precinct in Edleen to be completed as soon as possible.
• A fence for Esther Park and Kempton Park West along the Zuurfontien Road.
• St Andrew’s Driving Range which has been standing idle for over five years.
• To ensure officials are accountable to residents and that our ward can be beautiful and clean once again.
• Street lights attended to within a reasonable time.
• Keep good relationships and communication with the departments.
• A clean and functional area we can once again be proud of, also looking at the current policies with regards to the standards of parks.
• Ongoing refuse removal concerns of non-collection on allocated days.
• Illegal dumping.
Q: When looking at your plans and promises when you were elected in the previous term, how much of your plans materialised?
A: It has been a difficult past two years, with many of the departments using Covid-19 and PPE as excuses for non-service delivery. This is now no longer an excuse for departments and a high standard of service delivery will be a basic requirement. Successes were ensuring the closing down of two shebeens, which we will be monitoring very closely.
Q: Are there any issues that were not completed in the previous term? How do you plan to work on completing these?
A: Norkem Park pan: homes flooding with sewer is ongoing and we are waiting for a geological report and a way forward.
• Numerous street lights reported several times that the department claims they had technical difficulties.
• Illegal buildings in most areas need to be addressed as most of these issues take years before they get on the court roll for action.
Q: What will you do differently as a ward councillor this time around?
A: I will address matters via the platforms available to me: city manager, MMCs and HODs. I will consider all options available if basic service delivery is not met. IDP process: I will communicate this process with the residents with my ward committee and ensure residents are informed of the process of what the top five priorities are for the ward.
Cellphone number: 082 451 2255
Email address: tracey.lourenco@ekurhuleni.gov.za