The Democratic Alliance Heritage Branch (Ward 17 that consists of Krugersdorp North and Rant-en-Dal) recently hosted several tables in the ward so that residents could sign mandatory reports to be submitted to the mayor.
A mandatory report is a document from the community mandating a ward councillor to submit a wish list of proposed items to the executive mayor to allocate from the budget. The municipal process to plan the annual allocation of resources in a municipality is the integrated development programme.
Road shows are held prior to finalising the budget to allow residents to participate.
In the past when residents did not attend these meetings, officials erroneously interpreted it as satisfaction with the status quo and that the ward has no requests.
Clr Jaqueline Pannall, councillor for Ward 17, has added the mandatory reports to her wish lists but still appeals to residents to attend the IDP Road Shows to convey their needs to the mayor and officials.
The following two requests were identified in the mandatory reports:
• The upgrade of streetlight infrastructure in Rant-en-Dal, Dan Pienaarville and Krugersdorp North
• Adapting the water reticulation system of the Munsieville Reservoir to include 25 streets in Rant-en-Dal and Krugersdorp North, which still receive water from the Kenmare Reservoir that is further away and not capacitated
Both the above items are ongoing until the evening of the IDP meeting with the mayor later in April, when the necessary documents will be handed to him with a motivational letter.
On 18 April the Heritage branch hosted a table outside the Heritage Manor to complete a mandatory report requesting the councillor
to step in and request Mogale City to adhere to the plan envisaged for Heritage Manor. The IDP plan for this land availability agreementd development between Mogale City and a developer went sour when the developer went bankrupt. The half-completed properties and the incomplete infrastructure within the Estate have placed a huge burden on the community as a whole. Crime is rife along Robert Broom Drive behind the Estate; many uncompleted dwellings/ structures are being demolished by vandals.
“It would make economic sense to complete the project, to sell the completed dwellings that will add value to the City as revenue collection from the properties. This also will be in line with providing homes for young people in a price range that is more affordable,” stated Pannall.
