KDM building in Blythedale worse than a toilet

The disused KwaDukuza municipality building in Blythedale has turned into a toilet, home of the homeless and a dumping site.

According to Blythedale Beach Residents and Ratepayers’ Association (BBRRA) member Lisa I’mant, the building in Dolphin Crescent was used as a traffic department office and it has been empty for about 10 years.

The building is full of litter, alcohol bottles and faeces are strewn across the floor. I’mant said the association fears that homeless people might use the building as their permanent residence.

“Currently there is one homeless man sleeping in there and what if more decide to join him? Something urgently needs to be done about the building,” said I’mant.

She said the municipality had proposed to BBRRA that they should make use of the building for their non-profit activities.

“That lease agreement was suitable for KDM only. We can’t renovate the building and not charge for the use of it. How would we get our money back? Therefore, we turned that proposal down,” said I’mant.

KDM had not responded to our questions at the time of publication (why has it has been empty for years and what are its plans are for the building?).

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