A comment from a visitor about the state of the town left one resident not only disappointed, but defensive and angry.
“One of the bikers who was part of the DJ Rally asked a volunteer why was the town so dirty? He said the roads and gutters were strewn with litter and there were so many potholes,” explained the resident.
She says her response was: “We don’t have the services you have.” Since that remark, the resident who walks 5km each day has been noticing a number of service delivery shortfalls.
“In Rolland Hellet I noticed three sewage leaks.”
“In Victoria Street between the school and church, the municipality have cut a big hole in the pavement and it has never been repaired, it has been like that for months. Across the road, close to the garage entrance, there is another big hole on the pavement. What if someone falls into it?” commented the resident.
“What are we paying rates for if we do not receive basic service delivery?” asked the angry resident. Remarking on the road repairs close to the Shepstone Place Home for the Aged entrance, the resident said she was relieved that the potholes have been repaired.
“But why does the staff leave the rubble on the side of the road? They need to be supervised,” she remarked.
“I think that the councillors need to walk around all the residential areas and see the gutters, pavements and streets. Why do we pay our councillors when they don’t attend to the needs in town? We pay rates for our town to be cleaned up,” concluded the resident. The resident’s concerns were relayed to Umtshezi Municipality, a response is forthcoming.
