LHRA encourages active citizenry
He advised residents to be gentle with one another since everyone had been suffering in some or other way.
The Lower Houghton Residents Association is excited about the hope that next year will see community growth and an improvement in service delivery.
As the new chair of the association, Colin Wasserfall said, “2021 is going to be like having a second chance at 2020. Our challenge is to grow our community, to get more people involved in improving our service delivery from the City. Stand up, do something, get involved.”
Wasserfall highlighted the erection of six blue plaques by the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation in the Lower Houghton area.
“This goes a long way to show everyone that Lower Houghton is blessed with rich Johannesburg heritage.”
The association also completed a tree survey for the area which provides some interesting insights into the tree population in the area which is invaluable to the battle against polyphagous shot hole borer.
Wasserfall said it had been difficult to keep things going with no physical meetings during the lockdown, and trying to remain positive despite infrastructure woes including sewage leaks and water outages.
He advised residents to be gentle with one another since everyone had been suffering in some or other way.
“Look after yourselves and your families. Be good neighbours and learn to be active citizens – report faults. 2020 has taught us that life can change in an instant. But we’re resilient, we bounce back.”
