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GLM neglects a multi-million rand property bought expensively for business use
: Presenting Our rates and taxes The astounding neglect of prime assets in the once picturesque Modjadjiskloof seems to be a never-ending process. Property values keep on tumbling and business people are frustrated by decline
The bathtub in the bathroom of the residence meant for the municipal manager was removed and made way for a fireplace.
The electricity box in the house is completely destroyed.
Pictured left and right, a view of the dilapidated municipal residence at 30 Mabel Street in Modjadjiskloof illustrates the wanton and gross neglect of the property and buildings.
in sales because of poor service delivery. This week the Bulletin stumbled across the “ruins” of a prominent residence at 30 Mabel Street, a municipal homestead with five bedrooms earmarked for town clerks and municipal managers. With its setting, double garage and once well-kept gardens the property was a sought after investment, as it was never occupied by any municipal manager. Within five years this prime residence was demolished by thieves and looters to a mere shell of walls without amenities. The garden is overgrown with weeds, the entrance to the garage is impenetrable and the interior is stripped of all its electric cables, copper piping, baths and wash basins. A nearby property owner said the erf could be worth something, but the building is not worth repairing. Last week the Bulletin reported on a live cable lying around in the streets of the suburb Panorama. An official reply from the municipality stated that the scene could not be cleared up because their service provider ran out of stock. They would nevertheless take measures to safeguard the life-threatening cable. The scene was revisited two days ago and nothing has changed. Several calls to the municipal manager, Ms Lori Mashaba, were unsuccessful, as she was on voice-mail. The Asset Management Policy of local governments states clearly that a municipality is the custodian of any property on its name and derived from ratepayers’ money. In following issues the Bulletin will reveal how the GLM has failed as custodians of several neglected assets in and around Modjadjiskloof.
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