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WARDS 14 AND 16: COUNCILLORS SAY ILLEGAL DUMPING IS PRIORITY IN BOTH WARDS IN 2018
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ard 14 councillor Roelf Mare and ward 16 councillor Jerome Fitz count illegal dumping as the most pressing problem within their wards. Mare’s ward includes parts of Eerste River, Happy Valley, Zevenwacht, Jagtershof, Blackheath Industria, Penhill, Blue Downs CBD and Dennemere, while Fitz’s ward includes Forest Village, parts of Eerste River, Faure, parts of Mfuleni and Electric City.
Mare confirms that the issue of illegal dumping is a major problem within his ward. “We would log complaints with the City and they would come and clean up the dirt, but the very next day residents will have dumped again. The City spends over R350 million on cleaning up illegal dumping.” Fitz says that residents should make use of the new Faure waste drop-off facility where they can dispose of their waste in a responsible manner. Furthermore, both Mare and Fitz have
outlined their plans for their respective wards in 2018. Ward 14 will see the upgrading of parks. “We have 14 parks in the ward and will start the upgrades in Kleinvlei,” explains Mare. He relays that the upgrading of all the parks in the ward will take four to five years, with upgrades starting in Kleinvlei and moving on to Parla Park, Greenfields, Dennemere and then Blackheath. The upgrades will include the provision of gym equipment and the installation of a multipurpose pitch. V To page 2.
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