The City of Johannesburg has confirmed details for next month’s Integrated Development Plan (IDP) feedback.
The importance of the IDP feedback sessions is to give residents a chance to engage with authorities over budgets and plans for their communities.
Councillor Vasco da Gama, speaker of the council said, “We want to go back to communities to give them first-hand information on what is contained in the budget.
We want the councillors to be fully informed regarding how much money each ward is getting through the budget.”
He added that this process of community engagement will enable the Mayor, Herman Mashaba and his MMCs to outline to communities how much has been set aside for what projects.
The City of Johannesburg plans to achieve the following:
- Communities to be well-informed; the budget to be explained in detail, which programmes and projects are budgeted for and what couldn’t be covered in the current budget, the goals the City has set for itself and the problems the City faces
- The City wants to talk to communities regarding issues that are close to their heart, be it the parks, a soccer pitch, tennis courts and any issue affecting that particular community
- The City wants to consult and work together with communities when implementing this budget, whether they are residents or business stakeholders
- To strengthen participatory democracy as communities become fully involved.
Details for IDP feedback sessions:
5 November
Wards 100 and 114
10am
Cosmo City Multi-purpose centre
Corner of South Africa and Angola Drive, Cosmo City.
7 November
Wards 68, 69 and 104
6pm
Westbury Recreation Centre
Roberts Avenue, Westbury.
8 November
Wards 86, 87, 88, 90 and 117
6pm
Marks Park Sports Club
Judith Road, Emmarentia.
16 November
Wards 98, 99, 102 and 104
6pm
Blairgowrie Recreation Centre
8 Park Lane, Blairgowrie.
16 November
Wards 96, 115 and 134
6pm
Judah Africa
51 Agnes Avenue, Bloubosrand.
16 November Ward 101
7pm
Sharonlea Primary School
Corner of Mahogany and Camphor Street, Randburg.
Time: 19h00
17 November
Wards 101, 126 and 134
6pm
Boskruin Recreation Centre
Kelly Road, Boskruin.
25 November
Wards 106 and 115
12pm
Cooper College
226 Pritchard Street, North Riding.
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