City of Johannesburg to host various IDP feedback sessions

JOBURG – Be part of your communities' development

Mayor Herman Mashaba and his office will be hosting Integrated Development Plan feedback sessions around Johannesburg. This will allow residents to engage with the City on plans that will affect them. Photo: File

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.