Community demand flat rate on rates and taxes
“No meeting will take place unless Mayor Moerane explains what happened to the previous money budgeted for IDP.”
VANDERBIJLPARK.- The majority members of the community have spoken and demand that they pay a flat rates on rates and taxes.
Amongst these are the residents of Vanderbijlpark who were recently joined by Boipatong and Bophelong residents during a meeting over the weekend. Speaking outside the Vanderbijlaprk Library, residents unanimously agreed to pay a flat rate of R600 per month. Conducting the meeting, Lehlohonolo Moepadira said that it was resolved that from 3 May, every household must pay R600.
The community said they going to disrupt the IDP meeting to be hosted at Mayors parlour on 28 April.
“No meeting will take place unless Mayor Moerane explains what happened to the previous money budgeted for IDP.”
The residents have crossed their fingers that this time they not going to retreat until their demands are met. Moepadira said the community has had enough of the IDP money being misused, year in year out. “This time our voices will be heard. We want to prove a point to the muncipality to show them who we are. What the Economic Freedom Fighters are doing in parliament, we will double it come IDP meeting. Should they change the venue we will still follow them. We need to start to take a stand,” said community members demanding that historical debt be scrapped.
