Issues noted by the Speaker of Council
The following issues were taken note of by Councillor Vasco da Gama, Speaker of the Johannesburg.
During the oversight visit to Ward 69 and Ward 82, there were very specific issues that were addressed to the leaders and officials of the City of Johannesburg. The following issues were taken note of by Councillor Vasco da Gama, Speaker of the Johannesburg:
– Maxwell Court – water disconnections, drug dealers, no street lights, crime.
– Joe Slovo Informal Settlement – Illegal electricity connections, blocked drains, environmental risk- rodents, crime, sanitation, housing and noise pollution by taverns.
– A resident of Coronationville complains about illegal taverns without liquor license at Joe Slovo Informal Settlement.
– Waterval – Steytler Street: Housing Issues, dilapidated Flats, Illegal dumping.
– Mac Millan Street – potholes, no grass cutting, Housing, no recreation and sports facilities.
– George Flats, Westbury Ext 2 – housing, potholes, poor road surfaces, refuse removal, crime, street lights.
– Ward 82, Claremont – Lolly lounges, housing shortages, crime, prostitution, aged infrastructure.
– David Flats, Krechmar Street – poor living conditions, no water, no grass cutting, overcrowded 1-bedroom flats, inadequate housing.
– Ward 68 complaints about the elderly citizens paying from their pension for grass cutting in their complex, no service delivery at Chiswick Old Age Village, Klavier Street, crime and poor living conditions.
Westbury flats not maintained for the past 22 years, unstable staircases, asbestos structures causing a safety hazard, leaks, poor refuse removal, crime and rodents. Pavements are not paved, no lights working, no street lights working.
When it came to the visit in Coronationville, Ward Councillor Genevieve Sherman joined the oversight visit as residents both from Coronationville and Slovo informal settlement waited for the speaker to address them.
The two main issues that were discussed was the illegal tavern in the informal settlement which causes many sleepless nights for residents and the church across the road cannot have service due to the racket which comes from the camp.
The second issue was the illegal connections.
A resident in the crowd said that the illegal connections look like washing lines and that if they snap, anyone who finds themselves under it will surely die.
Cllr Sherman along with the Speaker addressed half of the committee of Slovo informal Settlement and the principal Floyd Billings of Coronationville Secondary School also voiced his concerns on the cables being joined to the schoolyard.
The Speaker assured the residents that money has been up aside to deal with the issue and that they can look forward to the issue being resolved.
Councillor Vasco da Gama, Speaker of the Johannesburg Council would like to thank all the residents, Legislature Leaders that accompanied him and the city officials.
“I humbly request the speedy intervention of City entities to all the issues raised by residents,” he said.
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