“I am disappointed in the metro as I asked them to fill the sandpits, cut the grass around them and remove the weeds from the cement before the jukskei season started, but they did not comply with their promise to do so,” says club chairman Rassie Ras.
Instead, the metro dropped off a load of sand for the sandpits and only sections of the grass were cut.
Ras says when he arrived at the club on the day of the event, he had to rush home to get his lawn mower, to properly cut the grass and remove the weeds and grass from between the cracks of the cement, however, there was no time to fill the sandpits.
Ras feels the metro neglects the clubs still operating in Springs.
He also says he has been communicating with the metro on a regular basis regarding the state of the jukskei grounds.
Themba Gadebe, metro spokesman, says if the club makes use of the booking system they have in place and if the metro is informed prior to the date of the event, it will be in a position to prepare the facilities accordingly.
“The clubs do have a responsibility to suggest any improvements needed at the facilities, but that will be considered within the limit of available funds,” he says.
The metro also claims there is no neglect of any of the sport grounds in Springs, and that they have not received any complaints about the state of the Springs Jukskei Club or any other club.
‘It must be noted that we face a backlog on the development and upgrading of sport facilities,” concludes Gadebe.
