2009-09-04: Executive Mayor Amos Masondo visits Freedom Park in Region D
The Executive Mayor of Johannesburg Councillor Amos Masondo, accompanied by Members of the Mayoral Committee and the City of Johannesburg’s senior management will be visiting Freedom Park in Region G on Saturday 05th September 2009.
Mayoral road shows provide the Executive Mayor, Members of the Mayoral Committee and senior management an opportunity and platform to interact with various stakeholders, see first hand implementation of capital projects and service delivery challenges as well as to interact with the communities.
The areas to be visited in Freedom Park are house number 88/3814, these are houses that are built near a man made stream, Telescope and Mpumelelo Road, as well as a stadium and Lindelani informal settlements.
The bus will leave Metro Centre at 10h00. The engagement will start at Freedom Park Primary School with a briefing by the local leadership.
Some of the highlights of the road show include:
A visit near house number 88/3814 which has a blocked open channel storm water drainage system.
A visit and a walk about to houses built near a man made stream on a
wetland and the houses flood when the stream is full.
A visit and a walk about into LEO Street, where houses are built on flood line next to a stream.
A visit and a walk about to house number 1830 and to the unmaintained mini stadium. There is also a dispute at house number 1830 between neighbours over a toilet belonging to number 1830, which is built on the neighbour’s property.
A visit and walk about to Lindelani informal settlement where a total of 120 people are temporary placed and awaiting houses.
The roadshow will end with a public meeting where the Mayor and his team will listen to the complex issues of development and service delivery. As Dr Augistino Neto said: “the most important thing is to solve people’s problems”.
On completion of the roadshow the Mayor and his team will look at areas visited for the day, challenges identified and follow ups that need to be done.
