{"id":222957,"date":"2019-11-07T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/222957\/public-meeting-leaves-many-disappointed\/"},"modified":"2019-11-07T12:45:27","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T10:45:27","slug":"public-meeting-leaves-many-disappointed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/11\/07\/public-meeting-leaves-many-disappointed\/","title":{"rendered":"Public meeting leaves many disappointed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many residents who attended the Ward 36 public meeting, last Monday night, were left disappointed.<\/p>\n

The meeting, which took place at Laerskool Die President, located in Astronomy Road in Fishers\u2019 Hill, was scheduled to be attended by a number of metro officials, but only one metro representative arrived.<\/p>

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Items on the agenda were meant to include:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Feedback from the metro\u2019s customer care manager Robert Pienaar.<\/p>

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\u2022 An update on what electrical upgrades have been done in the area and what still needs to be done from the head of department (HOD) for the metro\u2019s energy department Mark Wilson.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Feedback on the continuous water outages affecting Sunnyridge and surrounds from HOD of the metro\u2019s water and sanitation department Mduduzi Shabangu.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Feedback on billing queries, disconnections, re-connections, meter readers, meter inspections and illegal connections from HOD for the metro\u2019s finance department Lihle Ndezelu.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Feedback on the stormwater drain maintenance in the area from HOD for the metro\u2019s roads and stormwater department Sizwe Cele.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Feedback on noise and drinking in public complaints from Ockert Bezuidenhout of the EMPD.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Feedback on building without plans and overcrowding in the ward from HOD for the metro\u2019s city planning department Palesa Tsita.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe, as ward councillors, are required to host public meetings,\u201d said Morgan.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo my dismay the only department that sent a representative to the meeting was the EMPD.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thank them for the feedback they gave the community and for noting residents\u2019 concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n

Morgan feels that the metro\u2019s department officials are showing no regard for the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seems that there is just no regard for the residents and their concerns and issues,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo wonder the community does not to want to attend public meetings.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis really was a waste of everyone\u2019s time, and the community is once again left with no feedback from the departments.\u201d<\/p>\n

Morgan thanked the residents who did make the effort to attend the meeting, and apologised for the inconvenience.<\/p>\n

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