IN die tagtigerjare het die sakekamer van Middelburg meer as 2 000 bome aangeplant langs die vleigebied, wat aan die westekant net buite die dorp gele\u00eb is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Di\u00e9 aanplanting het \u2019n kaal stuk munisipale grond in \u2019n pragtige woud omskep, waar inwoners graag gaan stap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ongelukkig word di\u00e9 ontspanningsarea nou bedreig. Inwoners van nabygele\u00eb strate moet toesien hoe vragte en vragte hout op \u2019n daaglikse basis in sakke of op trollies weggedra word. Hoewel houtgaarders aanvanklik net optelhout verwyder het, het dit ontaard in \u2019n grootskaalse verwoesting van die aanplanting. Lewende bome word nou sonder meer afgesaag en die talle kort stompe wat weer uitloop, verklap dat reeds honderde bome s\u00f3 tot \u2019n voortydige einde gekom het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Middelburg Forum het di\u00e9 dringende kwessie onder die aandag van die Inxuba Yethemba-munisipaliteit gebring, en verskeie foto\u2019s aan die plaaslike owerheid gestuur via e-pos. Inwoners wat naby die vlei woon, vertel dat hulle gereeld hoor hoe daar met kettingsae ingel\u00ea word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Voorsitter van die Forum, Engela Kruger, hoop dat die munisipaliteit vinnig sal ingryp. \u201cDit het imperatief geword dat IYM onverwyld \u2019n wetstoepassingsoffisier in Middelburg moet aanstel om hierdie tipe probleme in die kiem te smoor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDit gaan die owerheid baie meer kos om \u2019n braakland van stompe te rehabiliteer, as om \u2019n wetstoepasser se salaris te betaal. Ons kan nie toelaat dat \u2019n kultuur van verwoesting ons dorp se natuurprag in puin l\u00ea nie. Dringende ingryping is nou nodig!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Enoch Matoto, eenheidsbestuurder van IYM, het gaan ondersoek instel na die toedrag van sake, en Mid-Karoo Express <\/i>het hom vergesel. Matoto was geskok oor die skade wat reeds aangerig is, en het onderneem om so gou moontlik iets hieraan te doen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volgens raadslid Handri Vorster is dit tans baie moeilik om hierdie tendens aan te spreek. Hoewel daar munisipale bywette is wat die afkapping van munisipale bome streng verbied, is daar nie \u2019n rand-en-sent-boete geheg hieraan wat as straf vir oortreding toegepas kan word nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTot tyd en wyl IYM die bywette hersien het en \u2019n wetstoepassingsoffisier aangewys is, sal di\u00e9 jammerlike verwoesting nie gekeer kan word nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die SA Polisie is wel behulpsaam, soos in die geval van die bakkie-eienaar wat verlede week voorgekeer is nadat hy op heterdaad betrap is in die vlei waar hy groot bome afgesaag het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kuhle September, woordvoerder van IYM, het Mid-Karoo Express <\/i>verseker dat die munisipale bestuurder, Xolela Msweli, aandag skenk aan di\u00e9 probleem. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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