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There is allegedly not a single permanent employee employed by the Kou-Kamma Local Municipality to address the municipality\u2019s collapsing roads infrastructure, despite this being a vital aspect of the municipality\u2019s core functions and responsibilities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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According to Dr Vicky Knoetze, Shadow MEC for COGTA, the municipality should consider entering into Public Private Partnerships to enable them to secure the prerequisite skills to tackle the road maintenance and repair backlog. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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She further said it will also be vital that adequate funding be put in place to facilitate this.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cResidents of this municipality, which includes the towns of Kareedouw, Storms River, and Joubertina, amongst others, are faced with travelling on roads that are in such a poor state of repair they need complete rehabilitation,\u201d said Knoetze.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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She said the appalling conditions of the roads in the area have had a dire impact on tourism and have made day-to-day operations for residents a monumental task.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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In response to a parliamentary question from the DA COGTA MEC, Zolile Williams, revealed that the only work being done was pothole repairs. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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He said the municipality relied solely on Expanded Public Works Programme workers to fix potholes and did not have a single permanent employee to deal with roads and related infrastructure.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Williams also revealed that the municipality did not have a functioning animal pound, nor had it set aside any budget to establish one.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cStray animals, especially those that wander into roads, pose a significant risk to motorists in the area,\u201d said Williams.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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He said the municipality was reviewing its by-laws and was striving to appoint a law enforcement officer to enforce animal pound by-laws and was hoping to secure a private entity to manage the pound.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Knoetze said with no budget for its own facility, it begs the question, how the municipality intends to pay a private entity for such services.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt is clear that the Kou-Kamma Municipality is failing to prioritise road infrastructure. I am urging the MEC and his department to intervene and ensure that these matters are attended to as a matter of urgency,\u201d said Knoetze.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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