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Additionally, on Sundays, the road fills with churchgoers who must use that road. The church had asked attendees to park on public parking spots a street away, which, according to the reverend, raises concerns about the safety of female churchgoers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Those using Church Lane, which is one-way, must drive up the wrong side because the exit has deteriorated. With the high number of vehicles attending church on Sundays, this increases the risk of car accidents between those entering and exiting the one-way street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere are two issues here. To me, it looks like this is raw sewage water from toilets, and further up it looks like stormwater. The stormwater drain here is so blocked that the water cannot flow into it, which causes it to flood here, which would suggest that there might be a possible water leak nearby,\u201d Oliver added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Claude Smith, a business owner in Church Street, numerous complaints have been lodged with the municipality by business owners in this affected area. \u201cThey (municipal officials) come and unclog the stormwater drains and about a week later, the same issue persists.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added, \u201cIn front of the church, there is potable water flowing down the street which street dwellers use to bathe themselves. This poses a hazard to our business as people see that and stay away. The same goes for the churchgoers,\u201d Smith added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Ward 51 Councillor Roelf Basson the issue was a blockage of the pipe leading to Caledon Street that needed to be replaced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
UD Express<\/span> approached the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality for comment on the issue, and their response was that a team would be sent to the site to investigate.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn August 5, the NMBM\u2019s Water and Sanitation department was on site to replace said pipe and drain the sewage water that was in Church Lane and the results are yet to be seen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAfter the replacement of the pipe, the municipality needs to get a road contractor to fix the necessary damage made by the Water and Sanitation department,\u201d added Basson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Councillor Basson said that should residents of NMBM have an issue with service delivery, they should use the proper channels, which is to call the service hotline, 0800 20 5050 (toll free) to get a reference number. Should their complaint not be rectified in due time, then residents should contact their ward councillor to escalate the complaint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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