Met stygende kostes uit alle oorde die afgelope jaar gaan inwoners van die Breedevallei maar swaar sluk aan die tariefverhogings van die begroting vir die 2023-\u201924-boekjaar, wat vandeesweek op die raadsvergadering van die BVM-munisipaliteit goedgekeur is.<\/p>\n
Die begroting bied wel \u2019n klein bietjie verligting in die elektrisiteitstariewe, wat met 15,1% styg, en nie die verwagte 18,65% nie.<\/p>\n
Nersa (die nasionale energiereguleerder van Suid-Afrika) het vroe\u00ebr vanjaar \u2019n skok-tariefverhoging van 18,49% aan Eskom goedgekeur.<\/p>\n
Verder sal valleiers die volgende verhogings sien, wat van vandag af (1 Julie) hul sak gaan raak: Water 6,95%; sanitasie 6,96%; eiendombelasting 6,95% en vullisverwydering 6,95%.<\/p>\n
In haar openingstoespraak het die uitvoerende burgemeester, Antoinette Steyn, ges\u00ea hierdie is \u2019n \u201cbegroting van hoop\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cGaan ons vir die mense hoop gee of gaan ons saam wag vir \u2019n beter toekoms? Die begroting is met trots en waarde saamgestel.\u201d<\/p>\n
Verder het sy ges\u00ea die begroting gaan oor hoop wat hulle aan die Breedevallei moet gee.<\/p>\n
\u201cDie Breedevallei-munisipaliteit sal vortgaan om agterstande in dienslewering die hoof te bied en sal waar nodig voorkeur aan dienslewering gee om seker te maak ons inwoners se dringendste behoeftes kry aandag. Ons bly daaraan verbind om ons dienslewering op alle vlakke te verbeter sodat hierdie munisipaliteit almal se lewensgehalte verbeter. Terselfdertyd bly sosiale ontwikkeling en plaaslike ekonomiese ontwikkeling ons kernfokus,\u201d het die burgemeester in \u2019n mediaverklaring ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n
Die totale begroting beloop R1, 68 miljard. <\/p>\n
\u201cHierdie begroting bring sigbare hoop vir ons inwoners, want dit onderhou en voorsien basiese dienslewering en help met sosiale ontwikkeling. Dit help met \u2019n gunstige omgewing vir werkskepping en armoedeverligting deur proaktiewe ekonomiese verwikkeling, en ook om \u2019n gesonde, veilige en skoon omgewing op \u2019n volhoubare manier daar te stel,\u201d lui die verklaring.<\/p>\n
\n Die begroting is soos volg uiteengesit:<\/b>\n<\/p>\nWatervoorsiening:<\/h1>\n
– R2 miljoen is uitgesit vir die voorafwerk wat nodig is voordat die verhoging van die Stettynskloofdamwal kan begin.- R3 miljoen vir gekraakte pype en die l\u00ea van nuwe pype. <\/p>\n
– R20 miljoen vir die Transhex-behuisingsontwikkeling; <\/p>\n
– R13 miljoen vir die opgradering van die rioolnetwerk spesifiek in Avianpark, Roodewal, Riverview en Zwelethemba;<\/p>\n
– R14 miljoen vir die nuwe Avianpark-rioolpompstasie; <\/p>\n
– R14 miljoen vir die opgradering van die Touwsrivier-rioolwerke; <\/p>\n
– R6 miljoen vir die verskuiwing van Zwelethemba se sogenaamde \u2018mid-block\u2019-rioolpype van agter huise se erwe na die straatfront; <\/p>\n
– Die opgradering van die Worcester-Rioolwerke vir R2 miljoen, die omheining daarvan vir \u2019n verdere R2 miljoen en die aankoop van kragopwekkers vir R800 000 sodat riool tydens beurtkrag gepomp kan word. \u2013 Vervolg op bladsy 2.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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