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. <\/p>\n
– R5 miljoen vir die opgradering van paaie in Wyke 1, 2, 3, 4, 16, 17 en 18;- R1,5 miljoen vir spoedwalle. <\/p>\n
– R15 miljoen vir die opgradering van die elektrisiteitsnetwerk;- R1,4 miljoen vir die opgradering van ho\u00ebmas-beligting;- R2,6 miljoen vir die opgradering van straatbeligting;- R600 000 vir die omheining van elektrisiteitsubstasies. <\/p>\n
– R500 000 vir die ontwikkeling van speelparkies.Die begroting vir die verskeie wyke van die Breedevallei is ook onthul:<\/b><\/p>\n
\n Wyk 1: <\/b>– R7,7 miljoen vir die opgradering van grondpaaie; <\/p>\n
\n Wyk 2:<\/b>– R5 miljoen vir die opgradering van die watersuiweringsaanleg; <\/p>\n
\n Wyk 6:<\/b>– R3 miljoen vir die herse\u00ebl van paaie; <\/p>\n
\n Wyk 7:<\/b>– R1 miljoen vir die herse\u00ebl van paaie; <\/p>\n
\n Wyk 8:<\/b>– R12 miljoen vir die opgradering van grondpaaie in die nywerheidsgebied en R6,5 miljoen vir die opgradering van grondpaaie in die res van die wyk; <\/p>\n
\n Wyk 10:<\/b>– R1 miljoen vir die herse\u00ebl van paaie; <\/p>\n
\n Wyk 11:<\/b>– R1 miljoen vir die herse\u00ebl van paaie; <\/p>\n
\n Wyk 12:<\/b>– R3 miljoen vir die herse\u00ebl van paaie en R1 miljoen vir die opgradering van staproetes vir siggestremde mense; <\/p>\n
\n Wyk 13:<\/b>– R1 miljoen vir die herse\u00ebl van paaie; <\/p>\n
\n Wyk 16:<\/b>– R100 000 vir die opgradering van die Mtwazistraat-sypaadjie; <\/p>\n
\n Wyk 18:<\/b>– R850 000 vir die Overhex-biblioteek; <\/p>\n
\n Wyk 19:<\/b>– R1,1 miljoen vir \u2019n speelpark; <\/p>\n
\n Wyk 21:<\/b>– R2 miljoen vir die opgradering van grondpaaie. <\/p>\n
In hierdie begroting is geld ook vir nywerheidsontwikkeling uitgesit. Die burgemeester verduidelik hierdie finansiering sal die aanvang van die Avianpark-nywerheidsgebied en die Uitvlugt-nywerheidsgebied ontketen. <\/p>\n
R1,6 miljoen is vir die Avianpark-nywerheidsgebied se elektrisiteit, riool, stormwater en rioolaansluitings begroot. <\/p>\n
R500 000 is vir die Uitvlugt-nywerheidsgebied se elektrisiteits-, pad-, riool-, stormwater- en rioolaansluitings begroot. <\/p>\n
Ander aspekte waarvoor begroot is, is soos volg:<\/p>\n
– R1 miljoen vir die opgradering van munisipale huureenhede; – R1,5 miljoen vir die opgradering van die De Wet-sportterrein; – R4,9 miljoen vir die opgradering van die Rawsonville-sportterrein; – R3 miljoen vir die vervanging van Esselenpark-stadion se heining; – R1,6 miljoen vir die aankoop van nuwe verkeersvoertuie – R6 miljoen vir die aankoop van \u2019n nuwe brandweerwa. <\/p>\n
– R12,8 miljoen vir die aanbring van beurtkragoplossings en sonkragpanele, sodat munisipale dienslewering \u2013 veral by rioolpompstasies \u2013 ten spyte van beurtkrag kan voortgaan. <\/p>\n
– R1,5 miljoen vir nuwe munisipale voertuie. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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