Lekwa Local Municipality 2013/14 - Co-operative Governance and ...

“To be the leading, people centered municipality excelling in economic growth, development and governance”ISSUE 5: Upgrading ofinadequate structuresISSUE 6: HousingPolicyISSUE 7: Gapsbetween housesISSUE 8: EmergingContractorDevelopment & JobCreationISSUE 9: Housing StaffRetentionLekwa has 11 238 inadequate structures that should be upgraded to sustainablehouses.There is a need to drive the process of ensuring that communities in the LekwaLocal Municipality understand housing policy—especially government subsidyprogrammes.The Municipality needs to implement a housing Consumer Education Programmefor housing beneficiaries so that they understand their obligations as well asneed for asset creation.There is also a need to develop proper by-laws to control the increase of informalsettlementsA note is made of low density-density development in centrally located areas.Open space leads to development of informal housing as people move in theseareas in order to be close to employment and social facilities.Municipality needs to carry out land audit on vacant pieces of land in centrallylocated areas with a view of taking over vacant sites to build houses for theneedy.There is a need to promote locally based emerging contractors in housingdelivery as a mechanism for promoting local economic development and qualityhousing developmentFacilitate access to bridging finance by emerging contractorsJob creation is an integral component of the BNG in order to address levels ofunemployment.There is a need to retain the housing staff through a programme with the relatedincentive programme.‘81 | P a g e - D r a f t i n t e g r a t e d D e v e l o p m e n t P l a n 2 0 1 3 / 2 0 1 4