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chapter 6 george ward based planning - George Municipality

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Strengths and OpportunitiesSpare capacity for water, electricity and sewagedevelopment.Use of mountain for tourism.Keep <strong>George</strong> Safe and Clean:Low crime levels.Several security residential complexes.Healthy living area.Extended Public Works Program (EPWP) to keep areasclean and remove alien vegetation in <strong>ward</strong>.Recycling opportunities.Lots of trees and municipal maintenance thereof is good.Deliver Services in <strong>George</strong>:Police and traffic services are available.Good service levels for basic services.Blue Drop – quality of drinking water.Green Drop – quality of recycling water.Implementation of the Integrated Transport Plan (gettingpeople to the hospital).Infrastructure for water, electricity and sewage is good forthe next 20 years.Participate in <strong>George</strong>:Strong <strong>ward</strong> committee.Value system – community participation.Support available to stimulate community.Potential for <strong>ward</strong> <strong>based</strong> newsletter.Govern <strong>George</strong>:Policies for governance are in place.Active strong citizen watchdogs.Culture of clean and transparent government.Weaknesses and ThreatsRed Tape with regards to use of mountain for tourism.Bad administration and communication between themunicipality and the public.Potential shortage of water (climate change).Police visibility and response time ineffective.Speeding and reckless driving of taxi’s.Un-kept and undeveloped open stands.Break and entering (crime).Invasive alien vegetation.Late night racing in Witfontein/Langenhoven Road.Squatters in neighbourhood and half built houses.Unsafe open swimming pool in Heather lands.Drug abuse.Poor maintenance of police building in Heatherlands.Neighbourhood watch is non-existent.Opening and going through of garbage bags causing litter(vagrants).Ineffective traffic services and poor response time of police.Bad traffic management.Availability of funds for service delivery.Poor public transport.Inequality of service delivery.Road, storm water and water reticulation infrastructure gettingold (more catchments needed).Police breaking the law (Heatherlands).A number of roads need to be sealed (potholes).Lack of one stop customer services.Community apathy.Poor feedback and communication with community.No community centre/hall for <strong>ward</strong>.Bias allocation of funds.Dismal audit report created bad perception in <strong>ward</strong>.No system exists where community can track progress of theIDP project implementation.Ineffective training of municipal officials, while training isavailable.Table 6.17: Ward 3 SWOT ProfilePage | 88

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