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Category: Excellent Satisfactory Poor No ResponseClinic 6.25% 25% 65.63% 3.13%Church 6.25% 21.88% 68.75% 3.13%Community Halls 6.25% 28.13% 59.38% 6.25%Children Play Parks 0% 6.25% 90.63% 3.13%Youth centres and entertainment 0% 0% 96.88% 3.13%Recreation facilities and sports field 0% 15.63% 81.25% 3.13%Libraries 6.25% 43.75% 46.88% 3.13%Internet Facilities 0% 0% 96.88% 3.13%Safety and Security:Police Stations 3.13% 15.63% 78.13% 3.13%Police Visibility 3.13% 25% 65.63% 6.25%Fire stations 0% 6.25% 90.63% 3.13%Disaster Management 0% 6.25% 87.50% 6.25%Response rate 3.13% 0% 90.63% 6.25%THE WARD SWOT PROFILETable 6.22: Ward Satisfaction SurveyThe table below highlights the results of the SWOT profiling that was performed for the current (2012) IDPprocess for the respective <strong>ward</strong>. In the table below, the <strong>ward</strong>s profiled the <strong>ward</strong> according to strengths andopportunities on the one hand and the weaknesses and threats of the other.Grow <strong>George</strong>:Natural Beauty of the area.Strengths and OpportunitiesNational Park and its aesthetic as well as tourism potential.Moderate climate of the area.Long sandy beaches.Good Hotels, Guesthouses and Restaurants.Eco- Tourism potential (Hiking, Birding etc.).Adventure-Tourism potential (paragliding, canoeing,abseiling, diving and mountain biking).Re-open Kleinkrantz Tourist Resort.Reintroduction of Choo-Tjoe.Keep <strong>George</strong> Safe and Clean:Wilderness is small and compact so should be easy to keepsafe & clean.Existing Neighbourhood Watch organisations can be betterutilized.Reliable refuse collection service.Clean drinking water.Weaknesses and ThreatsInadequate maintenance of Municipal infrastructures, forexample roads due to lack of finance.Lack of Municipal expertise in tourism marketing.Lack of adequate Municipal finance to promote tourism.Ineffective local tourism office with inadequate operating hours.Municipal Town Planners continually allowing inappropriatedevelopment.Inadequate public facilities at beaches (Toilets etc.).No “Blue Flag” beach status.No events to attract tourism.General lack of Municipal funds due to previous profligacy.Inadequate maintenance of Municipal infrastructure.Total lack of Municipal Law Enforcement.No formalised taxi rank.Inadequate Municipal grass cutting and street cleaning.Inadequate maintenance of painted road lines.Inadequate directional signage.Inadequate parking.Page | 94

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