Several concerns raised at the City of Cape Town’s full council meeting
Amy Meyer and Loyiso Langeni
31
January 2013
The City ofCape Town held its full
council meeting today.
This includes the tender relating to the old Athlone Power Station, renewal of municipal units atFleur Park , near Gordon’s Bay
and the fire in BM Section in Khayelitsha on New Year’s Day, where 800 families
were affected and five people lost their lives.
De Lille said the city and the provincial government of theWestern Cape has met with
community representatives on a weekly basis and are in the process of fast
tracking the development of the Temporary Relocation Area.
The City of
In her address Mayor de Lille spoke about some developments that were unsuccessful in 2012.
This includes the tender relating to the old Athlone Power Station, renewal of municipal units at
De Lille said the city and the provincial government of the
De Lille adds that the city is this year
taking on additional projects which include the employment of 38 new traffic
officers and additional vehicles and equipment for the safety and security
directorate.
Mayor de Lille also announced that the City
of Cape Town has been awarded an Orio Grant by the Dutch Government to the
value of about R19 million.
The Mayor furthermore said the external
funding will work in conjunction with funding from national government for the IRT roll-out, will go
towards the project of building a sustainable road based public transport
infrastructure and services in the Metro South-East of the City.
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