The Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Community Development, Cllr Margaret Arnolds is on a whirlwind tour of the City, cutting overgrown grass and weeds and beautifying parks and open spaces.
Cllr Arnolds has swapped her pristine office outfits for grimy overalls and boots as she folds her sleeves to accelerate the delivery of basic municipal services.
The MMC is joining a team of horticulturalists from Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ) employees across Johannesburg in cutting grass, pruning public trees, raking, beautifying parks and open spaces, removing green waste and picking up litter in municipal facilities.
Cllr Arnolds has already visited Glen Ridge Extension 16 in Protea Glen, Soweto, where she picked up litter, cut and raked overgrown grass and removed green waste.
“Regions G and F will also receive green TLC this week,” the MMC enthuses.
She says residents of Eldorado Park can look forward to grass cutting and litter picking in their areas until Friday, 12 February. On Thursday, 11 February, Region F will tackle Bezuidenhout Valley, where activities of grass cutting, litter picking, raking and tree pruning will be undertaken.
“Joburg was blessed with rain in abundance during the past two weeks. A regional accelerated service delivery blitz programme is right on time to take care of long grass, overgrown trees and litter that accumulated as a result of lots of rain,” she explains.
The MMC says JCPZ’s peak season is normally a busy time for operational teams, who need to address growing demands.
“The blitz programme, which focuses on all seven regions, one region at a time, is designed to make a great visible impact in a relatively short space of time by pulling in maximum resources in a targeted area to perform a range of horticultural services,” she says.
All JCPZ’s regional offices work closely with contractors to ensure Joburg residents can enjoy beautiful, tidy and green outdoor spaces. This service delivery programme is aligned with the mayoral campaign to accelerate service delivery in the short term.