MOSSEL BAY NEWS - Mossel Bay Municipality is in the process of reviewing its Integrated Development Plan (IDP) and municipal budget for the 2025/26 financial year.
The municipality invites all community structures or organisations, interest groups and community members to participate and give input into the 2025/26 Draft IDP and Budget Review.
Go to the venues any time between 17:00 and 19:00 to provide oral or written inputs. Representatives from the municipality will be on site to provide support if needed.
Community survey forms will be made available and can be collected and submitted at all municipal offices and public libraries, as well as local spaza shops.
With the assistance of municipal employees, individuals who cannot read or write will receive assistance.
Additional written comments and inputs can be forwarded via email to idp@mosselbay.gov.za (IDP related), admin@mosselbay.gov.za (budget related), posted to Private Bag X29, Mossel Bay, 6500, or hand delivered to 101 Marsh Street, Mossel Bay, 6500 (security booth).
The closing date for com-ments or input is 30 April at 16:00.
Residents of these wards (councillor's names in brackets) can give their input at the stated venues between 17:00 and 19:00:
Ward 1 (Sibabalo Dubula): 1 April, KwaNonqaba Community Hall
Ward 2 (Noxolo Gwaza): 7 April, venue to be confirmed
Ward 3 (Zithulele Matyesini): 3 April, venue to be confirmed
Ward 4 (Annatjie Janse van Rensburg): 31 March, Reebok Community Hall
Ward 5 (Anton Dellemijn): 2 April, Great Brak River council chamber
Ward 6 (Mark Furness): 3 April, Voortrekker Hall
Ward 7 (Stephan Botha): 8 April, Brandwag Community Hall and 9 April, Denneprag School Hall and 15 April, St John's Anglican Church Hall - Herbertsdale and 16 April, Sonskynvallei Community Hall
Ward 8 (Lodewyk Coetzee): 14 April, Mossel Bay Town Hall
Ward 9 (Erica Meyer): 15 April, D'Almeida Community Hall and 16 April, Lutheran Church Hall
Ward 10 (Leon van Dyk): 14 April, Hartenbos Municipal Offices
Ward 11 (Nickey le Roux): 31 March, Boggomsbaai Community Hall and 14 April, Dana Bay Community Hall
Ward 12 (Witness Buda): 2 April, Hillcrest Secondary School and 10 April, Joe Slovo Community Hall
Ward 13 (Rosina Ruiters): 1 April, Indoor Sport Centre and 7 April, Holy Nativity Church
Ward 14 (Donovan Claassen): 8 April, Greenhaven Community Hall and 10 April, Friemersheim Community Hall
Ward 15 (Mzwandile Mkonto): 9 April, Asla Community Hall
For more information on the IDP, call 044 606 5096 or email zmpumela@mosselbay.gov.za and for information on the budget, call 044 606 5154 or email vbasson@mosselbay.gov.za.
The municipality said changes to the schedule may occur due to the uncertainty of loadshedding, but they will be communicated within a reasonable time.
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