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outpansberger
11 Desember 2015
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Furore over sale By Isabel Venter
News that the Makhado Municipality is in the process of selling the stretch of land currently accommodating most of the town’s sporting facilities east of Makhado Crossing has sparked a furore among residents. The area earmarked for the sale currently houses the town’s rugby fields, the squash, gymnastics and wrestling club buildings, the sports hall and netball fields. According to an advertisement published by the Makhado Municipality on 20 November in the Zoutpansberger’s sister newspaper, the Limpopo Mirror, the municipality is of the intention to sell a portion of the remainder of portion 7/288
LS of the farm Bergvliet. This portion comprises a total of 8.5234Ha. Nowhere in the notice is it indicated, however, that the proposed sale will affect the current sports and recreation facilities of Louis Trichardt. It simply states the municipality’s intention to sell the property and asks resident to submit their objections in writing to the municipal offices. The Zoutpansberger was notified by concerned residents who took the trouble to find out where the land on sale is situated. When the newspaper contacted the various sport clubs’ governing bodies this week, it became clear that none of them had been approached or consulted by the municipality regarding the proposed sale. They were taken completely by surprise and had to scurry to
submit their letters of objection to the municipal director of development planning. The cut-off date for objections was on Wednesday, 9 December. The manner in which the process was handled was also questioned by many. Some of the questions asked was why the notice had only been placed in the Limpopo Mirror and not the Zoutpansberger, as the majority of the different affected sporting clubs’ members are readers of the Zoutpansberger. Another question was why the municipality had not put out the property on public tender or auction? According to municipal spokesperson Mr Louis Bobodi, the municipality’s executive committee decided to sell the property on 8 October this year and put forth a council resolution to that effect on 12 November. Bobodi further
confirmed that the property will stretch from the east of the Makhado Crossing right up to Oranje Street - the street that divides the east side of the rugby field from the municipal show grounds. From Bobodi’s feedback it became clear that the municipality had to put out a lot of fires as public outcry was sparked when residents came to realize what was at stake and that it was not just an empty stand on sale. Asked why the municipality had only advertised their intentions in the Limpopo Mirror, and not the Zoutpansberger, Bobodi merely stated that the municipality was of the view that the Mirror was commonly read in the area, including the town areas. (Contd on P2)
Rugby Club, Rugby Lapa, Squash Court, Wrestling and Gymnastics Hall The area earmarked for sale currently houses the town’s rugby fields, the squash, gymnastics and wrestling club buildings, the sports hall and netball fields.
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