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Municipality denies neglect of resort
The municipality of Madibeng has denied reports
that the municipal resort on the Schoemansville foreshore is in a
state of neglect after complaints that the area is not being
properly maintained. Kormorant has received several complaints that
the resort is no credit to the ?Pearl of the North West? slogan used
to promote tourism to the area.
There are several spots around the Dam where day visitors can reach
the shore to picnic or fish. Schoemansville?s Oewer Club, for
instance, is perhaps the ideal picnic spot but the number of
visitors that can be accommodated is limited. The municipal resort
next door, also known as the Eatern forshore, comprises a much
bigger part of the shoreline and is also one of the best shore bird
habitats in North West, according to some enthusiasts, where one
will find in excess of twenty to thirty different species of birds
within ten minutes. But, as local resident, Jan Loysen says, the
place is ?a thundering disgrace?.
He says that at or near the water?s edge there is not a square metre
where one will not find rubbish strewn about. The litter spoils the
beauty of the area. Another Schoemansville resident, who prefers to
remain anonymous, said that the litter is not removed regularly and
the ablution blocks in the resort are in such a bad state that they
are unfit for human use.
There are no waste drums for visitors to dump their rubbish before
leaving and instead of taking it with them, it is left behind and
scattered by the wind. As braai facilities at the Eastern foreshore
are limited and badly maintained, visitors make fires wherever they
choose.
In response to enquiries, Tumelo Tshabalala, the spokesperson for
the Madibeng local municipality, says that there is no rubbish and
litter as reported and that the ablution blocks only have a few
broken windows that will be fixed soon. He says that a security
guard is always on duty on the site. Tshabalala also says that
rubbish bins will be supplied soon and braai facilities will be
erected in all the resorts in the new financial year.
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23 October 2008 |