Johannesburg – Joburg residents can look forward to a cleaner and neater city.
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) and Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ) operations officials on Tuesday met to address the issue of grass and vegetation city wide.
The result was that the JRA issued a purchase order of R4 million to JCPZ to start cutting grass which should start towards the end of this week. A list of all prioritised roads per region will be circulated to all stakeholders by the end of the week.
Said city mayor Herman Mashaba: “A number of different departments and entities were historically tasked with the responsibility of grass cutting and vegetation control. This arrangement is cumbersome and we are in the process of ensuring that this responsibility is centralised to fall under JCPZ. We have no doubt that this will dramatically improve the existing state of affairs.”
The mayor said the new administration was committed to working towards restoring the aesthetic beauty of the city.
“While the city’s grass cutting and vegetation control budget is limited, we trust that the R4 million allocated towards this purpose will make a significant difference in the overall appearance of the city,” he said.
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