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The Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) urged residents on Wednesday to prepare written responses to the proposed merger of the Midvaal, Emfuleni, and Sedibeng municipalities to form a metropolitan municipality.
Although the board dropped some contentious proposed mergers, such as the Metsimaholo and Ngwate municipalities in the Free State, MDB chairman Landiwe Mahlangu said the Midvaal merger was still on track.
"We call upon those people who have views about this re-determination to do so in the time frames that have been given. We want to assure the stakeholders that the board will look at those [objections] before we make a final determination," he said.
After receiving the objections, the board could change its decision to merge the municipalities because the objections were compelling; or if it believed the objections were neither material nor substantive, it would confirm its decision.
The board would not be "shy to withdraw", he said.
On Wednesday, the MDB said it had almost reached the end of its consultations and legal phase on proposals to re-determine municipal boundaries.
A total of 157 municipalities, including the Midvaal merger, fell in the category of boundary re-determinations.
Mahlangu said after the list of re-determined municipal boundaries were published in the Government Gazette, objections should be filed within 30 days. The list would be published in the next few days.
Earlier, Mahlangu announced that the proposed merger of the Metsimaholo and Ngwathe municipalities in the Free State had been abandoned because the proposal did not comply with legal requirements.
"After investigations and consultations, the board was convinced that the proposals do not comply with the criteria as set in the legislation, and therefore fails," he said.
"The board has taken a decision not to further pursue the merger of Metsimaholo and Ngwathe and other various local municipalities," he said.
Violent protests against the merger have occurred in Sasolburg's Zamdela township.
Source : Sapa /jm/jje/jk/ks
Date : 07 Aug 2013 15:13
Although the board dropped some contentious proposed mergers, such as the Metsimaholo and Ngwate municipalities in the Free State, MDB chairman Landiwe Mahlangu said the Midvaal merger was still on track.
"We call upon those people who have views about this re-determination to do so in the time frames that have been given. We want to assure the stakeholders that the board will look at those [objections] before we make a final determination," he said.
After receiving the objections, the board could change its decision to merge the municipalities because the objections were compelling; or if it believed the objections were neither material nor substantive, it would confirm its decision.
The board would not be "shy to withdraw", he said.
On Wednesday, the MDB said it had almost reached the end of its consultations and legal phase on proposals to re-determine municipal boundaries.
A total of 157 municipalities, including the Midvaal merger, fell in the category of boundary re-determinations.
Mahlangu said after the list of re-determined municipal boundaries were published in the Government Gazette, objections should be filed within 30 days. The list would be published in the next few days.
Earlier, Mahlangu announced that the proposed merger of the Metsimaholo and Ngwathe municipalities in the Free State had been abandoned because the proposal did not comply with legal requirements.
"After investigations and consultations, the board was convinced that the proposals do not comply with the criteria as set in the legislation, and therefore fails," he said.
"The board has taken a decision not to further pursue the merger of Metsimaholo and Ngwathe and other various local municipalities," he said.
Violent protests against the merger have occurred in Sasolburg's Zamdela township.
Source : Sapa /jm/jje/jk/ks
Date : 07 Aug 2013 15:13
