Walvis Bay provides land to low-income residents on Farm 37
A group of low-income residents known as the Walvis Bay Backyard Tenants (WBBT) is set to receive land on portion 19 of Farm 37.
The 33-hectare piece of land will create erven for approximately 1 100 low-income residents in the harbour town.
In its initial application, the group asked the Walvis Bay municipality to provide at least 1 000 plots for an envisaged housing project in Walvis Bay.
However, the land that has been made available for now will deliver approximately 686 single residential erven.
In response, the WBBT said the land that has been made available, will serve as the first phase of the project to provide housing to the members.
Planning stages
Council recommended that portion 19 of Farm 37, which measures 464 754 square metres, be sold through a private transaction to Backyard Tenants Investment CC for the construction of low-income houses for their members.
"Council allocated unserviced portions of land to community-saving schemes at N$3.00 per metre square during 2009. To assist this community-saving scheme, it is recommended that the purchase price of the unserviced land be set at N$5.00 per square metre (N$2 323 770.00)."
A planning submission for the establishment of the township on portion 19 of the remainder of Farm 37 will be submitted to the urban and regional board for approval and subsequent registration in the deeds office.
It was confirmed that the process for final township approval and land allocation can now run parallel to speed up the provision of civil works to provide infrastructure and to start with the relocation of members.
Actions taken
At a council meeting held last week, Walvis Bay mayor Trevino Forbes said: "For the most part, I believe that this council, through the past four-five years, has done its part. And I would like to appeal strongly to the administration of the municipality of Walvis Bay. We would like to see tangible results, service delivery at its optimum and work being done. We want to see potholes fixed, not only for us but for the residents of Walvis Bay."
Forbes added that actions need to amount to action. "Colleagues, I believe that we have gone through this. We have tried our level best. But now the time has come to put our words into action. And unfortunately, when councillors make resolutions, we cannot possibly take that action. That action lies in the hands of the administration."
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The 33-hectare piece of land will create erven for approximately 1 100 low-income residents in the harbour town.
In its initial application, the group asked the Walvis Bay municipality to provide at least 1 000 plots for an envisaged housing project in Walvis Bay.
However, the land that has been made available for now will deliver approximately 686 single residential erven.
In response, the WBBT said the land that has been made available, will serve as the first phase of the project to provide housing to the members.
Planning stages
Council recommended that portion 19 of Farm 37, which measures 464 754 square metres, be sold through a private transaction to Backyard Tenants Investment CC for the construction of low-income houses for their members.
"Council allocated unserviced portions of land to community-saving schemes at N$3.00 per metre square during 2009. To assist this community-saving scheme, it is recommended that the purchase price of the unserviced land be set at N$5.00 per square metre (N$2 323 770.00)."
A planning submission for the establishment of the township on portion 19 of the remainder of Farm 37 will be submitted to the urban and regional board for approval and subsequent registration in the deeds office.
It was confirmed that the process for final township approval and land allocation can now run parallel to speed up the provision of civil works to provide infrastructure and to start with the relocation of members.
Actions taken
At a council meeting held last week, Walvis Bay mayor Trevino Forbes said: "For the most part, I believe that this council, through the past four-five years, has done its part. And I would like to appeal strongly to the administration of the municipality of Walvis Bay. We would like to see tangible results, service delivery at its optimum and work being done. We want to see potholes fixed, not only for us but for the residents of Walvis Bay."
Forbes added that actions need to amount to action. "Colleagues, I believe that we have gone through this. We have tried our level best. But now the time has come to put our words into action. And unfortunately, when councillors make resolutions, we cannot possibly take that action. That action lies in the hands of the administration."
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