Maintenance plan to keep Joburg clean and beautiful

A PROACTIVE maintenance plan for the city’s zoo, parks, designated open spaces, nature reserves, street trees and cemeteries has been finalised by Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ) in anticipation of the peak summer season.

The entity hopes to optimally deliver horticultural and conservation services throughout the city. The proactive plan includes a month-to-month roster of both internally-managed and contractor-serviced plans. A total of 44 contractors have been accredited and approved and JCPZ has also put in place a 24-hour emergency team to cut and remove trees uprooted during inclement weather, said Bukelwa Njingolo, acting managing director of the entity.

Residents are urged to maintain the grass verges adjacent to their homes as a collective effort to support the call to action of the A Re Sebetseng volunteer programme.

“Our horticultural and conservation plans are tailored to effectively deliver on our mandate to provide proactive services in a hassle-free, cost effective and well-managed manner to restore pride and dignity in our city,” said Njingolo.

The detailed horticultural and conservation plans are being forwarded to ward councillors and key stakeholders, and can be found on www.jhbcityparks.com.

JCPZ appeals to residents to centralise the registration of requests for services with the Joburg Connect Call Centre on 011-375-5555 by selecting option #0 and securing a reference number.

Working through the Joburg Connect Call Centre provides communities with the assurance that their requests will be dealt with speedily.

A litter-picking programme will be rolled-out during the December public holidays, focused only on flagship parks during the following dates: December 16 and 17, 2017 December 23 to 26 December 31 and January 1, 2018.

Community requests will be dealt with