MEDIA RELEASE
NO. 168/ 2010
09 MARCH 2010

On Wednesday 03 February, Executive Mayor Dan Plato started the next phase of his community outreach programme ‘Taking the City to the People’ during which he aims to hear firsthand what residents feel are their most important service delivery needs.

The Mayor has 44 meetings planned for this leg of the programme which will run until 29 April 2010.

The Mayor invites all residents to attend a public meeting in their area. At the meeting residents will be able to highlight major issues that are affecting their community as a whole. For personal concerns, residents are encouraged to utilise the City’s existing political structures such as Councillors, Subcouncils and Ward Forums.

All media are welcome to attend.

The meetings for the week ahead are as follows:

DATE TIME VENUE STREET ADDRESS
9 MARCH 19:00 –20:30 BROWN’S FARM COMMUNITY HALL CNR INGULUBE & BRISTOL ROAD, BROWN’S FARM
10 MARCH 19:00 – 20:30 WELTEVREDEN VALLEY COMMUNITY HALL OLIVER TAMBO DRIVE, SAMORA MACHEL
11 MARCH 19:00 – 20:30 FROG CENTRE JUNO STREET, WOODLANDS,
MITCHELLS PLAIN


The full programme for ‘Taking the City to the People’ is available on the City’s website www.capetown.gov.za


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ISSUED BY:
COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT
CITY OF CAPE TOWN


MEDIA QUERIES:
RULLESKA SINGH
MEDIA SPOKESPERSON FOR MAYOR PLATO
TEL: 021 400 1257 CELL: 082 402 4825