Notices

Your participation in the revised Integrated Development Plan (IDP) 2024 and the Draft Budget 2024/25 – 2025/26 is critical to the development of George.

You can now add your comment on the revised 2024 Integrated Development Plan and/or the Draft Budget 2024/25 – 2025/26 using the Smart City App.

➡️Click on the View My Municipality Icon.
➡️Select the IDP Contribution Icon on your Apps Homescreen.
➡️Choose whether you want to
➡️Add a contribution or View Your Past Contributions.

Adding Your Contribution
To Add your contribution,
➡️Tap on Add New Contributions
➡️Complete all relevant details.
➡️Select the Topic You would like to comment on.
➡️Type in your comment and click on Submit.

The option to comment will be opened on the My Smart City APP from the 26 March 2024 and close on the 25 April 2024 @ 16h30. No comments will be able to be submitted before or after these dates.

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George Civil Engineering Services has advised that the Kraaibosch Sewer Pumpstation has failed following a pump shaft that has broken. Suction trucks and the maintenance service provider are on site.

Replacement Pumps
The replacement pumps ordered a year ago arrived last week and Civil Engineering Services is planning the installation as modifications are required for the pipework and supports.

An emergency repair will be completed today and thereafter the new pump installation will continue over the next few weeks.

We apologize for any inconvenience and advise residents of this area to proceed with caution given the number of large truck in the vicinity of Glenwood / Pine Lodge.

George Mayor, Ald Leon van Wyk (in the photo above), said in his speech to council with George’s population having reached just short of 295 000 according to the February 2022 Census along with the growth being experienced, we face further challenges with every budget. He said In the eight financial years from 2014 to 2021, our actual capital expenditure amounted to R1840m. By the end of March 2024, we will in all probability have exceeded that total in less than three years, after taking into account the 2022, 2023 and current 2024 spending. The emphasis over the past few years has been on growing and improving infrastructure that is the requisite for attracting investment and increased levels of employment that we desperately need to provide a better way of life for our citizens.

Read the full speech by clicking here.

George Municipality kindly asks that all ratepayers, and Municipal clients be vigilant – we have been informed of telephonic calls made to a ratepayer requesting the payment of a large sum of money into an unknown bank account in order to prevent the blocking of a prepaid meter. The municipality will not contact a ratepayer telephonically regarding the blocking of a meter and also not request a large payment into an unknown account to unblock a meter.

Your prepaid meter will only be blocked if you have outstanding payments on your municipal account and despite us sending you several SMS (directly to your registered contact number as the municipal account holder), you make no effort to get in touch with us. Only then will your prepaid meter be blocked and you will have to come in or phone in to resolve and discuss payment arrangements.

When making any payments to the municipal bank account please follow the procedures for sending proof of payment. Cyber criminals constantly challenge any measures put in place and clients are asked to be vigilant.
The public are urged to carefully check and confirm the municipality’s banking details as received on a municipal invoice. It remains your responsibility as the payer (ratepayer, citizen, business, client of the Municipality etc.) to ensure that the correct banking details are captured when making payments to George Municipality as the insurance companies and banks also do not accept any risk if a transaction approved and authorised by yourself ends up being to fraudulent sources.

BANK DETAILS FOR GEORGE MUNICIPALITY
Bank: First National Bank (FNB)
Account Name: George Municipality
Account Type: Public Sector Cheque Account
Account Number: 62869623150
Branch Code: 210554
Swift Code: FIRNZAJJ

Use your GRG municipal account details as a reference and send proof of payment to payments@george.gov.za

For traffic fines only:
Bank: First National Bank (FNB)
Account Name: George Municipality
Account Type: Public Sector Cheque Account
Account Number: 62869623168
Branch Code: 210554
Swift Code: FIRNZAJJ

Use the traffic fine number as a reference.
Please follow these steps to update George Municipality as a beneficiary on your online banking:
1. Delete your current George Municipality beneficiary.
2. Create a new George Municipality beneficiary:
Search for George Municipality as the Institution name and click select,
Continue filling in the required information until the transaction is complete.
3. Should you require any assistance in updating George Municipality as a beneficiary, please feel free to contact our Finance offices on 044 801 9111.

Contact for Debt Control Assistance:
For help, phone the municipality’s debt control section at 044 801 9111 during office hours or or via email creditcontrol@george.gov.za
CREDIT CONTROL AFTER-HOURS NUMBER: 072 501 1843 ONLY for EMERGENCY BLOCKED ELECTRICITY METERS during the following hours:
Monday to Friday from 16:30 to 20:00/ Saturday from 8:00 to 20:00 and Sunday from 8:00 to 14:00
Please note: a minimum payment is required before the meter will be unblocked after hours.

In order to replenish the emergency reserves for the week ahead, Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented from 16:00 today until 05:00 on Monday morning.

Thereafter, loadshedding will be suspended until 16:00 on Monday when Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented until 05:00 on Tuesday.

This pattern of suspending loadshedding from 05:00 until 16:00 and Stage 2 loadshedding from 16:00 until 05:00 will be repeated daily until further notice.

George will be affected as follows:
Sunday 24/03/2024
None

Monday 25/03/2024
02:00 – 04:30

Tuesday 26/03/2024
18:00 – 20:30

Wednesday 27/03/2024
18:00 – 20:30

Thursday 28/03/2024
02:00 – 04:30

Friday 29/03/2024
00:00 – 02:30

Uniondale will be affected as follows
Sunday 24/03/2024
None

Monday 25/03/2024
None

Tuesday 26/03/2024
21:00 – 23:30

Wednesday 27/03/2024
21:00 – 23:30

Thursday 28/03/2024
None

Friday 29/03/2024
03:00 – 05:30

THE FOLLOWING AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED: PORTION OF MODDERRIVIER  LINE  – R404

NOTICE is hereby given that the electricity supply will be interrupted on  WEDNESDAY 27 MARCH 2024  FROM  08H00 TO 16H00 for the purpose of doing alterations to the electrical mains.  Consumers are warned to treat the installation as being live for the full duration as the supply may be resumed at any time within the notified period.

Should circumstances prevent the work being carried out during the abovementioned period; the work will be done on THURSDAY 28 MARCH  2024 FROM  08H00 TO 16H00

Due to the need to replenish the emergency reserves in preparation for the week ahead and the loss of three generating units over the last 24 hours, Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented from 16:00 today until 20:00 tonight. Thereafter, Stage 3 loadshedding will be implemented until 05:00 on Saturday, followed by Stage 2 loadshedding until 20:00 and thereafter Stage 3 resumes again until 05:00 on Sunday.

George will be affected as follows:
Friday 22/03/2024
20:00 – 22:30

Saturday 23/03/2024
20:00 – 22:30

Sunday 24/03/2024
04:00 – 06:30

Uniondale will be affected as follows:
Friday 22/03/2024
16:00 – 17:30

Saturday 23/03/2024
23:00 – 01:30

Sunday 24/03/2024
07:00 – 09:30

The Reconstruction of the Road and Cul-de-sac will have an impact on road users of Bank Street in George Industrial for the period from April 2024 to July 2024

PROJECT:
RECONSTRUCTION OF BANK STREET IN GEORGE INDUSTRIAL (KM 0.000 TO KM 0.159)

DESCRIPTION:
Reconstruction of the entire length of Bank Street (approximately 160m) including associated stormwater drainage.

CONSTRUCTION PERIOD:
2 April 2024 – 24 July 2024 (Weather permitting)

SERVICE DISRUPTION:
There will be accommodation of traffic on Bank Street due to the proposed construction works. There may be Municipal service disruptions during construction. Advance notification of planned temporary disruptions will be sent out via social media.

WORKING HOURS:
Working hours will be from 07h00 to 18h00 Mondays to Fridays and 07h00 – 14h00 on Saturdays as may be needed from time to time.

TRAFFIC IMPACT:
The reconstruction of Bank Street is envisioned to minimally impact the users of the road. Traffic accommodation plans will be implemented to ensure no major disruptions.

ACCESS TO SITE:
Access to the site will be strictly controlled. Any member of the public who enters the site will have to comply with the relevant requirements in terms of the Health and Safety Act.

PROJECT ENQUIRIES: Can be made to prenolan@bmkgroup.co.za

The George Municipality apologises for any inconvenience and appeals to all road users to be patient and exercise caution during the upgrade. Please look out for and adhere to temporary road signage and roadworks personnel.

George Municipality is pleased to confirm that the Gwaing River and River Mouth is OPEN for swimming and water activities after water quality tests indicate that the river’s water quality meets requirements. This follows a sewer spill caused by damage to a sewer pipeline by a service provider on 12 March. The damaged pipeline was repaired on the same day and the river was closed as a precautionary measure.

The public is advised that the Traffic Department, Pacaltsdorp, the Motor Vehicle Licencing (MVR) and Vehicle Testing Station (VTS) at Hibernia Street, as well as the Drive Through facility in Blanco are currently offline due to a national ENATIS problem.

No transactions can be processed at this time.