In terms of the Municipal Systems Act (No. 32 of 2000), all municipalities are legally mandated to create an IDP – a strategic five-year plan which specifies the development needs of the applicable municipal area. In short, an IDP helps a municipality to focus on the most important service needs of its communities, all while carefully considering the financial resources at the municipality’s disposal. And what better way to identify local service needs than to consult residents directly? At Drakenstein Municipality, integrated development planning is a collaborative approach aimed at involving our communities to find the best solutions towards sustainable development. We encourage our residents to make your voices heard in the Draft IDP and Budget public engagement process, which commenced on 4 April 2023 and will conclude on 26 April 2023. Several IDP Open Days are being hosted across all 33 wards in the Drakenstein municipal area. These sessions afford the people of Drakenstein the opportunity to give their input on service delivery issues in their respective wards. Communities will also have the opportunity to give feedback on the Municipality's Spatial Development Framework (SDF), which is a spatial representation of the needs and proposals that have been identified in the IDP. When these engagements are concluded, the public’s comments will be taken into consideration and incorporated into the final IDP, Budget, and SDF, which will be tabled to Council at the end of May 2023. Once approved by Council, all development and projects for the next five years must comply with the stipulations of the plan. If you have any comments, questions, or concerns, join us at an Open Day in your area and make your voice heard. For dates, times, and venues, click here . The Draft IDP can be viewed here . The Draft Budget can be viewed here , and the Draft SDF here .
Make Your Voice Heard at This Year's IDP Open Days
Those working in a municipal environment will be all too familiar with the abbreviation “IDP” – short for Integrated Development Plan – being wedged into many work conversations and emails. But for others, IDP might as well be a new slang word invented by millennials. So, let’s unpack why integrated development planning can be described as a municipality’s blueprint for action and how Drakenstein’s residents can make their voices heard and get involved in this planning process.
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