Ward 126 elects committee
WELTEVREDEN PARK – Members of Ward 126 branch gathered for their AGM.
The DA Ward 126 held its annual general meeting on 10 October at the Weltevreden Park Municipal Library.
Neville Burnett, vice chairperson,opened the meeting on behalf of Jan von der Heyde, the chairperson.
Burnett spoke briefly about the important issues that need to be dealt with in the ward such as service delivery of Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) and City Power.
DA Shadow MEC for Safety and Security of Gauteng Kate Lorimer said, “It is an important time for our ward and our constituency in Johannesburg. The important question is – can we win Johannesburg out right?”
Lorimer stressed the urge to rally together as a ward in order to put sufficient pressure on government to act effectively.
Ward 126 councillor Mike Tonkin thanked the members for being present and said, “This is a mere flash of the actual DA members we have in our ward.”
Ward 126, according to Tonkin, has the biggest percentage of voters in Johannesburg.
The new election of the office bearers took place.
New committee members
Chairperson: Jon von der Heyde
Vice chairperson: Neville Burnett
Membership secretary: Rosemary Tonkin
Secretary: Barbara Kühl
Committee: Kevin Thomson, Peter Redfearn, David Brand and Keith Darge.
Details: Ward 126 councillor Mike Tonkin, 082 564 0160.
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