Dear Residents.

Yesterday the MMC for Finance announced structures for Councillors to assist in the escalation of billing complaints. If you need assistance with a billing problem, please send me a blank email with “Regional Billing Complaint” in the subject box. I will respond with a template for you to complete.

Please note, I am only able to assist if you have an 8000 ref number older than 60 days. Please remember that it is illegal for the City to take disconnection or legal action against you if they have not given you 14 days written notice, or if you have an outstanding billing complaint (with 8000 ref number). If you are threatened with any action by the City, please contact me immediately.

Ratepayers are also reminded that while their billing complaints are being resolved, they need to continue making monthly payments equivalent to that of a normal monthly municipal bill – please do not withhold payment from the City. Your account should only be in arrears with the queried amount.

Regards

Linus

DA PR Cllr Linus Muller – City of Joburg

Member of Section 79 Committees: MPAC and Finance
Shadow Councillor Ward 100 and Ward 114
Co-ordinator of the DA JHB Billing Assistance Team
Head of Internal DA JHB Caucus Communications

linus.muller@vodamail.co.za
082 904 9223
BB Pin: 2785B387

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Hi Melissa - your complaint below refers. Please email it as is to my email address linus.muller@vodamail.co.za Please include the EXACT physical address too

Regards

Linus

Dear Cllr Linus

Myself and my neighbours are at our wits end. It is about the illegal development of a mini shopping centre on an agricultural holding in ward 114. I am aware this may not have anything to do with you but my present ward councillor is impossible to get hold of. If you could forward my complaint to the correct people maybe myself and my neighbours can get some peace and quiet in our residential neighbourhood again. It is a long story but basically my offending neighbour has now a restuarant to name but a few shops in the centre and we have to bear with noisy patrons 7 days a week from 10am to 10pm as well as live music all weekends. I logded a complaint with planning control a month ago, I have requested a meeting with Region C's business license department and even queried the issuing of a liquor license to the business without neighbours conscent but am getting no where. And on Friday they started building alteration to extend the restuarant. PLEASE let me know where I and my neighbours can go to get our peaceful neighbourhood restored. Thanking you in advance for your assistance

Hi,

PLANNED POWER INTERRUPTION in Ward 114
23/2 23:00 to 24/2 06:00

Affected areas:

Olivedale / Boundary Park / Bromhof / Bryanston / Hoogland / Hyperion / JHB North / Jukskei Park / Northriding / Northwold / Sharonlea / Sonneglans / Strydom Park / Vandia Grove / Weadhurst / Windsorway

Regards

Linus

The National Consumer Tribunal has announced that the hearings in the case between the City of Johannesburg and the National Consumer Commission NCT/2801/2011/101(1)(a)(P) will be held from Wednesday 22 February to Friday 24 February 2012 and will be open to members of the public.

The hearings involve an objection to a compliance notice issued by the National Consumer Commission on the City of Johannesburg in terms of the Consumer Protection Act.

The hearings will be held at the Braamfontein Recreation Centre, Harrison Street (between Juta and Smit Streets), Braamfontein.

Hours of the hearings will be: 10h00 – 13h00 (morning session); and 14h00 – 16h00 (afternoon session).

Members of the public are cordially invited to attend these hearings. Admission is free of charge.

Members of the media who wish to attend the hearings should apply for accreditation via email to: ruth@quo-vadis.co.za.