The Rehoboth Town Council now owns the Reho Spa facility in the town.
Mayor Amanda Groenewaldt announced this at the council's first meeting for the year with residents of Rehoboth yesterday.
Groenewaldt said the town council obtained the title deed of the Reho Spa from the Ministry of Works and Transport, following a process involving the town council and Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR).
Groenewaldt, to the delight of the meeting attendees, said the process is now complete.
Previously, the recreation and accommodation facility was owned by NWR, which leased it to a public-private partnership, after which it fell into complete disrepair and dilapidation.
The mayor appealed to residents to join a rehabilitation and clean-up of the Reho-Spa facilities at a date that will be communicated in due course in anticipation of the refurbishment of the dilapidated recreational facility.
During the public meeting, residents were also given time for questions and comments, to which they sought clarity on a plethora of social issues and administrative concerns. Among the concerns raised was the residents' displeasure regarding the absence of technocrats at yesterday's meeting.
The meeting, which was conducted by the seven elected councillors in the Council, shared information around gazetted tariffs with regards to rates and taxes, gave feedback on the strategic plan and capital projects budgeted for the year, the interim valuation process, the Alienation Scheme, and progress, as well as land delivery in Burgershoek and Volstruisvlakte.
Other agenda points that were discussed and critically analysed during the meeting included an update on the Banhoff housing and plot development planning, the motions submitted by the councillors and progress thereof, debt collection in the Rehoboth Townlands and general municipal accounts, pending vacancies, and the live streaming of Ordinary Council Meetings, which those in attendance overwhelmingly requested be brought back.
The almost 5-hour-long meeting affected another public meeting with the Rehoboth Urban East constituents, which was scheduled to take place at Oanob Hall.
That meeting was consequently postponed to a date that will be announced soon through the Council's official communication channels.