Every Where you look the Grass is dead!

Michael Alexander · October 04, 2009, 06:03:32 PM

Well not everywhere, I have been meaning to take some snaps... but there are a number of grass verges and lawns around the town that are no longer being watered or maintained......

I thought this was odd and then I did a bit of sniffing.... it appears, cash strapped OTMCO informed the J&P (the gardening contractors) to cut back on the number of lawns being maintained..... guess this explains the practice range...... But what on earth are these guys thinking....... the one thing that makes oMund unique amongst other dust ridden Namibian towns is the lush green lawns and trees we have..... The resale value of the town will decrease ..... The investment for landscaping over the last 60 years is an investment for the twon, NOT A LIABILITY!!!!!!!!! any moron can see that, surely?

Now, I also happened to see a letter from the Nam Gove, that reckons that the cabinet in principal approves the proclomation of Omund....... WHO ON EARTH ARE THESE PROCLOMATIONISTS KIDDING? You cannot even afford to keep the lawns watered, how on earth do you intend to keep the infrastructure of the town up and running without the help of NAMDEB....

MARK MY WORDS....... THIS TOWN WILL BE A BANKRUPT MUNICIPALITY within 30 months of being proclaimed.... and all those that made it happen will no longer be even living here......

This is my just my 2 cents worth......

please feel free to debate the topic from your point, men in black and the rest!!!!!!!!!!!

Mike Stenson (RIP) · October 04, 2009, 06:13:51 PM

They trying to change my area back into a desert to but I've got a long hosepipe

Wonder why they did not inform us.....

Michael Alexander · October 04, 2009, 06:16:50 PM

Good on you Stennie....... KEEP ORANJEMUND GREEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OTMCO STOP KILLING OUR GREENS!!!!!!!

SandyB · October 04, 2009, 09:10:58 PM

Looong hosepipes ... if they wont do it then everbody should be doing it .. after al the water is still free all it takes is a it of effort and a social conscience ..

Andrew Darné · October 04, 2009, 10:13:09 PM

On the topic of proclamation etc... I got ear that yes the Gov are going to take over the process and do the necessary to run Omund, since OTMCo aren't making it happen as quick as they (Gov) want it done. Wonder if this stems from what was observed at the big knobs visit for Boundless Africa?

toonfandangl · October 05, 2009, 02:48:52 AM

Again sorry to here the plight of Oranjemund, and it all comes down to the dollar!! penny pinching could destroy something unique, a suggestion

Apply for WORLD HERITAGE................you never Know were it will take you..........Frank.

Michael Alexander · October 05, 2009, 04:53:00 PM

Took some snaps of some trashed parts of town and "dead" grass spots!

Michael Alexander · October 05, 2009, 04:56:17 PM

and.....

these buildings are now empty and abandoned.....

Andrew Darné · October 05, 2009, 10:04:34 PM

The circles in town aren't neglect... they are trampled to death by the unemployed loitering on the street corner in hope of jumping a job. Without appearing too obviously unemployed that is (to the eyes of the MIB) and fellow job hunters; you just can't be koool if you're look for job.

Dying gardens... take a walk down 1st Avenue and note that only every 3rd house is occupied. Feel like renaming this part of town Klein Kolmans.

Michael Alexander · October 06, 2009, 05:14:22 AM

Once again, brings us back to the topic, that I know people that would just love to come and rent a few of the empty houses, but there still appears to be no movement or marketing for this from the people that like to spew out the red tape!

Just my 2 cents.....

Diana Rudd (Boehme) · October 06, 2009, 08:10:20 AM

Sad......but great to see those pics. My eldest Mandy went to that school back in 1980. It had just started up then.

Alfred Boehme · October 06, 2009, 05:47:51 PM

I thinks that they want to keep these units "houses" for them's buddies

you snooze you looossssss

SandyB · October 06, 2009, 06:49:24 PM

Mmm why not do as we do here ... we no longer get weeding / spraying of weeds done in front of pour properties as used ot happen years ago .. so now we just do it ourselves ... so every concerned citizen of O'mund get the extra long hose and do it yourslf .. put OTMCO to shame ...

Michael Alexander · October 08, 2009, 05:38:30 PM

I Must have a guardian angel , was walking past a PAPOG ( Previously Advantaged Piece of Grass) and noticed that the yellow grass was now being watered, as I walked a bit more around the town, I could not help but notice, that there seemed to be a lot more water flowing than normal..... Good to see.......

Diana Rudd (Boehme) · October 08, 2009, 08:05:31 PM

Perhaps they read our forum.....