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1626 Page Agenda! Next Knysna Mayor’s Meeting a Whopper!

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1626 pages! That’s how long the agenda is for the next Knysna Mayoral Committee. In there, there’s bound to be controversy considering the craziness of the past 2 weeks. Download the Mayoral Committee (MAYCO) agenda for November 26 2015: 26/11/2015 Mayoral Committee Agenda Part 1 (85.3MB) 26/11/2015 Mayoral Committee Agenda Part 2 (138MB) 26/11/2015 Mayoral Committee Agenda Part 3 (97.7MB) No human being can get through that agenda in time let alone Councillors that have English as their second language. Wouldn’t it be better if Mayor Georlene Wolmarans divided this into two meetings? … Read the full article…

The truth may be bitter but sharing it is sweet!

Peter Myers & the Stupid Public Drinking Proposal for Knysna

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Hopefully last night’s meeting regarding the proposed law for public drinking in Knysna was a brain opener for those new to Knysna politics and how our local government works (or is that “doesn’t work”?). Personally, it was important to me to have the public witness a fraction of the challenges i’ve faced in trying to get answers and sense out of our politicians and municipal employees. We were in Council Chambers for a rare Ward 10 (Knysna Central) public participation meeting regarding the topic that found social media ablaze the … Read the full article…

The truth may be bitter but sharing it is sweet!