Durban — Three streets in Phoenix, north of Durban, which are part of recent housing developments, were given names on Tuesday.
The eThekwini Municipality governance and human resources committee presented to the eThekwini Executive Committee a report approving the names Apollo Street, Starwood Crescent and Northlen Place in ward 49, Phoenix.
The report stated that the naming of the streets was in line with the basic service delivery obligations in relation to the requirement for the eThekwini Municipality to respond to public needs.
The report stated that a unique or specific name of a street allows for ease of identification of the street as well as addressing the identification of properties thus aiding efficient service delivery and speedy response to the urgent needs of residents.
The report stated there were no objections received to this process and all processes for the naming of the streets had been satisfied, including consultation with the communities affected.
eThekwini Municipality ward 49 councillor Tino Pillay said the process was done in his ward through community engagement.
Pillay said the three roads situated in recently developed areas in Phoenix had no names previously, which is why residents requested road names.
Pillay said the community had massive challenges in identifying their roads because they had box numbers or ERF numbers as a reference to where they were living. An ERF is a number used to describe the property purchased.
“The affected residents had given three proposals in order of preference and it was submitted to the committee for evaluation and approval. That proved to be very difficult, especially with deliveries, postal services and proof of address submissions. We are delighted with the outcome,” Pillay said.
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