Residents call for 10% ward retention facility

GWERU residents have called on the local authority to introduce a ward retention fund to help council develop infrastructure at ward level.

Gweru United Progressive Residents and Ratepayers Development Association Trust executive director David Chikore yesterday told Southern Eye that council should remit 10% of revenue collected in each ward to be used for developmental purposes, which is not prioritised in the local authority’s capital budget.

“Introduction of the 10% ward revenue retention facility can go a long way in assisting council in the debt recovery efforts,” he said.

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