The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) has upgraded the Ivory Park Swimming Pool Complex to the tune of R42-million rands, as part of the City of Joburg’s strategy to meet the increased demand for social infrastructure.
The facility is expected to benefit the greater community of Midrand, including Kaalfontein and adjacent neighbourhoods. Its eco-friendly design will incorporate technological innovations such as solar panels for water heating, water tanks for water harvesting and grey-water recycling as well as a waterless toilet system that uses a natural biological process to break down the human waste.
Once complete, the Ivory Park Swimming Pool Complex will be equipped with an Olympic-style swimming pool and a splash pool with a grandstand for spectators, making it an important social amenity that contributes to the wellbeing of residents.
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“The construction of the new multifunctional Ivory Park Swimming Pool Complex is one of the projects the City is undertaking to redress deficiencies in social infrastructure in marginalised parts of the municipality,” says the Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Development Planning, Cllr Thapelo Amad.
The upgraded Ivory Park Swimming Pool Complex is currently at a 72% completion rate and will supplement various other developments in Region A. These include the Kaalfontein Multipurpose Centre, the ongoing Ivory Park Public Environment upgrade and the recently upgraded Kaalfontein Clinic.
“We’re taking bold steps to create more sustainable and liveable human settlements that can increase the general quality of life for all residents of the City,” Cllr Amad explains.
Residents of Ivory Park can look forward to the completion of this new multifunctional facility, which adds to the more than 50 swimming pools spread across all seven regions of the City.
“Ivory Park is a previously disadvantaged area and requires the delivery of quality social infrastructure as well as economic and environmental services to develop into a viable, self-sustaining community,” Cllr Amad adds.
