Every new development increases demand on municipal infrastructure: roads, water supply, wastewater treatment, stormwater systems, electricity networks, and public amenities. These systems have finite capacity and defined design limits.
The municipal landfill site currently accepts waste from Mossel Bay and neighbouring district municipalities. While this shared use spreads costs, it also accelerates landfill depletion and complicates long-term planning.
Rivers and estuaries perform essential ecological functions: filtering pollutants, sustaining fish and bird life, recharging groundwater, and connecting terrestrial and marine ecosystems.
Mossel Bay’s property rates and fixed electricity charges have doubled within a short period, significantly outstripping both inflation and household income growth. This rapid escalation is largely driven by tariff decisions that prioritise raising revenue over cost-reflective and equitable charging.
