The Mayor and City Council yesterday said that a number of leases of its reserves have expired but those concerned are still occupying them and it warned that it will tighten up on the process.
In a statement, the Council cited the following reasons:-
1] Many of these leases are not used or underutilized by lessees.
2] Many of those areas and reserves leased to individuals are overgrown with long grass and bushes and provide cover for those who are intent on criminal activities.
3] Contracts drawn up to lease such reserves were done in an unfavourable and disadvantageous manner to the Council and so the Council benefits little or nothing at all from such leases.
The Office of the Town Clerk is in the process of doing
