Municipal Council of Curepipe
Current Services
The key services provided by the Municipal Council of Curepipe are given below:
| Service | Coverage |
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| Levy of Local Rate Section 95 of the Local Government Act 2011 | An annual local rate is levied on the owner of any immovable property situated within the jurisdiction of the Council |
| Trade Fee | As per the Local Government Act, no person is allowed to carry out any trade within the administrative area of the Council without paying a trade fee. Any fee payable in respect of any financial year shall be due on 01 January of each year and shall be paid within 15 days |
| Building and Land Use Permit (BLP)
Section 117 of Local Government Act 2011 |
Any person who intends to: (i) Commence the construction or demolition/ addition/ repairs of a building
(ii) Carry out development of land shall apply to the Council for a Building and Land Use Permit |
| Market & Fairs | The Council has a public market situated at Chasteauneuf Street, Curepipe and a Forum Fair at Forest Side. This service can be availed by unemployment citizens of the town. The market stall holders and the people to whom stalls are allotted in fairs are usually small traders.
Opening Hours – 5.00 a.m in summer – 5.30 a.m in winter Closing Hours – 7 p.m on weekdays -12.30 p.m on Sundays and public holidays Categories of items traded at market: (a) Poultry and domestic fowls, including pigeons (b) Venison and same (c) Fresh fish, sea and river shell fish, cuttlefish and calmars, land and sea turtle (d) Salted and dried fish (e) Fruits and vegetables (f) Spices and pickles (g) Bread and cakes (h) Grain to be used as food |
| Occupation of stalls and shops inside markets fairs and other premises | The Council after either inviting expressions of interest or call for tenders and by contract authorizes occupation of stalls/shops inside market/fair.Occupation of stall/shop or any place inside market/fair is for a period of not more than 3 years but may be renewed in accordance with Local Government Act Section 57. |
| Criteria to be followed for any person interested to have a stall | Any person interested in having a stall should satisfy the following criteria:1) be a resident of the Municipal Council;
2) have reached his/her 18 birthday at the time of submission of the Expressions of Interest; 3) be the head of the family & the sole breadwinner; 4) not hold any other employment or have any other source of revenue 5) not already be the holder of any stall, shop or other place inside a market or fair or in any other place; 6) produce a document to the effect that he/she is unemployed at the time of submitting the Expressions of Interest |
| Scavenging Service | The Council provides weekly regular collection of refuse and conveyance of waste to approved disposal sites throughout its administrative area. No person shall deposit any household furniture, animal carcass etc on any street, pavement, bareland, vacant premises, drain, land, rivulet, river or any public place. |
| Cemeteries/Cremation Ground/Crematorium
Cemetery Purchase of land for graves
Vault
Digging/reopening of graves of graves/vault |
The Council has 3 crematoria.Namely:- Trou aux Cerfs, Bigarade. Tout Court , Rue Couvent Cremation takes place as from 9.00 a.m to 4.30 p.m at 1½ hours interval. Fees payable:- Cremation without coffin – Rs 2000 Cremation with coffin – Rs 3000 The Council has a cemetery at Bigarade. Fees applicable for purchase of land for graves are Rs 500. for plot of land not exceeding 1.83 x 91 cm surface. For additional measurements an additional fee of Rs 200 is applicable.
The price of any plot of land not exceeding 3.35 m x 2.13 m shall be Rs 5000. for any additional surface measurement on additional fee of Rs 50/- is applicable.
The price for digging/reopening of grave shall be Rs 300. |
| Libraries & Cyber Cafés | The Council provides library, digital and cyber café access to the citizens. The cyber café services are provided against payment of nominal fees. |
| Sports | The Council sponsors sports events like regular sports tournaments, quiz, indoor games tournaments. |
| Complaints | The complaints received through the ISC by post/telephone/e-mail etc., are documented and forwarded to the departments concerned for necessary action. Complaints are also directly received at the departments which are recorded in a complaint register and acted upon. A hotline No. 8990 is also available for receipt of complaint within the Municipal jurisdictions. |
| Construction of roads (non-classified) | The Council is responsible for the cleaning of all its Municipal roads in accordance with the Roads Act and the Road Traffic Act. |
| Declaration of public roads | The citizens are informed of the following procedures to adopt when declaring a road as public.
(ii) A letter of consent to be signed by heirs in cases where the owner is not alive. 3. Confirmation of road on title deeds by the Head Of Works Department. 4. Site visits effected by Officers for verification and/or recommendation by Village Council (wherever applicable). 5. A report including site condition, topography, junctions, traffic flow etc and the costs estimates for eventual construction, maintenance or tarring and a memorandum of survey drawn by a Sworn Land Surveyor to be submitted to the Council for approval. It is to be noted that declaring a road as ‘public’ does not imply immediate provision of relevant infrastructure-like tarring, street lighting. 6. Upon approval of the Council, notice of ‘Intended Declaration’ is placed for a period of 30 days in a prominent position at the site to declare the road as ‘public’. 7. In the event that objections, if any, are received within the 30 days from the date of display, the following steps are taken: (a) Confirm whether objector is the owner/resident of a property at the proposed public road; (b) Confirm percentage of frontage of objector’s land on the proposed public road; Objections to be retained from owner or majority of owners only. 8. Objection is rejected if objector: (i) Is not an owner/resident of any property on the site and (ii) Does not have the majority of the frontage on the proposed public road
9.In the event, no objection is received within a period of 30 days after the display of the notice is declared public. ( i) A notification plate is fixed at its entrance. (ii) Road is included in Master list. (iii) Relevant publication is made in the Government Gazette. (iV) Tarring of road upon availability of funds/and Council Decision |
| Provision of Street Lighting
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The Council undertakes provision, repair and maintenance of street lighting of all roads other than motorways and main roads.
The Council maintains the street lighting of the roads and parks/gardens within its respective jurisdiction. |
| Pavements/Bus/Shelters Drains/Bridges | The Council is as well responsible for the construction, care, maintenance, improvement of all pavements, bus shelters, drains and bridges. |
| Football Ground |
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| Volleyball Ground | Atlee Mangalkhan
L’Oyseau Wootun Lapeyrouse Floreal Malherbes Casernes Basket Ball
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| Pétanque Pitch | Mangalkhan Teste de Buch
Cité St Luc (NHDC) L’Oyseau Lapeyrouse Eau-Coulée (Community Centre) Malherbes Atlée Robinson |
| Pre-Primary Education | Municipal Pre-Primary Schools located at :1) Résidence Casernes
2) Résidence Malherbes Access is free to schools. Open to residents of the Town aged 3 – 5 years |
| Gymnasium | The James Burty David Gymnasium has been inaugurated on 31 January 2012. It is located at E. Hughes at Trou aux Cerfs and is already operational.Badminton Courts – 9
Basket ball /volley ball One fitness centre musculation & cardio Opening Hours: week days – 9 a.m – 9 p.m Saturday – 9 a.m to 6 p.m Sunday – 9 a.m to 12.00 |
| Day Care Centres | The Council runs day care centres for children of citizens under its jurisdiction. This service is provided against payment of nominal fee. |
| Children Playgrounds | Queen Elizabeth AvenueSSR Botanical Garden
Résidence Joachim Malherbes A Social Centre Casernes Multi Purpose Complex Atlee Social Hall La Brasserie Mangalkhan Robinson La Croix Wootun Eau Coulée |
| Multi Purpose Complexes/Social Halls | Joachim Multi Purpose Complex Charles Regnaud – Jaynarain Roy Multi Purpose Complex
Dame Henrison – Casernes Multi Purpose Complex Malherbes A – Social Hall Mangalkhan – Social Hall |
