Executive Mayor, Leon van Wyk GEORGE NEWS - The year is already one month deep, but this time round it will take more than a New Year’s resolution to kickstart into action. In his first address to council for the year on Thursday 28 January, Mayor Leon van Wyk sketched a bleak picture of the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The finances of the municipality are under strain due to the various lockdown levels imposed since March last year, and businesses and individuals have been affected severely through imposed closures, loss of income and jobs. On top of this the municipality struggles with backlogs in some of its departments, such as the motor vehicle registration and driver’s licence offices.