Eventually, private sector donated a land parcel of which another portion was to be paid for by the local government later. Approximately, 1 110 stands were made available and were serviced. Water pipelines were connected. Once again, the project was challenged by lack of a reservoir and funding for sewer connections. A Record of Decision (ROD) was not yet provided. Another challenge facing the municipality was lack of funding to address sanitation as a whole in the area. The Department of Water Affairs made funds available to upgrade the Rietfontein sewer plant, approximately, R15 million was provided. However, more funds were required for the success of the project. The housing development project was divided into four phases. Phase 1 was state subsidy houses, phase 2 and 3 was for private sale and affordable houses and phase 4 would be high-density houses. The project was meant to accommodate people from the three rural areas. Sanitation was cited as a challenge.