The city calls on residents to comment on the renaming of District Six Street. STATEMENT BY THE CITY’S EXECUTIVE MAYOR, ALDERMAN DAN PLATO CITY OF CAPE TOWN – 30 JUNE 2019 Following a request to rename Keizersgracht in District Six to its historical name of Hanover Street, I am now calling on residents and interested…
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Notice of submission of River Club HIA to HWC for comment
Dear Stakeholder As well as the release of the pre-application Basic Assessment Report (BAR) for stakeholder engagement (refer below), the final Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA – including all stakeholder comments submitted during consultation on this document) has been submitted to Heritage Western Cape (HWC) for consideration and comment by their Impact Assessment Committee (IACom –…
OCA is Hiring
Part-Time Admin position available COMMENCING: 9 September 2019 CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 12 August 2019 . A position is available to work for the Observatory Civic Association in an Administrative capacity. The position would suit a self-motivated individual able to function independently without requiring direct supervision and able to work remotely and travel to location when required. Monthly time requirements: variable…
A Message from the office of the Executive Deputy Mayor on tariff increases and outlining major projects for 2019/20.
Dear Councillors, Please find in the links below for your information and for distribution to the residents in your wards: 1. An infographic depicting the water, sanitation, and electricity tariff increases that came into effect at the beginning of this month 2. A leaflet outlining the major projects of the 2019/20 financial year, per area,…
LDG Status of developments as at end June 2019
from Leslie London view June 2019 minutes Status of Developments
City calls on residents to comment on renaming of District Six street
CITY OF CAPE TOWN 30 JUNE 2019 STATEMENT BY THE CITY’S EXECUTIVE MAYOR, ALDERMAN DAN PLATO Following a request to rename Keizersgracht in District Six to its historical name of Hanover Street, I am now calling on residents and interested and affected parties to share their views as part of an official public participation process….
Financial Report June 2019
from Joy Robinson – Please find attached figures for the first 2 months of the financial year ie to the end of May 2019. Figures for the same period last year are also attached. Expenditure-wise, the difference in the bottom line for April 2019 compared to May relates to the R10,277.28 legal fees for the…
LDG Status of developments as at end May 2019
from Leslie London – In general, it seems most of the Large Developments in Observatory developments are on hold. Our last Erf Watch found that most of these developments have not submitted further plans. This may be the result of a glut of accommodation in Observatory coupled with the depressed real estate market. Some of…
TRUP Association Report
from Marc Turok – We had a good TRUP Association (TRUPA) monthly meeting this last Tuesday 18 June. We have a special T R U Park Public Forum Meeting set for 6.30 pm on Tuesday 16 July at the SAAO Auditorium Updates on important Heritage, Environmental and Development pressure issues affecting the Park. TRUPA has set…
“Compromise” proposal on the River Club rejected by Heritage Western Cape Council
from Leslie London – As Obs residents know, the River Club has been the subject of an Appeal by the developers, the City, and two Provincial departments, who objected to the declaration by Heritage Western Cape (HWC) of a Provisional Protection Order covering the River Club. This order was issued in March 2018 and the…