About 100 people attended a meeting on Tuesday, organised by the Woodstock Residents Association (WRA) to discuss the City of Cape Town’s plans to sell the site to a private developer. Photos: Matthew Hirsch
23 January 2025 | By Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch
People living at old Woodstock Hospital, also known as Cissie Gool House, are concerned about the City of Cape Town’s plan to sell the property to a developer. While the plan is for social housing to be built at the site, occupants argue that the sale would not be in their best interest.
Some Woodstock residents are hopeful that a mixed-income development will help increase property values in the area. But the overwhelming sentiment by people at a community meeting on Tuesday evening, was support for those who currently live at Cissie Gool House…