Letter to the Editor: Unbroken Cliff Path will enhance Hermanus

Unbroken Cliff Path will enhance Hermanus

Writer Pat Hart Pr Eng, Pr CM, BSc (Civ Eng), MICE, PE (Nam)

I must react to the full-page ‘Save our Shores’ advertorial on page 10 of your 10 February edition regarding the Cliff Path Action Group’s (CPAG) proposed Cliff Path extension at Poole's Bay.

There are numerous incorrect facts as set out in the 14 points under the headline: Stop the unnecessary destruction. I will deal with those points made in the same order.

Firstly, this area is not an exclusively Critically Endangered Ecosystem – the rest of Walker Bay is classified as such, also where we swim on the beaches and walk our dogs. lt is no different to any other rocky parts anywhere along the Hermanus coastline.

1. The reasons why the Cliff Path has not been continued along this particular stretch of coast years ago are because of the cost, the legality and the homeowners of properties bordering the proposed path – and

not because of “endangering users of such a proposed path”.

2. While I agree with the sentiments in this paragraph, it has little or nothing to do with the desirability or not of the proposed path.

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