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MILNERTON MEETING: RECURRING THEMES DISCUSSED
Councillor sheds light on issues RICHARD ROBERTS @richardjohn_rj
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ousing development, illegal dumping and traffic congestion were just some of the issues discussed at a recent community meeting held at the Milnerton Town Hall. The meeting was held on Tuesday 27 February. Fabian Ah-Sing, councillor for ward 55, says a number of recurring themes, including litter and crime, formed part of the evening’s discussion. “The main purpose of the community meeting is for residents to interact with their ward councillor. This is the meeting where people can come to me and tell me what they think needs attention in our ward. Here we can discuss it and try and resolve it,” Ah-Sing told TygerBurger. One of the main issues brought up by residents was the planned development in Burmeister Circle, Milnerton. “The developers applied to build a nine-storey apartment block. They own three portions of land next to each other which is quite large, and all those properties, I am told, will be amalgamated and used to build the block of flats. “There are quite a lot of apartments. I know densification is important, but my worry is how traffic in this area will be affected, especially in the morning,” Ah-Sing says. He says traffic coming in and out of Burmeister Circle, with Otto du Plessis right behind it, worries him most. “I do support densification but it has to be densification that is supportive to the area.” Ah-Sing told the newspaper last week that he still has to study the applicant’s documents for approval. “I will sit with the sub-
council chairperson who will guide me through the whole document and we will take it from there.” Residents, according to him, wanted to know if the development is allowed. “We informed them on Tuesday that the application will go to the municipal planning tribunal, that we will look at the application and that we are still studying the matter. If there is anything out of order, we will oppose, but if all is above board, we will not object.” Ah-Sing also discussed his community clean-up campaign with those in attendance. “We invited all residents to put together a clean-up group who will do community clean-ups. We will assist them with supplying bags. The City of Cape Town will then collect these bags once they are full,” he says. He adds: “Anyone who wants to do it is welcome. Even if we have 100 clean-up groups, I will personally try and be part of every one.” There was also a request for recycling bins for plastic, glass and paper to be made available across the ward. “One resident suggested that we make one available at the Brooklyn Library. I informed them that I know the City is piloting such a project in various wards and I will look into it and hear how it has progressed.” Traffic in Milnerton also came under the spotlight. “The residents referred to issues in Tijgerhof and Sanddrift, as well as in front of Milnerton Primary School specifically. I asked the officials to do an investigation. I also asked them to take corrective measures if they can.” Another community meeting is scheduled to take place later this month.
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Blouberg Ridge Primary School’s Grade 1 class hosted a Circus Day at the school on Friday 23 February. The children all dressed up, played fun games and watched a magic show. Seen here with mime artist “Lee” from Master Magic are Katelyn Gopi (left) and Nathan Hayne (right). The two also dressed up as mime artists. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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