Either way, Woodstock is a designated ‘Heritage Area’ and the Woodstock Aesthetics Advisory Committee has an obligation to enforce ‘best practice’ on this matter.
Regarding community hygiene, unfortunately all the good cleaning work that gets done by the City of Cape Town will always be in vain for as long as vagrants continue to empty out dustbins within our beautiful neighbourhood – Can we not get municipal cleaning staff to clean up the day after refuse collection?
This is currently a health hazard to all children that play within our streets.
Dear Residents and Organisations
As you are aware, the City has been investigating a number of complaints with regards to excessive traffic flow through parts of Woodstock and Walmer Estate. The City’s Transport Department has conducted surveys and has investigated these complaints and the Department has some proposals for interventions. In order to implement any proposal it is necessary that the City undertake a public consultation process. You are hereby invited to a consultation meeting where the Traffic flow will be discussed:
DATE: Tuesday 8th November 2011
TIME: 17h30 – 19h00
VENUE: Civic Centre, Council Chamber, 6th Floor, Podium Block
Kindly rsvp our office (email: [email protected]) by no later than Friday the 4th November 2011 for security and parking arrangements.
Your attendance will be appreciated.
Best Regards
BRETT HERRON
COUNCILLOR/RAADSLID/CEBA Ward 57 &
MAYORAL COMMITTEE MEMBER: TRANSPORT, ROADS & STORMWATER
BURGEMEESTERSKOMITEELID: VERVOER, PAAIE & STORMWATER ILUNGU LEKOMITI YESIGQEBA SIKASODOLOPHU: EZOTHUTHO, IINDLELA NAMANZI ESITSHI
Municipal cleaners should clean respective zones on the same that garbage is removed (because vagrants sift through dirt bins, and in most cases, tear them open, which causes a significant mess)
Banning the use of black plastic bags in the area could help minimise this.
Woodstock does not need more cleaners. It requires better management of its cleaning workforce.
]]>-People need to be educated on the fact that cannot just dispose of their un wanted item any where, Hanwell lane is a very good example,it is a very narrow alley which is ideal to access Roodebloem road but it is always cluttered by something that’s was dumped in the middle of the night ( wood, carpets, bags) it is left there and the rubbish truck NEVER collects it, bergies will start to urinate, as well as dogs.. its just a mess.
-Recycling bins need to be more accessible and visible to all.
We need to teach the young how to save the environment so they can influence others.
-Dog and human feces is also an issue, as mentioned above it attracts flies and those flies are a definite health hazard in Summer.
-I personally would like to see the Woodstock Municipality patrol a bit more often, just so that they can monitor the areas which need to be attended to. ]]>
* No dumping signs (specifying the hefty fines payable) – Hanwell rd. is infamous for this.
* Toilette facilities for the homeless. Yes, there are homeless people that live in Woodstock (particularly around the South Easter Cafe). They walk down to Hanwell rd. to defecate therein. Unfortunately this road has become a serious health hazard. Although toilets, may not be the only answer, something needs to be done about this street. Better paving with clear street signage and street light will make it look more inviting, hence people may treat it as more of a street, rather than an alley (which is what it currently looks like)
* Woodstock Municipality needs to invest in better management of its street cleaning services, as well as automated street cleaning machinery. On many occasions, labourers have been neglecting their basic employement functions, i.e. cleaning the streets (see Hanwell street above).Of course, everyone is not guilty of this – thank you Mr. John Julius
* A special thank you must go out to Cedric Thomas & Ricardo Beukes from ‘The Haven District Six.’ They have done some great work regarding providing shelter for Vagrants, with the little resources they have. Any possibility that some budget could be allocated to them?
* I definitely agree with the recycling bins ]]>
And yes, PLEEZ – let’s stop the dog pooh!!!!!! Every morning we have two HUGE mounds on our new, beautifully paved driveway – ugh!!!!! Not to mention all the pooh on the pavement outside our house. We go to all the trouble of trying to make our house look fabulous, only to be ruined by blooming dog pooh!!!
Thanks, you guys are doing a fantastic job
]]>another issue needs addressing = DOG POO on the pavements. attracts flies, stinks, unsightly. introduce a fine system. on daily basis i see lots of owners walk away from the poo, and if one talks to them, you stand risk of getting assaulted. advertise fines on all the lampposts. and enforce it. ]]>