Brendan van der Merwe
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Jun 07
Traffic Issues in May
Speeding remains a big problem in Blackheath. The BCID is working with the Cape Town Traffic Department to prevent and address speeding within the Blackheath Area. Regular VCP’s, speed enforcement operations and joint operations occur within the Blackheath Industrial Area as a result. Regular visits and spot-checks are also carried out to the local scrap …
Jun 07
Keeping Blackheath Clean in May
Illegal Dumping and Littering The number of bags filled this month due to littering has come down and we thank you for trying to keep the public areas clean. We are still not where we want to be but we do see a great improvement. We also have had the odd dumping incident that needed …
Jun 07
BCID Welcome Board
The Welcome to Blackheath City Improvement District “Welcome Board” at the four-way stop street was washed away during a flood caused by a burst water main in February this year. Our sponsor, Broll Property Group will re-erect the board as soon as possible. The welcome board at the entrance to Blackheath from the Buttskop Road …
Jun 07
May 2012 News
Welcome to the May edition of the Blackheath City Improvement District (BCID) Newsletter. May brought some welcome rainfall across the Peninsula and we look forward to a wet and healthy rainy season. May brought lots of new developments to the local area, including the new Oranjerivier Tanker Terminal in Wimbledon Road. Blackheath awaits some new …
Apr 03
New Ex-Officio Council Board Member for BCID
We would also like to congratulate Councillor van Dalen on being elected to the Board of the Blackheath City Improvement District, as our ex-Officio Council Board Member. This means he will attend and make inputs at our monthly meeting as well as our AGM’s. He is also responsible for assisting us with council related queries …
Apr 03
Donated steel frames for desks
We would like to thank Mr. Heinz Modricky from Metalian for a donation of steel frames for desks and Mr. Tommy Solomon from Solomon Coatings for the galvanising of these frames. I am currently investigating the possibility of getting table tops in order for us to donate them to the new Early Childhood Development Centres …
Apr 03
March 2012 Security
Don’t forget the BCID emergency number on 086 000 BCID for all ST3 Security related emergencies. Call Law enforcement on 107 from the Landline or 021 596 1999 from a cell phone. Call the SAPS on 10111! Please contact Colonel Nel of Mfuleni Police Station who is the head of Visible Policing in the area …
Apr 03
BCID gets pruning
In March our staff went on tree pruning training to better attend to our trees s they all got a bit top heavy. You will have noticed that the tree pruning has already begun and is well underway with Wimbledon Road already completed. Our trees are looking better and stronger by the day and we …
Apr 03
Keeping Blackheath Clean in March
Illegal Dumping and Littering March saw fewer cases of dumping within the Blackheath Industrial Area. The reward to anybody who can provide me with information as to the registration number and a description of the vehicle that is dumping tyres is still on offer, we are very keen to catch this person who is responsible …
Apr 03
March 2012 News
Wishing you and your families a very Happy and Blessed Easter. If you are planning a trip, please get lots of rest and be alert and get to your destination fresh and safely. We also reiterate the need to update information with your alarm monitoring supplier and make sure that your premises is secure by …