Brendan van der Merwe
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Mar 19
Climatic Technologies enters Greening Competition
Climatic Technologies situated at 12 Anfield Road have entered the greeoing conpetition with a wonderful garden at their property. The Blackheath City Improvement District awards the company who makes the most effort to beautify their verge and factory area with a meal voucher to the value of R1000.00 that is donated in part from the …
Mar 13
More on the greening competition
The Blackheath City Improvement District awards the company who makes the most effort to beautify their verge and factory area with a meal voucher to the value of R1000.00 that is donated in part from the Skilpadvlei Restaurant on the Stellenbosch Road. We are looking for winners again, so please make the effort to “green” …
Mar 13
Fire!
On the 21st of February one of the houses in the Temporary Relocated Area (TRA) alongside Wimbledon Road started burning. ASLA phoned the fire department and attempted to stop the fire using one of their own water trucks. Three Houses however burned down. ASLA provided mattresses and food packs for the victims and the Council …
Mar 13
Projects update
Happy Valley Housing Development ASLA is glad to report that they are still on track with timing relating to the Happy Valley Formal Housing Development, even having suffered some minor complications. ASLA found vast amounts of clay at a specific site were houses need to be built. They moved the clay to the area planned …
Mar 13
Traffic Issues in Blackheath
Various roadblocks and VCP’s were held in the local area by the traffic services and SAPS during February. Buttskop Rail Crossing Minibus taxi driver Jacob Humphreys was handed down an effective 20-year jail sentence in the Western Cape High Court on the 28th of February. His driver’s licence was also cancelled with immediate effect. He …
Mar 13
Security Update
Crime stats indicate that crime is still on the rise and the statistics in the surrounding areas are even higher. Make sure that your premises are secure. Ensure you DO NOT make yourself a target of crime by leaving valuables unattended or easily accessible, whether in your vehicle or on your desk. We are asking …
Mar 13
Verge cleaning and tree trimming – we are busy and keep Blackheath clean
We attempted to cleanse every street within the Blackheath CID Area in February and succeeded in doing so although it was a short month. Please report any specific issues to us for immediate attention from the CID Cleansing team on 021 905 0929 who respond to matters immediately under the stewardship of Mr. Jacobus Rossouw. …
Mar 13
Keep Blackheath Clean – Illegal Dumping and Littering
Dumping in Roker Close cleaned up We appeal to everyone in Blackheath to prevent littering and dumping. The BCID team collected 135 refuse bags of waste from the road verges this month of which 45 bags were used for clearing the road verges from weeds and grass and 90 bags for picking up litter along …
Mar 13
February 2012 News
February, although it is a leap year has come and gone with haste. Many issues were dealt with during this month by the BCID team. We restarted the greening competition that has already had a few entries, we began a project to address street naming within the Industrial Area and had to face a lot …
Feb 20
Greening competition
The Blackheath City Improvement District awards the company who makes the most effort to beautify their verge and factory area with a meal voucher to the value of R1000.00 that is donated in part from the Skilpadvlei Restaurant on the Stellenbosch Road. We are looking for winners again, so please make the effort to “green” …