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  • W57 | STATEMENT BY EXECUTIVE DEPUTY MAYOR: ALD. NEILSON: Let’s keep our water-saving focus Team Cape Town

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    CITY OF CAPE TOWN   20 MARCH 2018   STATEMENT BY THE CITY’S EXECUTIVE DEPUTY MAYOR, ALDERMAN IAN NEILSON   Let’s keep our water-saving focus, Team Cape Town   As at Monday 19 March 2018, our collective consumption over the past week was 565 million litres of water per day. Unfortunately, usage has increased by…

  • Geocentric Launches New App

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    “As Geocentric we are very proud to launch our new mobile phone reporting application,” said Gene Lohrentz of the urban management company recently. “This is another way in which we are enabling our CID business and property owners to interact with their City Improvement District Management.  “We want our CID contributors to become part of our family by interacting…

  • Illegal Dumping in the Spotlight

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    The problem of illegal dumping is prevalent in Beaconvale and is one of the main challenges that the BVID has to contend with.  Initially illegal dumping was rife, but now it is sporadic.  People are prepared to change but only if they are constantly monitored and warned regarding the consequences of dumping.  Some incidents stem…

  • Urban Management Trolley Introduced

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    The Geocentric Urban Management Trolley Project was initiated in 2017.  The aim of the project is to provide urban cleaning and maintenance teams with a platform to improve their daily tasks, assist with moving of equipment and tools and enable recycling while performing their tasks.  A few design considerations were introduced into the design of…

  • Beaconvale gaining ground

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    Thanks to the commitment of all who are involved in the Beaconvale Improvement District drive, strides of progress are being made in various ways.  The accompanying images tell the story of how problems like illegal dumping and the confiscation of stolen trolleys and wheelie-bins are successfully addressed by the teams.  The Public Safety issues that are addressed during the day-to-day activities, include problems…

  • BEACONVALE ID CCTV PROJECT – REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

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    Following the successful implementation of BVID as a Special Rating Area (SRA) the Board has taken the initiative to extend the public safety operations to the next level by implementing a CCTV camera network.  The proposed intervention will focus on supporting the current public safety and urban management activities thereby contributing to securing the area…

  • Cape Town Mayor outlines status quo of water crisis

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    During a recent speech delivered at the Atlantis Aquifer, Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille thanked Capetonians who had been making efforts to cut their water usage, saying that about half of water users had restricted their daily usage to 87 litres per day. But added that this was not enough. “We need each and…

  • PICTURES: BVID sees major improvement with cleaner streets

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    Getting a brand new project off the ground is no easy task, a fact to which the recently launched Beaconvale Improvement District (BVID) team can heartily attest. Launched on Monday, 31 July 2017, the BVID’s main objectives for the first few months of operation have been to improve safety in the area and get the…

  • Beaconvale Improvement District – an overview of the first 4 months

    Beaconvale Improvement District – an overview of the first 4 months

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    Since launching on 31 July 2017, Beaconvale Improvement District (BVID) has brought a “quick and obvious” turnaround to an industrial area that “was not in a great state at all”. So says Chairperson Sean Lavery in an overview of the BVID’s first four months of operations. “One of our biggest challenges was the fact that…

  • BEACONVALE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING

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    The BEACONVALE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NPC will be hosting a Special General Meeting and all stakeholders are invited to a review of the year’s activities and planning for 2018/19. Date: 7 November 2017 Time: 15:00 Venue: FI Group, Unit A1, Connaught Park, Mc Gregor Street, Beaconvale Resolutions presented at the SGM can only be voted on…