Comments for The Old Cape Road http://oldcaperoad.com Special places hideaways and the back routes in the Garden Route Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:18:52 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Save the Salt River Estuary by Deborah Wenrich http://oldcaperoad.com/2010/04/save-the-salt-river-estuary/#comment-86 Deborah Wenrich Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:18:52 +0000 http://oldcaperoad.com/?p=98#comment-86 Let's raise international awareness around the world for saving wetlands estuaries! Let’s raise international awareness around the world for saving wetlands estuaries!

]]> Comment on Save the Salt River Estuary by KIM LEE http://oldcaperoad.com/2010/04/save-the-salt-river-estuary/#comment-85 KIM LEE Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:07:06 +0000 http://oldcaperoad.com/?p=98#comment-85 HELLO ALL AS A RESIDENT I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THIS VALLEY HAS BEEN LEFT UNTOUCHED FOR OVER 45 YEARS AS IT WAS OWNED BY A VERY ECO-CONSCIOUS PERSON…UNFORTUNATELY HE SOLD UP AND EVER SINCE THEN THE WOLVES ARE AT THE DOOR.AS IT STANDS THERE ARE 12 HOUSES IN THIS PROPERTY..ALL ELIGABLE FOR PROTECTION UN HERITAGE…AS YET THANKS ONLY FOUR HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED SAFE..THE OTHERS AWAIT A DECISION. DEVELOPERS INVOLVED ARE ATTEMPTING TO EMPTY THESE HOMES OF THEIR RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN LIVING HERE FOR YEARS AND YEARS..BY INTIMIDATION AND THREATS..LUCKILY WE HAVE FORMED A COMMITTEE AND HAVE LOOKED INTO OUR RIGHTS.WE HAVE COME TO REALISE IT IS IMPERATIVE WE REMAIN IN THESE HOMES OR ELSE THEY WILL BE DEMOLISHED (WE WERE VISITED LAST WEEK BY A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WHO HAVE BEEN HIRED TO DEMOLISH) LUCKILY THANKS TO EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND PAPERWORK WE FEEL ASSURED THAT WE CANNOT BE FORCIBLY EVICTED AS WARNED. OUR SITUATION WITH SEWAGE IN OUR ESTUARY HAS BEEN RESOLVED…THERE WAS AN INLET SEWER PIPE THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT..LONG OVERDUE BUT DONE!! AND SO LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE CONTINUES..AND WE WAIT FOR RAIN TO FLUSH THE RIVER.. THANKS FOR CREATING THIS SITE PLEASE JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP: ‘SAVE SALT RIVER VALLEY (AND ESTUARY)KNYSNA’ WE NEED ALL THE SUPPORT AND ADVICE WE CAN GET! IF YOU HAVE ANY PHOTOS OF SALT RIVER VALLEY PLEASE FEEL FREE TO POST ONTO OUR WALL. MUCH APPRECIATED SALT RIVER VALLEY RESIDENT KIM LEE Says: HELLO ALL
AS A RESIDENT I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THIS VALLEY HAS BEEN LEFT UNTOUCHED FOR OVER 45 YEARS AS IT WAS OWNED BY A VERY ECO-CONSCIOUS PERSON…UNFORTUNATELY HE SOLD UP AND EVER SINCE THEN THE WOLVES ARE AT THE DOOR.AS IT STANDS THERE ARE 12 HOUSES IN THIS PROPERTY..ALL ELIGABLE FOR PROTECTION UN HERITAGE…AS YET THANKS ONLY FOUR HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED SAFE..THE OTHERS AWAIT A DECISION.
DEVELOPERS INVOLVED ARE ATTEMPTING TO EMPTY THESE HOMES OF THEIR RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN LIVING HERE FOR YEARS AND YEARS..BY INTIMIDATION AND THREATS..LUCKILY WE HAVE FORMED A COMMITTEE AND HAVE LOOKED INTO OUR RIGHTS.WE HAVE COME TO REALISE IT IS IMPERATIVE WE REMAIN IN THESE HOMES OR ELSE THEY WILL BE DEMOLISHED (WE WERE VISITED LAST WEEK BY A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WHO HAVE BEEN HIRED TO DEMOLISH)
LUCKILY THANKS TO EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND PAPERWORK WE FEEL ASSURED THAT WE CANNOT BE FORCIBLY EVICTED AS WARNED.
OUR SITUATION WITH SEWAGE IN OUR ESTUARY HAS BEEN RESOLVED…THERE WAS AN INLET SEWER PIPE THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT..LONG OVERDUE BUT DONE!!
AND SO LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE CONTINUES..AND WE WAIT FOR RAIN TO FLUSH THE RIVER..
THANKS FOR CREATING THIS SITE
PLEASE JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP:
‘SAVE SALT RIVER VALLEY (AND ESTUARY)KNYSNA’
WE NEED ALL THE SUPPORT AND ADVICE WE CAN GET! IF YOU HAVE ANY PHOTOS OF SALT RIVER VALLEY PLEASE FEEL FREE TO POST ONTO OUR WALL.
MUCH APPRECIATED
SALT RIVER VALLEY RESIDENT
KIM LEE Says:

]]> Comment on Save the Salt River Estuary by KIM LEE http://oldcaperoad.com/2010/04/save-the-salt-river-estuary/#comment-84 KIM LEE Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:00:35 +0000 http://oldcaperoad.com/?p=98#comment-84 UPDATE ON DEVELOPMENT: IN FACT THERE ARE 220 CLUSTER AND SEMI-DETATCHED UNITS PROPOSED (TO BE DEVELOPED ON ERF 4010, SALT RIVER VALLEY)...UP TO DATE OF THE 10 EXISTING HERITAGE STRUCTURES (WHICH ARE ALL OCCUPIED) ONLY FOUR HAVE BEEN ACNOWLEDGED (SO SAYING THE DEVELOPERS CONSULTANT HAS JUST VISITED TO RE-ASESS THOSE 4)THE REMAINING 6 ARE STILL UNDER THREAT OF DEMOLITION AS THEY WERE COMPLETELY OVERLOOKED WITHIN THE DEVELOPERS PROPOSAL 2005. OLD CAPE ROAD IS ALSO RECOGNISED AS HERITAGE AS IT REMAINS EXACTLY AS IT WAS (DOWN TO EVERY CONTOUR) EXCEPT FOR BEING TARRED AS THIS WAS ALSO OVERLOOKED IN THE 2005 PROPOSAL..(ACCORDING TO THIS PROPOSAL THE ROAD IS TO BE REMOVED AND A PLAQUE ERECTED IN ITS MEMORY)..YET ACCORDING TO HERITAGE REGULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN IN EXISTANCE.. ADVISE AND ASSISTANCE MOST WELCOME..EMAIL: singleton.patsy@gmail.com P.S. PLEASE VISIT OUR FACEBOOK GROUP: "SAVE SALT RIVER(AND ESTUARY)KNYSNA" FOR MORE DETAILS/PHOTO'S/MAPS CONCERING DEVELOPMENT AND REMOVAL OF OLD CAPE ROAD... UPDATE ON DEVELOPMENT:
IN FACT THERE ARE 220 CLUSTER AND SEMI-DETATCHED UNITS PROPOSED (TO BE DEVELOPED ON ERF 4010, SALT RIVER VALLEY)…UP TO DATE OF THE 10 EXISTING HERITAGE STRUCTURES (WHICH ARE ALL OCCUPIED) ONLY FOUR HAVE BEEN ACNOWLEDGED (SO SAYING THE DEVELOPERS CONSULTANT HAS JUST VISITED TO RE-ASESS THOSE 4)THE REMAINING 6 ARE STILL UNDER THREAT OF DEMOLITION AS THEY WERE COMPLETELY OVERLOOKED WITHIN THE DEVELOPERS PROPOSAL 2005. OLD CAPE ROAD IS ALSO RECOGNISED AS HERITAGE AS IT REMAINS EXACTLY AS IT WAS (DOWN TO EVERY CONTOUR) EXCEPT FOR BEING TARRED AS THIS WAS ALSO OVERLOOKED IN THE 2005 PROPOSAL..(ACCORDING TO THIS PROPOSAL THE ROAD IS TO BE REMOVED AND A PLAQUE ERECTED IN ITS MEMORY)..YET ACCORDING TO HERITAGE REGULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN IN EXISTANCE..
ADVISE AND ASSISTANCE MOST WELCOME..EMAIL: singleton.patsy@gmail.com

P.S. PLEASE VISIT OUR FACEBOOK GROUP: “SAVE SALT RIVER(AND ESTUARY)KNYSNA” FOR MORE DETAILS/PHOTO’S/MAPS CONCERING DEVELOPMENT AND REMOVAL OF OLD CAPE ROAD…

]]> Comment on The Salt River Estuary by KIM LEE http://oldcaperoad.com/2010/03/salt-river/#comment-70 KIM LEE Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:08:54 +0000 http://oldcaperoad.com/?p=80#comment-70 HI PLEASE VISIT OUR FACEBOOK SITE 'SAVE SALT RIVER VALLEY(AND ESTUARY(KNYSNA) ' TO VIEW OUR VERY BEAUTIFUL VALLEY.....UNTOUCHED FOR MANY MANY YEARS..FEEL FREE TO JOIN AND LEAVE COMMENTS OR ADVICE MUCH APPRECIATED KIM HI
PLEASE VISIT OUR FACEBOOK SITE ‘SAVE SALT RIVER VALLEY(AND ESTUARY(KNYSNA) ‘ TO VIEW OUR VERY BEAUTIFUL VALLEY…..UNTOUCHED FOR MANY MANY YEARS..FEEL FREE TO JOIN AND LEAVE COMMENTS OR ADVICE

MUCH APPRECIATED
KIM

]]> Comment on The Salt River Estuary by patsy http://oldcaperoad.com/2010/03/salt-river/#comment-69 patsy Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:08:24 +0000 http://oldcaperoad.com/?p=80#comment-69 HELLO ALL AS A RESIDENT I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THIS VALLEY HAS BEEN LEFT UNTOUCHED FOR OVER 45 YEARS AS IT WAS OWNED BY A VERY ECO-CONSCIOUS PERSON...UNFORTUNATELY HE SOLD UP AND EVER SINCE THEN THE WOLVES ARE AT THE DOOR.AS IT STANDS THERE ARE 12 HOUSES IN THIS PROPERTY..ALL ELIGABLE FOR PROTECTION UN HERITAGE...AS YET THANKS ONLY FOUR HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED SAFE..THE OTHERS AWAIT A DECISION. DEVELOPERS INVOLVED ARE ATTEMPTING TO EMPTY THESE HOMES OF THEIR RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN LIVING HERE FOR YEARS AND YEARS..BY INTIMIDATION AND THREATS..LUCKILY WE HAVE FORMED A COMMITTEE AND HAVE LOOKED INTO OUR RIGHTS.WE HAVE COME TO REALISE IT IS IMPERATIVE WE REMAIN IN THESE HOMES OR ELSE THEY WILL BE DEMOLISHED (WE WERE VISITED LAST WEEK BY A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WHO HAVE BEEN HIRED TO DEMOLISH) LUCKILY THANKS TO EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND PAPERWORK WE FEEL ASSURED THAT WE CANNOT BE FORCIBLY EVICTED AS WARNED. OUR SITUATION WITH SEWAGE IN OUR ESTUARY HAS BEEN RESOLVED...THERE WAS AN INLET SEWER PIPE THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT..LONG OVERDUE BUT DONE!! AND SO LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE CONTINUES..AND WE WAIT FOR RAIN TO FLUSH THE RIVER.. THANKS FOR CREATING THIS SITE PLEASE JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP: 'SAVE SALT RIVER VALLEY (AND ESTUARY)KNYSNA' WE NEED ALL THE SUPPORT AND ADVICE WE CAN GET! IF YOU HAVE ANY PHOTOS OF SALT RIVER VALLEY PLEASE FEEL FREE TO POST ONTO OUR WALL. MUCH APPRECIATED SALT RIVER VALLEY RESIDENT HELLO ALL
AS A RESIDENT I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THIS VALLEY HAS BEEN LEFT UNTOUCHED FOR OVER 45 YEARS AS IT WAS OWNED BY A VERY ECO-CONSCIOUS PERSON…UNFORTUNATELY HE SOLD UP AND EVER SINCE THEN THE WOLVES ARE AT THE DOOR.AS IT STANDS THERE ARE 12 HOUSES IN THIS PROPERTY..ALL ELIGABLE FOR PROTECTION UN HERITAGE…AS YET THANKS ONLY FOUR HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED SAFE..THE OTHERS AWAIT A DECISION.

DEVELOPERS INVOLVED ARE ATTEMPTING TO EMPTY THESE HOMES OF THEIR RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN LIVING HERE FOR YEARS AND YEARS..BY INTIMIDATION AND THREATS..LUCKILY WE HAVE FORMED A COMMITTEE AND HAVE LOOKED INTO OUR RIGHTS.WE HAVE COME TO REALISE IT IS IMPERATIVE WE REMAIN IN THESE HOMES OR ELSE THEY WILL BE DEMOLISHED (WE WERE VISITED LAST WEEK BY A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WHO HAVE BEEN HIRED TO DEMOLISH)

LUCKILY THANKS TO EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND PAPERWORK WE FEEL ASSURED THAT WE CANNOT BE FORCIBLY EVICTED AS WARNED.

OUR SITUATION WITH SEWAGE IN OUR ESTUARY HAS BEEN RESOLVED…THERE WAS AN INLET SEWER PIPE THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT..LONG OVERDUE BUT DONE!!

AND SO LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE CONTINUES..AND WE WAIT FOR RAIN TO FLUSH THE RIVER..

THANKS FOR CREATING THIS SITE

PLEASE JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP:

‘SAVE SALT RIVER VALLEY (AND ESTUARY)KNYSNA’

WE NEED ALL THE SUPPORT AND ADVICE WE CAN GET! IF YOU HAVE ANY PHOTOS OF SALT RIVER VALLEY PLEASE FEEL FREE TO POST ONTO OUR WALL.

MUCH APPRECIATED
SALT RIVER VALLEY RESIDENT

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