Month: October 2015

The Salt River BID team would like to urge business owners not to give recycled material to homeless people and in the same light, also help to discourage members of the public to give money to beggars. “In both cases, this humble gesture causes more harm than good”, says Gene Lorentz, manager of Geocentric Urban…

Over the past few months, a lot of the local businesses in the area are taking an active role in making the area a much neater place, such as repainting or restoring parts of their business premises. Businesses in the area are benefiting from this new exciting growth and positive attitude shown of late in…

Although the SRBID cleaning and urban maintenance plan makes provision for only three urban management workers, Geocentric decided to employ a fourth worker at the company’s own cost to ensure that there is enough hands to cover the vast area and getting it into a better condition. This extra deployment coincided with the refinement of…

One of the priorities is to assist members of the public at large. The safety officers help with directions, vehicle break-downs, assist in medical emergencies or even finding lost children.  There is a high number of visually impaired persons in the area and you regularly see the SRBID’s public safety officers assisting such people, especially…

If you have anything you want to share with us in this newsletter, please write to us at: info@srbid.co.za You are our eyes and ears in this area and please feel free to contact us with your suggestions and ideas to improve our area. SRBID contact information BID manager: Shaun Phillips 084 722 5567 or shaun@geocentric.co.za] Zonewatch control…

During December 2014, Metro Police in conjunction with SRBID, Woodstock SAPS and the City of Cape Town Traffic Department launched Operation Awareness, an initiative to create awareness about safety in the SRBID amongst the members of the public. Here are some tips to remember, especially when walking alone at night: • awareness is your first…

The SRBID meets with all safety and security role-players once a week to share public safety and security information and concerns.  Joint planning of actions and operations are also discussed and crime trends are shared with the members of the meeting.  The SRBID in turn applies the information and actions to their own public safety…

The SRBID joined the Upper Eastside Hotel in conjunction with Woodstock SAPS and Metro Police in implementing a Whistle Blow Campaign. This venture aims to ensure a safe environment for the public within the boundaries of the SRBID, especially factory workers, hotel and restaurant staff that work different hours than normal daytime working hours. During…