Category: SRBID News

  • Overall city water use still exceeding restriction target

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    The City of Cape Town is calling on residents to intensify their efforts to save water. Overall usage of drinking water is currently approximately 10% higher than the required savings target to prevent drawing dams down to dangerous levels by the end of summer.   The City of Cape Town advises residents that overall water…

  • Notice of Annual General Meeting 2016

    Notice of Annual General Meeting 2016

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    All members of the Salt River Business Improvement District NPC and all property owners of property situated inside the Salt River Business Improvement District SRA are invited to attend the Annual General Meetings to be held on 15 November 2016 at 16:00 at the Conference Venue, Double Tree by Hilton Cape Town, Upper East Side, 31 Brickfield…

  • City rentacop cameras for Salt River CID

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  • Give where it will make a difference

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    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…

  • Businesses taking action

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    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…

  • Fourth member joins SRBID’s cleaning team

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    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…

  • How can we help?

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    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…

  • Speak to us

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    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…

  • Let’s play it safe

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    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…

  • Safety talk

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    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…