The Village NEWS 27 February - 5 March 2018

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27 February - 5 March 2018

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SURF’s UP! Home-grown World Surf League (WSL) commentator and owner of the Surf Zone in Hermanus, Gigs Celliers, caused quite a stir when he went to the US on business and ended up winning the Kneeboard Surfing USA (KSUSA) title in Huntington Beach, California on 16 February. This is the same spot where Gigs won the world championships in 1996 but he had not been back since. “It was wonderful to return 22 years later and totally relive the experience,” he said. Gigs is a multiple world title holder, having also won various other kneeboard trophies in the 1990s. Congratulations, Gigs, on an incredible day of surfing! PHOTO: Amanda Taylor

Good news on CBD, sport and baboons T

receive an initial R4 million towards the construction of the first facilities, and R14 million has been set aside for the management of our baboon,” said Mayor Elect, Dudley Coetzee. (Read more on P4.)

“The CBD will receive an allocation of R3 million to kickstart the CDB regeneration project, the Sport Centre will

Coetzee presented the 2017/’18 adjustment budget, the draft budget for 2018/’19 and the proposed update to the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) at a public meeting

De Waal Steyn here was good news for the Hermanus CBD, the Sport Centre and the management of baboons in the Municipality’s proposed budget for 2018/’19.

of the Overstrand Municipal Advisory Forum (OMAF) on Tuesday, 20 February. (Read more on P3.) “After talks between the administration and the provincial government reached an impasse on who’s mandate it is to manage the ongoing baboon problems, I have engaged Anton Bredell, Western Cape Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Develop-

ment Planning, in new talks on the matter. “Should it transpire that the mandate falls under the jurisdiction of the Municipality we need to have the funds available to manage the problem. For that reason, I have decided to allocate R14 million over the next three years to enable us to tackle this problem head-on,” he said. (Read more on P4.)

With regards to the Sport Centre, it was announced late last year that a total of R7.6 million will be made available to the Sport Centre. This comes after the sale of the piece of land commonly known as the ‘circus grounds’ near the Gateway Centre to Massbuild. The tender for the sale amounted to R22.8 million – R6.1 million more than the tendered value of R16.7 million. The profit enabled the Municipality to

approve the payment to the Sport Centre (next to the Cricket Club) that was started in 2012. According to the Municipality the money will be used to relocate the current tennis and squash courts to the Sport Centre and to complete the clubhouse. The current tennis and squash courts next to the Municipality are in dire need of an upgrade that will cost more than R400 000.


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