More than half the plots earmarked for backyarders in Cape Town’s southern suburbs are on wetlands
More than 60 properties on at least 100 hectares of land have been identified for possible housing developments in several Cape Town southern suburb areas.
But more than half of them are on wetlands, residents were told at a meeting at the Grassy Park Civic Centre on Monday night, GroundUp reports.
At the meeting, called to brief residents on the progress of the Greater Retreat Housing Projects, several residents raised complaints.
Abdul Dhansay, project manager of Delta Built Environment Consultants (Delta BEC), said 44 of the properties belonged to the City of Cape Town, 13 to the provincial government, three were owned by the national government, three were privately owned and the ownership of one was yet to be determined.
Source: news24.com
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