OUTCOME OF A PUBLIC DEBATE ON REFUSE COLLECTION DAY SOLUTIONS IN BETTY’S BAY HELD BY THE BBRA 16 AUGUST 23 AT THE CRASSULA HALL 18:00   OPENING STATEMENT   The groups are quite busy on dirt collection days and a lot has been said and very little done. We had...

Every month there is a public debate on a matter important to Betty’s Bay. Please join these debates. Keep in mind that our debates are not spaces to vent, but rather where we find solutions and engage with new ideas and concepts for Betty’s Bay. Debates take place...

OPENING STATEMENT   The subject of home protection has many aspects to it, some of which can cause confusion. The Betty’s Bay Neighbourhood Watch (BBNW or the Watch) has been operating in the current format for 3 years now. We too have learned much through trial...

OPENING STATEMENT   This subject matter was provoked due to a constant stream of emails and phone calls about people being defrauded and left with very bad workmanship after the fact.   It is also clear that we have well qualified and extremely competent...

OPENING STATEMENT   I am going to open this feedback with inputs from a few professional people to put some perspective to our debate.   Is your family pet bad for the environment? Well, that depends. Some of us just don’t want to change or don’t...

OPENING STATEMENT  Betty’s Bay is a beautify quiet town set in a buffer zone between nature reserve and biosphere environments. From almost anywhere in Betty’s Bay one can hear the crashing of the waves, animal calls and critter sounds. A place where we share our...

OPENING STATEMENT   OM is in the process of reviewing by-laws with regard to DOGS-OFF-LEASH AREAS   This debate was a BBRA initiative in line with the Overstrand Municipality’s initiative to create leash-free zones. The debate was conducted to assess the...

OPENING STATEMENT   This debate was a BBRA initiative to find out the thoughts and opinions of the ratepayers of Betty’s Bay regarding the minimising of the effects of power outages. This was not an instruction or a project; this was purely a fact-finding exercise....