Site Inspections: A Site Inspection took place on Tuesday, 5 March 2025. Attendees: Denovan/Brenton/Steffan/Penolopé (OLM), Wayne/Amund (BBRA). Apologies: Cl. Theresa Coffee on Clarence/Parking This project can be dealt with quickly. However, before this can be...
Town Planning & Property Development – January 2025
Town-planning Issues / Engineering Services / Building Control) 17 January 2025 General remark: All the roads in the Betty’s Bay area were graded by the end of 2024. Since the beginning of 2023, this has been done at least once a year. Building Control: 27 building...
Waste Management
Barbara Jenman, heading the Waste Management portfolio, invites you all to join a Betty’s Bay Beaches Clean-up on Saturday 4 February from 9 to 10 am. She writes: Meet Wilna Swart (083 333 6810) at the entrance of the main beach or me (Barbara 082 338 4109) at...
Water Distribution Network Upgrades In 2023
Pipe bursts in the aging Betty’s Bay water distribution network have continued over the past year. These have resulted in repeated disruptions in the water supply to large sections of Betty’s Bay and sometimes to the whole village. This is not only a local...
Water Matters
I am happy to hear the moratorium on tenders has been lifted. I can confirm that the standardisation issue has been resolved and that a third team of plumbers has been established. This was done by depleting the numbers of the two existing teams, and that although it...
We have cleared the first major hurdle in solving our water woes!
Put simply: We compiled the municipality's own data, proved that Ward 10's water losses must be addressed, and the Mayor has made our water infrastructure issue the #1 priority for the 22/23 IDP budget. Getting the municipality to take our water issues seriously is a...
Water Engineer: The importance of water
As a newcomer to the BBRA I’ve been on a big learning curve, which has been both challenging and enriching. As a consulting engineer by profession, it was natural to become involved with the portfolio which includes roads, storm water, water supply and sewage. Rob...