MOSSEL BAY NEWS - Affected residents and stakeholders are reminded of the public meeting on Tuesday, 27 September at 12:00 in the Town Hall to discuss the findings of the appointed engineers into the problems caused by the landslide in Seemeeupark and Tuscany village.

The Mossel Bay Municipality has started issuing notices to occupants and owners of approximately 29 erven in the Seemeeuvlug and Tuscan Village area to urgently vacate the area by 29 September in terms of section 12(4) of the National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act 103 of 1977.

The municipality has appointed Kantey and Templer Consulting Engineers to investigate the matter after huge cracks have affected homes in the area, and municipal infrastructure suffered damage as the result of the landslip.

The engineers are of the view that certain sections of the affected area are unstable, and at high risk of structural failure, and in accordance with this advice, the municipality has resolved that the instability and risk of structural failure identified by the engineers pose a danger to the safety of the occupants and owners of the affected area, and that it is necessary to vacate the area.

In terms of section 12(5) of the National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act 103 of 1977, "no person shall occupy or use or permit the occupation or use of any building in respect of which this notice was served or delivered, unless the Municipality has granted permission in writing that such building may again be occupied or used."

Should residents or owners fail to vacate the building on or before 29 September, the municipality will have no alternative but to approach the High Court for appropriate relief, in the interests of the safety of all occupants of the affected area.

Public meeting
"A public meeting to engage the residents of the affected area on any concerns they may have will be held at 12:00 on 27 September in the Mossel Bay Town Hall. We invite all the affected residents to attend the meeting, the acting municipal manager, Mr Harry Hill, urged.

"Please be assured that the municipality’s actions in this regard were taken after careful and compassionate consideration of all factors, and are aimed at ensuring the safety of the residents and occupants of the affected area.