A cesspool of filth and potential disease has to be taken seriously
The occasion of Mandela Day saw SFT go on a walkabout through the dusty streets of Sea Vista (and China Town) this past Wednesday. Following four volunteer ladies from St Francis Animal Rescue as they walked deep through the dusty back streets and narrow lanes of the township to feed the many dogs, and a few cats, as their contribution to Mandela’s legacy we again witnessed the filth and decay that has been allowed to fester. We say again because we have witnessed it on previous visits but rather chose to ignore it for out of sight is out of mind.
But it cannot continue to be ignored.
Generally the streets closer to Tarragona are not too bad apart a significant amount of plastic waste. No doubt if Rotary are able to continue with its recycling initiative without the criminal element continuously destroying and robbing the wood cabin so generously donated by an international Rotary club there would be less plastic waste as kids were encouraged to bring it to the recycling for reward. Sadly now a thing of the past as is the Sea Scout initiative run so passionately by Ollie Holmes until last week when this criminal scum again raided God’s Acre and destroyed the one remaining building where Ollie had moved to after all the other buildings had been vandalised. Maybe it is time to change the name from God’s Acre to Hell’s Acre.
But it is not just the crime of the township that we would refer the Mayor to but rather the other filth, the festering, disease and no doubt rodent infested garbage dump in the centre of the township. There was a clean-up initiative a few weeks ago by a caring group of local township and St Francis residents but with great respect of their efforts it truly were like ‘farting against thunder’.
That the ANC councillor who represents Sea Vista on council has allowed this cesspool to grow shows he doesn’t give a damn for this community who voted him in or he has never bothered to visit Sea Vista. He should be made to pay for the clean-up out of his fat salary he is receiving for he certainly isn’t earning his wage.
The filth is not something that can be solved by a few ladies with black bags picking up the mess. This requires a lot more. Front end loaders, bulldozers and lots of fill to raise the ground level above the water table.
Something has to be done and done now before it presents a serious health risk, not only to the township dwellers but to the adjoining Santareme and farther afield.
Please Mr Mayor this is a disaster waiting to happen. Do Something!
Mens wonder wat was eerste; die vullishoop of die mense wat “op” die vullishoop woon? Is dit dan nou so duur om nog “skips” beskikbaar te stel en weekliks te vervang? Moet die gemeenskap daarvoor OOK geld insamel? Ons moet dele van ons eie paaie plavei omdat ek gedink het ons belasting word gebruik om die armstes van die armes te help. Toe nie?
Die skips is ideaal vir “scrap metal”
Hennie.
Having just moved here from PE a month ago, it is sad to see that Kouga Municipality is no better than the rest of them. Of course this particular situation is further exacerbated by the Municipality’s unbelievably stupid decision to close the dump without first installing a refuse transfer station. How dumb can you get?? It is all very well to simply say that there is a dump in Humansdorp, but do they really think anyone in Sea Vista can afford, even if they have the will, to go there?? Every resident in St Francis Bay from the poorest to the most wealthy, faces the same problem. And the Municipality now faces it as well, as they now have to bring in expensive machinery and transport costs to clean up this huge mess of their own making.
Diappointed new resident.
It would be interesting to know if there is regular rubbish collection and plastic bag distribution.
Many years ago when I was a councillor in PE I suggested Skips for the residence, however the municipality didn’t agree as they are misused for all sort of things including dead bodies. The residends should be encouraged to use plastic bags in bins (supplied by the municipality) to get rid of the rubbish? This exercise is the responsibility of the Councillor. He should form a team and go from shack to shack and house to house and make sure that people behave correctly.
We would then know if the fault resides with municipality or the residents themselves.
If the municipality do the right thing and collect rubbish weekly, then the residents of Sea Vista can be taken to task about the filth.
Well said, this really is unacceptable and there needs to be some action on this immediately!
Maybe this article should be reproduced and circulated to the residents of Sea Vista who will then realise that their chosen councilor in not interested in their well being.
Education and strict laws, as well as enforcement of the law to the society, would help the problem. Our rates and taxes payed punctually, should be spend wisely for our future environment.
Unfortunately no by laws are enforced nowhere in St Francis Bay and I blame the leaders that was elected and voted in by us.
It is an appalling situation but why have the residents of Sea Vista allowed it to become so? Why do individuals even rely on others to clean up their waste? Where is dignity? Where is common sense awareness of the damage to environment, health and yes, disease spreading vermin. The resident pigs must be infested with worms, passing them on to children playing in that filth. One continually witnesses debris being thrown out of cars. Is it not even seen as an eyesore?
My view is that the awaited event of land for free will neutralise any well meant effort.
We need to understand what motivates people not to manage their waste. Is it indifference based on a belief that accumulated waste does not constitute a health hazard? Perhaps many of the Sea Vista residents don’t perceive waste as an eyesore? Or maybe this is a protest action to highlight the scandalous tardiness of the KM in providing housing and other infrastructure for the settlement? Until we have an understanding of what underlies this behavior, any intervention is likely to be cosmetic.
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