Residents, interested parties reminded to register for public engagements about future District Six
12 August 2020
The City is gearing for extensive engagements with Capetonians about District Six, the first priority of which is the drafting of a Local Spatial Development Framework.
‘Re-establishing the community of District Six is one of the most exciting and important projects the City will be undertaking in collaboration with the National Government, the District Six community, and all other residents, interested parties, and stakeholders in years to come.
‘The City is not involved in the restitution process, nor the development itself. However, we have an important role to play in creating an overall planning vision for District Six and we will do so in collaboration with the District Six community, and other Capetonians,’ said the City’s Executive Mayor, Alderman Dan Plato.
The National Department of Rural Development and Land Reform recently gave the City permission to use the District Six Development Framework of 2012 as the foundation for the imminent engagements and collaboration with residents. A lot of work was done in preparing the 2012 framework and this will be the basis for the drafting and refinement of a final Local Spatial Development Framework for District Six in coming months.
‘The process of developing a neighbourhood plan or Local Spatial Development Framework will be undertaken in collaboration with the District Six community, other residents, and interested and affected parties.
‘I will announce the programme and upcoming engagements later this month, once we have obtained approval from the local subcouncil to commence with the public participation process,’ said Alderman Marian Nieuwoudt, the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Spatial Planning and Environment.
The City is busy compiling a database of residents, interested and affected parties, stakeholders, civic organisations, non-profit organisations and leadership groupings who want to be part of this process. All are invited to register with the City by sending an email to:
Those on the list will receive regular updates about upcoming events and engagements. This is crucial as the City needs to rely a lot more on digital platforms to communicate with residents given the limitations imposed on public gatherings and meetings due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
To date, a total of 45 residents, interested and affected parties, stakeholders, etc. have registered and have been included on the database.
‘I’m encouraging those who have not registered as yet, to please send an email so that you can be included in this process right from the start. This is an exciting journey and we want this process to be as inclusive as possible,’ said Alderman Nieuwoudt.
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City of Cape Town, Media Office
