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EIA FOR THE PROPOSED LANGEZANDT QUAYS DEVELOPMENT IN STRUISBAAI HARBOUR: CRR 3.1.82 3.1.83 3.1.84 3.1.85 Stephen Knobel (137) Abrie Bruwer (66) D.G. & J.L. Falck (64) D.G. & J.L. Falck (64) The whole EIA is based on assumptions and predictions and cannot be verified or guaranteed. Allegations of broken promises by the client were made. The developer claims that the two storey building restriction is not enforced and backs this with pictures of 3 storey buildings that have sunken garages with two stories on top and are not three stories above ground. The EIA states that the proposed development will increase the length of the holiday season and I fail to see the logic behind this. South Africans are very sensitive to the weather, especially when it comes to seaside resorts. Cape Town is a prime example of this, where occupancy levels in winter is far lower than in summer months. It is also not true to state that Struisbaai does not have any facilities for tour busses and without the proposed development of Erf 848 the town will not have such facilities. This was an oversight in the reasoning of a developer. The EIA is based on specialist input as well as comments received for I&APs. Every reasonable measure has been taken to ensure reasonable confidence in the findings accuracy as well as sufficient information for the competent authority to make an informed decision. Assumptions and gaps in information are declared in Section ** as legally required. This was the case in accordance with the 2006 SDF which has now been superceded by the 2009 CAM SDF which no longer makes provision for a two storey limitation. Section 2.7 of FEIR states that the proponent plans to apply for the appropriate zonation and rights to meet the requirements of the proposed development. Economic Specialist: The financial sustainability inputs for Langezandt Quays indicate that the calculated risk that the proponent is willing to take is not misplaced. Financial sustainability cannot be guaranteed. However, the available evidence provides no reason to suspect financial failure and, as such, provides no clear basis to argue against the desirability of the development. Please refer to Annexure U of the FEIR. Economic Specialist: The financial sustainability inputs for Langezandt Quays indicate that the calculated risk that the proponent is willing to take is not misplaced. Financial sustainability cannot be guaranteed. However, the available evidence provides no reason to suspect financial failure and, as such, provides no clear basis to argue against the desirability of the development. Process Process Process Process Please refer to Annexure U of the FEIR. I:\ENV\PROJECTS\401807~Struisbaai\Public Participation\Comments & Response\EIR\CRR IV FEIR ~ 26042010 [FINAL].doc 140 of 193
EIA FOR THE PROPOSED LANGEZANDT QUAYS DEVELOPMENT IN STRUISBAAI HARBOUR: CRR 3.1.86 3.1.87 3.1.88 3.1.89 3.1.90 D.G. & J.L. Falck (64) Jeanette Bruwer (75) Jeanette Bruwer (75) Jeanette Bruwer (75) Jeanette Bruwer (75) The developer states that development will result in better fish prices for the fisherman. My logic is telling me that should a more up market shop be used, a higher rental will be payable, resulting in a higher cost structure and higher prices to the buyer. It will not result in higher income to the fisherman – it could rather result in a loss of income as potentially fewer buyers will be interested in buying fish at higher prices. The statement that fisherfolk will benefit from the new development in terms of prices for their produce is therefore highly unlikely. The interested and affected parties who passed their comments about the proposed either fax or post between 10 December 2007 and 10 February 2008 have been disregarded. They never received any correspondence from Aurecon and were subsequently not notified of the public meeting and not able to lodge their opposition to this project. The public comment period from 9 October to 17 November 2009 should be extended to mid January 2010 so that we have an opportunity to familiarize ourselves with the fact and with most of the homeowners. The libraries in which these draft EIA reports are available are beyond reach of probably 90% of homeowners at Struisbaai. The EIA report is flawed and should be redone. It is further too biased in discrepancies on site selection, site availability, visual impact, heritage impact etc, Please refer to Section 1.6.16 of this Comment and Response Report. Please refer to Section 3 of the FEIR. A 40 day comment period was provided as per the NEMA requirements. It must be noted that registered I&APs will be afforded a further 21 days to comment on the final EIR before it will be submitted to the decision-making authorities. The reports were sent to libraries that best suited the I&AP profile per geographical area. Including the library in Struisbaai Noord. All the relevant documentation was made available for review on the Aurecon website www.aurecongroup.com Strongly disagree. Every effort has been made to include specialist input on the potential environmental impacts. Furthermore, extensive public participation has been undertaken throughout this EIA. Aurecon does not accept the accusation that the report(s) are bias as Aurecon is a reputable environmental consultancy and the EAP is a registered professional environmental scientist that abides to a strict code of ethics. Process Process Process Process Process I:\ENV\PROJECTS\401807~Struisbaai\Public Participation\Comments & Response\EIR\CRR IV FEIR ~ 26042010 [FINAL].doc 141 of 193
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