JUST ASKING writes:
I travel on Concourse Crescent on a daily basis and virtually every day a car almost rear-ends me due to a company opening up in a house on the street.
This house is on a bend, which makes matters even worse. Trucks, bakkies and even cars are parked in the street loading items daily from before 7am until who knows what time.
Some days labourers sit on the pavement, most probably also “checking out” the comings and goings of the people living in this area. Break-ins in this area have also all of a sudden increased.
Businesses are “popping up” in each and every house. I am aware that most of these companies do not have business rights, as the ward councillor in this area mentioned this to me. Why are businesses then allowed to open?
Everyone is fighting to get rid of the squatter issue on Dann Road but what about the “business squatters” on Concourse Crescent? They are also there illegally.
Ward councillor Jaco Terblanche replies:
Concourse Crescent has become attractive for people to open businesses due to the traffic volume which increased the past two years.
The by-law for spatial development planning of the City of Ekurhuleni does have guidelines people need to follow before they can open businesses in the City of Ekurhuleni.
The community reported the house mentioned at the last ward committee meeting in October. According to information available, the stand is still zoned residential 1 (only use for residential purposes).
I asked the city planning department to investigate the complaint from the community and will provide feedback at the next ward committee meeting.
A request was received from the community for traffic calming measures on Concourse Crescent. It was recommended by myself as well and handed to the roads department for investigation.
I will also request that the EMPD be more visible on Concourse Crescent.
