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Take note of a public meeting on March 24

Councillor Denis Hunt writes:

Rivonia Boulevard between 9th and 10th avenues, and more particularly to the end of the cobbled section to the north, has been problematic over the years.

Clients of the entertainment venues have a penchant for parking in the street in ‘no parking’ areas, on both sides of the road. This makes passage of other vehicles, particularly emergency and police, very difficult. The section became a one-way three years ago, together with Eden Crescent. But businesses at the northern end were compromised. They complained and after studies and public participation it was reversed. Now the business activities have altered.
The post office has moved from the Eden Crescent access area, and the access requirements of new businesses are different. A petition has been put together by businesses in the area and presented to Johannesburg Roads Agency, asking for the one-way to be restored in Rivonia Boulevard. The Community Policing Forum was presented with a request to have the section made into a pedestrian mall.
As ward councillor I am calling a public meeting on 24 March in the Village Hall at 7pm to consider the matter. All residents and businesses are invited to attend.

Published on March 2, 2010 at 4:10 pm