The City of Cape Town, working with the National Treasury Neighbourhood Development Partnership Grant, has prepared a series of different development options for the Athlone Power Station (Athlone Towers) site, and is interested to know what you have to say.
In the coming weeks, the City will hold two community meetings for special interest groups. At these meetings, the City will provide information about development ideas and themes. All interested parties are invited to give their opinion, but must e-mail a one page proposal and make a 15 minute appointment to present it. The e-mail address is: athlonepowerstation@hwb.co.za. Applicants are requested to indicate a preferred timeslot on their e-mail.
The meetings follow a series of neighbourhood meetings held last week for the three areas that abut the site, namely Pinelands, Athlone and Langa.
The two cooling towers at the decommissioned Athlone Power Station are due to be demolished in June 2010 following a report that they are potentially unsafe. This follows an incident in the early hours of Sunday 14 February in which one of the stabilising rings fitted around the structures, which are nearly 20 years old, fell to the ground.
After the demolition, the site will be cleared in preparation for development. The facebrick power station building and two 99m high chimneys will not be demolished.
Dates and venues for public meetings:
- 25 May Special interest groups: Room G1, 5th Floor, Podium, Civic Centre
- 27 May Special interest groups: Room B, 5th floor, Podium, Civic Centre
For more information about the public meetings, call 021 462 0416, or visit the City’s public participation page.
