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NO
LEVY
- NO
REEF
- NO
BEACH
The
words
of
the
St
Francis
Chronicle!
How
True!!
We
write
this
in
our
personal
capacity,
purely
out
of
our
love
for
St
Francis,
and
with
feelings
of
sadness
that
there
should
be
any
doubt
about
the
urgency
of
the
"Way
Forward".
Alan
Tonkin
has
put
in
nearly
two
years
of
intensive
effort,
without
thought
of
personal
gain,
with
cost
coming
out
of
his
own
pocket,
and
no
compensation
for
the
hundreds
of
hours
spent
on
the
project,
to
achieve
the
monumental
results
we
have
today.
For
the
first
time,
we
have,
at
the
very
least,
the
possibility
of a
solution
to
the
problem
which
is
an
ongoing
threat
to
our
unique
St
Francis
Bay!
Where
was
the
referendum,
and
objections,
when
the
"toothpicks"
were
going
to
be
installed
as a
groin
for
our
beach??
At
more
than
double
the
cost!!
And
the
wasted
money??
Now
we
have
a
scientifically
based
approach
to
our
beach
problem
-
don't
confuse
it
with
other
problems
such
as
electricity,
water,
roads,
street
lights,
etc!
These
are
equally
of
serious
concern
to
us,
but
must
be
treated
separately.
There
are
technicalities
which
must
be
dealt
with,
but
our
wholehearted
support
for
Alan
Tonkin
and
his
team,
instead
of
vague
-
and
anonymous!!
-
criticism
of
their
efforts,
can
only
ensure
the
"Way
Forward"!!
Residents
with
a
positive
view
must
make
sure
their
voices
are
heard
or
soon
there
will
be
no
beach
(if
it's
not
too
late
already!)
- no
canals
- no
St.
Francis.
Thirty
years
ago
Dr.
Tinley
advised;
"No
house
on
the
hump
dune!"
Nobody
listened!
We
are
not
ashamed
to
put
our
names
to
paper,
in
support
of
the
future
of
St.
Francis
Bay!!
Eva
&
Neville
Taylor
St
Francis
Bay.
Jan
2007
Snippets
gathered
from
other
concerned
residents.
Some
beach
front
owners
have
already
donated
R25
000
each
to
the
Beach
Project.
With
other
donors,
there
is
around
R700
000
in
the
kitty.
A
thought:
Owners
of
holiday
homes
use
their
toilets
and
have
their
refuse
removed
for,
say,
one
month
of
the
year,
but
in
2006,
for
example
they
paid
R
84.23
+
R70.00
=
R154.23
for
each
of
the
remaining
months.
In
these
remaining
months,
the
pressure
is
off
these
services.
The
Municipality
to
divert
this
saving
to
the
beach??
Another
thought:
Grandma
and
Grandpa,
your
children,
like
ours,
have
enjoyed
free
accommodation
and
holidays
here
over
the
years.
Ask
them
to
pay
R150
per
month
if
you
can't.
Why
not?
Yet
another
thought:
When
considering
the
levy,
give
each
owner
a
rebate
of,
say,
20%,
for
each
ten
years
of
permanent
residence
in
St.
Francis
Bay.
There
will
be
no
need
to
check
bank
balances!
Have
you
noticed
There
is
only
a
narrow
spit
of
sand
at
the
entrance
to
the
original
Ski
Canal
which
is
protecting
the
whole
canal
system
from
draining
directly
into
the
sea!!
Finally:
Would
your
family,
friends
and
their
children
consider
coming
to
St
Francis
on
holiday
when
there
is
no
beach?? |
