Removal of Waste By Rail depot from Lower Knysna

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#3

The stench from this waste station is unacceptable and should not be in the centre of Knysna

Catherine Booysen (Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#4

It is disgusting and stinks!!!! Should not be there.

Janet Van Staden (Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#10

The vagrants squatting on this land are soon going to be an immovable fixture with rights, then there can be no relocation.

Nic Smuts-Muller (Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#11

I believe waste station should not be In Knysna central

TESSA NIVEN (Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#12

I am signing as it is a huge health Risk.

Beverley Levings (Knysna , 2023-01-16)

#15

This location should be utilised to better serve the communities by making it more attractive to residents, tourists & business, thus possibly creating jobs.

Robby van Gelder (Knysna , 2023-01-16)

#16

It is unsightly, unhealthy, and right in the middle of our town. NO it cannot remain here .... please

Lynn Bull (Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#17

Causes pollution problems,
Health & Sanitation problems
Stinky smells
Rat issues
By law Waste by rail should be fenced & knysna's is not, access to public
Causing security issues & criminal activities

Vero Leach (Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#18

The Knysna municipal waste is a health risk of having such a dump/depot in town. With the current rat infestation in our town, this depot could only exasperate the problem at hand. The waste dump so close to the waterfront and tourist attractions is an eyesore and should be moved ASAP.

Gyfford Fitchat (Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#19

The existing place is unhygienic and near restaurants and is an eyesore . It attracts rats in the town. It needs to be moved out of town where there are no residences.

Diane Gammie (Knysna , 2023-01-16)

#23

Health and Security Hazard

Jan Raats (Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#24

I am a homeowner in Thesen Islands

Peter Mason (Johannesburg , 2023-01-16)

#26

I live in knysna and this is so disgusting. Is this what we want tourists to see!!

Lesley Bradford (Rexford, Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#27

I want the waste station removed elsewhere.

Crista Bennett (Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#28

The current position is unhygienic, rat infestation and authentically not a good indication of what our beautiful village is all about

Das Meyer (Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#29

The smell is often so bad that we have to leave Salt and Petal to go elsewhere.

Albert Wasserman (Knysna , 2023-01-16)

#35

It is unsightly and unhygenic. Rat infestation.

Maureen Nicholas (Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#37

I agree with the view that the waste recycling should be relocated away from the current site in town.

Hugh Bosman (Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#39

The central town dump is a health hazard & a deterrent to tourism. The dump is unsightly and smelly and does not promote the eco aware town that we are.
The dump is also affecting businesses in the area including restaurants, butchers & green grocers. The dump is a breading ground for vermin which is a health hazard to all citizens of the town & visitors.

Gina Nel (Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#40

Crime and squatters are elements in this area and not good for property values and tourism

Johanna Schreuder (Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#42

Unhygienic conditions in Knysna around the current municipal waste depot & the possible pollution into the estuary.
Negative impact on our environment all round.

Diane Lotz (Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#46

The smell is disgusting there.
Awful for locals and tourists to drive/walk along waterfront drive.

Amy Leverton (Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#47

This facility is not required in the centre of our tourist town alongside one of the feeder roads to the lagoon. The rail depot has long since closed and this collection point should be re-sited in the industrial area. It is also a hub for squatters and vermin?

Sue Mills (Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#52

Action needs to be taken to remove this waste dump from the lower town and which already contributes to the rat infestation in town.
KM, please relocate to a more suitable site!

JULIA SULMAN (KNYSNA, 2023-01-16)

#53

The waste removal should be situated outside of living areas of Knysna - there is a very bad rat infestation and the smell is diabolical !

Elizabeth Kelly (Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#54

The rat infestation is having a negative impact on my business, and it is incomprehensible that our beautiful tourist town, has a waste plant right next to our lagoon, in the middle of our town!

Eleste Bain (Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#60

Our town is sliding into a rubbish dump.

Barbara Martin (Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#61

I eat at the local fish shop and salt and petal. It is disgusting. Also the fact that we live out of town and bring our rubbish in twice a week. My wife is afraid to go there. It is a health hazard

Greg Chauncey (Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#62

I support this petition

Francois Barnard (Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#66

The stench that comes from this area is unbearable for businesses in close proximity. The rats are dominating that area.

Claudia Pirker (Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#69

Unhygienic position in central knysna

Rozanne Hulbert (Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#74

I want my family to live in a town that is safe and healthy, not an eyesore and health hazard

Tarryn Kirton (Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#75

Of the rat infestation

Peggy Stephens (Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#76

This will help to reduce the rat population in Knysna

Keith Miller (Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#79

This affects so many businesses in the area.

Debbie Nicoll (Knysna , 2023-01-16)

#80

I want what is best for this beautiful town.

Louise Hulley-Miller (Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#84

Please move it,
It brings rats and disease & it stinks.

Ashleigh Henning (Knysna , 2023-01-16)

#85

It's unacceptable that we have a waste deposit sight in the centre of the best part of Knysna
It brings criminal activity to the area which is chasing our tourists away.... not to mention the rat infestation

Robyn McCall (Knysna , 2023-01-16)

#89

Do you want to lose investors, rate payers and tourists? If not, then clean up and remove this mess.

Johan de Beer (Knysna, 2023-01-16)

#90

A municipal dump site should not be in the centre of town.

Loren K (Knysna, 2023-01-17)

#93

The stink in the area is positively disgusting. Waterfront drive is a main road to so many tourist areas and then there are the restaurants and other businesses in close proximity. Move it to the industrial are where it belongs

Sheila Edwards (Knysna Western Cape, 2023-01-17)

#94

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Vanita Benjamin (Knysna, Thesen\'s Island, 2023-01-17)

#95

I fully support this petition to relocate the waste transfer station.

Jane Clark (Knysna, 2023-01-17)

#97

The area has become smelly and dirty. For a town that relies on tourism the dump is most definitely in the wrong place

Jean Reynolds (Knysna, 2023-01-17)

#99

These sites should be placed away from where people live and on land so close to our precious Lagoon.

Sharon Keevey (The Heads Knysna, 2023-01-17)

#101

The rubbish dump also has a very negative effect on the lagoon, with constant pollution.

Alan Clark (Knysna , 2023-01-17)

#102

A rubbish collection point so close to a tourist eating area does not make sense.

Mike St Quintin (Knysna , 2023-01-17)

#104

The removal of the dump is critical for tourism in Knysna as well as for the businesses in that area. It currently presents a health hazard as it attracts rats to the area

Cheryl Mulder (Knysna, 2023-01-17)

#105

We are also affected with the rats and awful smell from the depot at Metelerkamps. We are continually apologising to customers and a lot of them are overseas tourists.

Avril Metelerkamp (Knysna, 2023-01-17)

#108

It’s shocking and disgusting that we have this filthy, ghastly smelling , rat breeding facility so near to town and many businesses . AND on top of this that it’s not being run properly by our useless Municipalty!

Carol Emmanuel (Knysna, 2023-01-17)

#111

I am a resident living near this depot and find the smell and rate infestation unacceptable

Jill Van't Hof (Knysna , 2023-01-17)

#113

This is a health hazard

Liz Dafert (Knysna, 2023-01-17)

#115

Waste by Rail should not be in the center of town. It is a rat infested smelly operation.

Karin Mackenzie (Knysna, 2023-01-17)

#116

It's a cause of rats and an unsightly area in a high tourist area.

Elaine Haarhoff (Knysna , 2023-01-17)

#117

Having the waste in town attracts many rats and the smell is sometimes unbearable.

Judy Spencer (Knysna, 2023-01-17)

#121

There should not be a waste transfer station in the heart of this beautiful town that is growing at such a rapid rate that the current facility can’t handle the volumes of business and domestic waste. Look at the great facility the Bitou municipality build not 5 km’s out of Plett

Erik Booysen (Knysna , 2023-01-17)

#124

The waste in that area us a health hazard and it's unacceptable. Another location/another method of disposal should be found urgently.

J J Thiele (Knysna, 2023-01-17)

#125

It’s a disgrace that the Knysna Municipality cannot run our town and maintain infrastructure

mark sofianos (Knysna, 2023-01-17)

#128

Dreadful dirty mess is ruining our town

Lianne Smut-Muller (Knysna, 2023-01-17)

#130

I live in the Quays and have noticed an increase in the number of rats around the Waterfront area. The lingering smell of refuse in the air, especially on hot days is also really offensive. This is a health hazard!!

Alix Verrips (Knysna, 2023-01-17)

#132

It is effecting peoples lively hood and it would up lift the lower end of town

Leigh Goss (Knysna , 2023-01-17)

#135

I’m signing because I am in full agreement.

Beverly Wilson (Knysna , 2023-01-17)

#136

I am in complete agreement with the reasons for this petition.

Jo Lellyett (Knysba, 2023-01-17)

#137

It’s not great for business when you trying to eat a delish meal while smelling this stench

Tammy Keet (Knysna, 2023-01-17)

#138

The waterfront of a town depending on tourism is no place for a recycling centre. The smell and mess is spread all around the area. The train no longer collects the rubbish so that site is no longer relevant.

Philippa Jarman (Knysna, 2023-01-17)

#145

My office is in Thesen House opposite the transfer station and I can on somedays not open my windows for ventilation as the stench is very bad.

Serett Maree (Knysna, 2023-01-18)

#146

It makes the area smell!

Jenny Levy (Joburg, 2023-01-18)

#152

Lower waterfront has become a rat infestated area.
The health inspector has band dogs at outside area's of restaurants but are allowing the breeding of rats at their municipal waste dump in the middle of town.
Move the dump and allow the dogs back to the restaurants.

Elli Peinke (Knysna, 2023-01-18)

#154

The rat infestation in Knysna cbd is a huge problem. And as a tourist town this is not acceptable. The fagrants also use this are as a spot to hang around.

Laura Van Blerk (Knysna , 2023-01-18)

#161

I am signing this petition because the current situation is not acceptable and the waste removal site should be moved.

Leoni Hattingh (Knysna, 2023-01-18)

#162

Concerned about health and tourism implications of a municipal dump site in central town

Leon Benadie (Knysna , 2023-01-18)

#164

I agree with what is requested...the rat infection alone is horendous

Elaine Forrest (Knysna, 2023-01-18)

#165

I agree that the waste site is in the middle of the tourists view . It attracts vermin and smells at times . I would like to see it relocated to an appropriate site.

Bernie Rouillard (Knysna, 2023-01-19)

#167

This is a hangover from when waste was actually removed by rail. It is no longer removed, so the dump at the railhead no longer serves a purpose. Get the waste out of town to a safe site where it does not threaten either the aesthetics or the public health of Knysna.

Ivo Vegter (Knysna, 2023-01-19)

#168

Knysna is a tourist town with wonderful attractions. Having a dump site in the center of town so close to the estuary is unhealthy for wildlife and humans. The dump stinks and the rat problem in town is completely out of hand and unacceptable. Tourists are put off. Businesses suffer. This affects our local economy.

Yolande Steyn (Knysna, 2023-01-19)

#171

A lot of the rubbish spills out and ends up in estuary as the depot is on the fringe thereof.
It's disgusting foul smelling and rat infested in an area which is widely used by tourists and locals I.e. brick road on the estuary

Jeanette Carter (Knysna, 2023-01-19)

#172

The Rail Waste Depot is completely defunct since the rail removal service no longer exists and will not be restored.
The area is an absolute eyesore, often trash lying around, sometimes also foul smelling. Sadly the area also attracts drug users and some quite aggressive characters who demand to unload anything one is bringing. This is also a threat to tourism as they are around that area and should be able to walk freely and safely to continue to bring much needed revenue to this tourism dependant town.

Vibeke Dugmore (Knysna, 2023-01-19)

#173

I would like to see the mess removed which is unsightly and the stench us unbearable when shopping in that area where the waste by rail is situated.

SE Erasmus (Knysna, 2023-01-19)

#175

Waste doesnt belong in beautiful tourist town

Helene Van Zyl (Knysna, 2023-01-19)

#176

It makes no sense to have the town's waste removal plant in the centre of the town. It is a health hazard for the entire town.

Peta Allen (Knysna , 2023-01-19)

#177

I agree that the refuse removal depo should be moved elsewhere

Morne Gardiner (Knysna , 2023-01-19)

#178

The waste site is an eyesore and not great for tourism.

Henry Meyer (Knysna, 2023-01-19)

#179

When having a meal at Freshline Fisheries we were put off our food by the terrible smell from the area along the railway tracks.
It is also upsetting and shocking to see people living amongst the filth

Jean Allan (Knysna, 2023-01-19)

#182

I'm signing this because having a waste depot near restaurants is a health hazard.

Cheryl Vermaak (Knysna, 2023-01-19)

#185

This is a health hazard right in the middle of our town, not to mention the illegal settlements that are popping up on the premises that need to be removed

Janet Silk (Knysna, 2023-01-19)

#186

I also feel it is in the middel of town and this is a tourist town.

Maria Julyan (Knysna, 2023-01-19)

#190

Because we need more work and jobs in knysna and the garden route
if we improve the smell; look and health of the town it will attract people with money to come live and visit here which means move taxs ;bussiness and work for the people .

Brian Malcolm Brian (Knysna , 2023-01-19)

#193

I agree with the removal of this health hazard from our town center

Gail Sofianos (Knysna, 2023-01-20)

#194

I feel strongly this is awful for our town and it must be moved!

Kate Horn (Knysna, 2023-01-20)

#195

I work near this filthy unholy stink. As well as it is near the lagoon which needs protecting. As well as it is an eye sore.

Barbara Mabin (Knysna, 2023-01-20)

#196

The smell from the municipal waste in lower town is absolutely disgusting.

We have the most beautiful shops and restaurants in this area and it is completely unacceptable that our clients as well as our staff have to deal with the unbearable smell that comes from the dump depot.

GIA PERSELLO (Knysna, 2023-01-20)

#199

We need to tidy up our besutiful town!

Sue Lloyd (Knysna, 2023-01-20)



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