Donating Wisely

Donating Wisely A least once a year my wife loves to do a spring clean at home. She will tell you that she hates to do it, but secretly I think she loves doing it as it gives her the chance to re-organised the kids messy cupboards. First task is to go through our kids cupboards and take all the…

Rates Relief

INDIGENT BENEFITS AND RATES RELIEF Did you know that if you are retired or your total household income is less than R6000.00 per month that you can qualify for up to 100% discount on certain services that the City supplies.  

Regenize – Recycling

What Does Regenize Mean? The name Regenize was created through the combination of three words which describes Regenize. ​One Re – representing reduce, reuse or recycling. Two Gen – represents generation. Three Nize – it sounds nice so we added it. The Why of Regenize Like many of you, we believe in making a difference. That is why we created Regenize, a recycling…

Log a C3 – Service Request

How to log a C3 Service Request / Call with COCT? Pot holes in the road, street light out, drain covers missing, leaking water pipes, tree removal and cutting, illegal dumping and more. You can help, get involved!! Below is a details step by step guide on how you can log a C3 Server Request Logging a C3 service request…

General Housekeeping

What do we do in this sub-committee? Housekeeping is a broad portfolio, which covers everything that can be reported via the C3 system, which is a reporting system on the City of Cape Town’s website. These include potholes, damaged roads, streetlights not working, missing drain covers, faulty or damaged fire hydrants, missing stop signs, roots uplifting roads or pavements, trees…

Council Matters

What do we do in this sub-committee? Council Matters covers the various aspects of municipal engagement with communities. In particular how the engagement affects the residents of Monte Vista directly. The issues Council Matters focuses on are Town Planning matters, Traffic control, Law Enforcement, Transportation, Roads Planning, construction e.g. road resurfacing/pipe replacement/rehabilitation and municipal services. Council Matters does not focus…

Neighbourhood Watch

WHO ARE WE? We are a group of concerned residents who volunteer our services to fight rising crime in our community. We make ourselves visible by actively patrolling our area (i.e. walking, jogging, cycling or driving a vehicle – even taking our dogs for a walk). Our vehicle patrols are visible with white roof lights and reflective MVNHW magnets.  Patrolling…

Multimedia

What do we do in this sub-committee? We have admins that maintain the Monte Vista Facebook Group page. As well as share information relevant to our community. All comments and posts are monitored on the Facebook group page to ensure that at it’s relevant and respectful.

Parks

What do we do in this sub-committee? This is a subcommittee that consists of dedicated members of the Rate Payers Association and Monte vista residents who focus on the parks and open spaces. We assist the council by being the eyes in the area to report damages so the relevant people can repair them asap. We strive to ensure community…

Events

What do we do in this sub-committee? Bringing the community together, and growing and supporting local businesses. Above all celebrating our beautiful area. We organize events so make sure to check out the calendar on the main page for upcoming events.

New special rating areas declared in Cape Town

FOUR local areas have been declared Special Rating Areas (SRA) by the City of Cape Town. A full council meeting held on Wednesday marked Northpine in Brackenfell, Beaconvale in Parow, Penzance Estate in Hout Bay and Marconi Beam in Montague Gardens as SRAs in terms of the City’s Special Rating Area By-law. This followed the initiative taken by property owners…

Help Us With Fundraising

Our biggest drive at the moment is to get more LPR cameras at the main entrances and exits around Monte Vista. We are looking for someone in Monte Vista / Plattekloof Glen that can take control of the Fundraising sub-committee and help us raise some much needed funds. We already have a number of sub-committees and volunteers that are actively…

LPR – Licence Plate Recognition

The Monte Vista Ratepayers Association has initiated a process of acquiring Licence Plate Recognition (LPR) cameras for the area, which includes both Monte Vista and Plattekloof Glen. This initiative calls for participation from residents of both these suburbs. The goal is to free the neighbourhood of criminal activity. Statistics have shown that there is a reduction in crime of up…