The Camps Bay & Clifton Ratepayers Association says it makes 'no logical sense' for the City of Cape Town to recommend that the lease for the Bowling Club be terminated so that Camps Bay Preparatory School can expand.
The council will this week decide on a recommendation from the mayoral committee to allow the lease, which only expires in 2018, to be terminated subsequent to the Western Cape Education Department getting the approvals it needs to put an educational facility on the prime land in Victoria Road.
Byron Herbert, a former Camps Bay High pupil who serves on the executive of the residents association, said the school, with three playgrounds, a large hall, eight classrooms and several offices, could accommodate extra classrooms for Grades 1 and 2. The school had a pupil enrolment ceiling which meant that, despite extra space, it would not accept more pupils.
'What is more intriguing is that the process of trying to close down an old established and viable club has been able to get this far without any plans, sketch plans or even mention of how the school plans to use the 6 000m2 of land and buildings,' said Herbert.
'Once approved and rezoned (to allow it to be used for education) it can potentially set a precedent for further applications to rezone, and in turn, the selling of public land throughout the city,' he said.
Matthew Bater, president of the Camps Bay Bowling Club, said he hoped the council would reconsider another a proposal that met the school's and the club's requirements.
Cape Argus
Posted at 09:37AM May 26, 2014 by Editor in Cape Town
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