Notices

28 April @ 17h30, issued George Municipality

The following streets are affected by the continuing emergency repairs at Lavalia M24 Minisub:

Kaktus, Kapokblom, Kalosie, Portion Park, Portion Kalkontjie, Kanna, Kokerboom, Krismisroos, Karmelia, Katjiepiering and Kosmos Streets

Power could not be restored at 16:00 as previously communicated.

While reinstating electrical services. A design change had to be implemented to reinstate the electrical supply to meet occupational Health & Safety compliance.

The design change required the team to replace Medium Voltage (MV) underground bundle with MV underground cable. Therefore, an additional 5 hrs to the work. The new Estimated time for completion of repairs 22h00.

REPAIRS TO SLIP FAILURES AND UPGRADING OF STORMWATER AND ASSOCIATED SURFACING ON ROOIDRAAI ROAD

The repair to slip failures and upgrade of stormwater infrastructure and associated surfacing on Rooidraai Road, Herolds Bay, will have an impact on residents and road users for the period from the end of April 2023. The Phase 1 construction duration is estimated at 11 months.

PROJECT:
REPAIRS TO SLIP FAILURES AND UPGRADING OF STORMWATER AND SURFACING:
ROOIDRAAI ROAD: PHASE 1

DESCRIPTION:
Repairs to slip failures will be done. Stormwater infrastructure will be upgraded, and the existing block paving will be replaced. Existing waterlines will be relocated.

PROJECT PERIOD:
End April 2023 to February 2024

SERVICE DISRUPTION:
Municipal services may be disrupted during construction. Advance notification of planned temporary disruptions will be sent out via social media.

WORKING HOURS:
Working hours will be from 07h00 to 18h00 Mondays to Fridays and 07h00 – 14h00 on Saturdays as may be needed from time to time.

TRAFFIC IMPACT:
Caution needs to be exercised by residents, road users and pedestrians throughout the duration of the construction period. Adherence to flag persons, temporary road signage and markings will be required. The Road will be closed to the public, but access will be granted to residents living adjacent to the road.

ACCESS TO THE SITE:
Access to the site will be strictly controlled. Any member of the public who enters the site will have to comply with the relevant requirements in terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

PROJECT ENQUIRIES: Mr Fred Wait – 076 393 1177

The George Municipality apologises for any inconvenience and appeals to all residents to be patient and exercise caution during the upgrade. Please look out for and adhere to temporary road signage and roadworks personnel.

28 April @ 10h30, issued George Municipality

The following streets are affected by the continuing emergency repairs at Lavalia M24 Minisub:

Kaktus, Kapokblom, Kalosie, Portion Park, Portion Kalkontjie, Kanna, Kokerboom, Krismisroos, Karmelia, Katjiepiering and Kosmos Streets

Estimated time for completion of repairs 16h00

NOTICE NR.  DPD 028/2023

Please note that the election of block representatives for the following wards will take place as follows:

The maps, which contain the division of the wards into blocks and the election criteria, are available at the area offices.  Please contact the following persons in this regard.

Members of the local community are requested to bring their identity document or valid driver’s license on the voting day.

For further enquiries please contact Siphokazi Maku on 044-801 9439.

26 April @ 10h26, issued George Municipality

Parts of George Central, George South and Industrial areas off due to 11kV cable fault. Testing will start soon.

27 April, @ 13h35, issued George Municipalit

PUBLIC NOTICE: MUNICIPALITY CLOSED ON UPCOMING PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Issued by George Municipality 26 April 2023 for immediate release

Please note that the George Municipality offices will be closed on the upcoming public holidays Thursday, April 27th (Freedom Day) and Monday, May 1st (Worker’s Day). All emergency and standby services will operate as usual. The offices are open on Friday, April 28th as usual from 07h45 until 16h30 and will reopen after the long weekend on Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023. After-hours emergencies: 044 801 6300. Fire emergencies: 044 801 6311

The Wilderness Tourism office hours for this weekend are:

Thursday 27th April 2023
09:00 – 13h00

Friday 28th April 2023
07:45 – 16:30

Saturday 29th April 2023
13:00 – 17:00

Monday 1st of May
09:00 – 13:00

George Tourism Office will be open on Friday from 08h30 to 16h30 to the public.

THE FOLLOWING AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED: PORTION OF VAN MODDERRIVIER
STRAWBERRY & HAYGROVE FARMS

NOTICE is hereby given that the electricity supply will be interrupted on  WEDNESDAY 03 MAY  2023  FROM  09H00 TO 16H45 for the purpose of doing alterations to the electrical mains.  Consumers are warned to treat the installation as being live for the full duration as the supply may be resumed at any time within the notified period.

Should circumstances prevent the work being carried out during the abovementioned period; the work will be done on THURSDAY 04 MAY  2023 FROM  09H00 TO 16H45

Varying stages of loadshedding will be implemented over the long weekend.

George will be affected as follows:
Wednesday 26/04/2023
18:00 – 20:30

Thursday 27/04/2023
02:00 – 04:30
18:00 – 20:30

Friday 28/04/2023
02:00 – 04:30
18:00 – 20:30

Saturday 29/04/2023
00:00 – 02:30
08:00 – 10:30
16:00 – 18:30

Sunday 30/04/2023
00:00 – 02:30
16:00 – 18:30

Uniondale will be affected as follows:
Wednesday 26/04/2023
13:00 – 15:30
21:00 – 23:30

Thursday 27/04/2023
21:00 – 23:30

Friday 28/04/2023
05:00 – 07:30
21:00 – 23:30

Saturday 29/04/2023
03:00 – 05:30
11:00 – 13:30
19:00 – 21:30

Sunday 30/04/2023
03:00 – 05:30
19:00 – 21:30

SWITCHING ON AFTER LOADSHEDDING – Not all areas will be switched back on at the same time!
Residents of George must please note that with the extended load-shedding, our Electrotechnical Directorate is no longer able to switch the entire city back on at the same time. Our daily notifiable demand from ESKOM has historically been set at 85MVA and on average George would use between 60 and 80MVA, although the municipality must pay ESKOM for 85MVA.

If the power is returned simultaneously to all areas when load-shedding ends, this creates a massive spike or surge in power with all geysers, freezers/fridges/batteries etc drawing power at the same time. With the extended four-hour load-shedding, the spikes for George are consistently reaching 105 – 112 MVA.

Areas will be switched on in sections, on rotation after Load-shedding
Eskom has indicated that unless George can reduce the spikes, they will increase our notifiable demand to the highest actual usage level which will in turn increase the purchase cost to the municipality. Consumers are requested to use electricity very sparingly when power returns after load-shedding (especially a 4-hour slot). The municipality will now in rotation, switch the power on in sections. This means if for example the load-shedding slot is scheduled from 20h00 – 22h30, there is a chance that your area may only come on at 22h45 or 23h00.

Please do not switch high-usage equipment on immediately after Load-shedding
Consumers are therefore urged to turn off high-usage equipment and where possible to not switch on appliances such as stoves and kettles for at least 30 minutes after load shedding. This will reduce the risk of overload tripping on the network and reduce our current high MVA spikes.

Reporting power outages
Please do not phone the Afterhours number or the Electrotechnical Department to report that you have no power immediately after Loadshedding is scheduled to be lifted. Please be aware of the rotational switching on and wait at least 30 minutes before reporting no power. The directorate will be aware if there has been a possible substation trip which needs to be sorted out.