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The City of Cape Town has admitted that demolition work, to make way for the controversial MyCiTi route, started on four Plumstead properties last year before the project was approved by the council.

The proposed demolition of the properties on Rotherfield, Lympleigh and Waterbury roads was approved a few weeks ago at the full council meeting. But contractors were photographed removing tiles and other features from the house on December 28 2014 and residents want to know how work could start without council approval.

Ian Neilson, mayoral committee member for finance, said last week, The contractor was appointed so that demolition could commence immediately once the final council resolution (was) taken, in an effort to mitigate the ongoing cost of securing the relevant properties, which amounts to approximately R80,000 a month.

Unfortunately, over the festive period, during which many staff members are afforded the opportunity to take annual leave, the incorrect information was given to the contractor to proceed with the preparation for demolition. This is regretted. The preparation for demolition was suspended with immediate effect in anticipation of the final resolution of council.

Neilson said the demolition of property was governed by the Municipal Finance Management Act and followed a comprehensive regulatory process. He confirmed the required steps of public participation were followed and that there were no objections. The proposed demolition was also supported by the sub council. The only outstanding step... was the final council resolution.

But Plumstead residents, including tenants who face eviction now that the leases on their council-owned houses have been terminated to make way for MyCiTi infrastructure, have slammed the city for acting without following due process.

Meanwhile, the Western Cape governments standing committee on transport and public works has agreed that mayoral committee member for Transport for Cape Town Brett Herron and the City of Cape Town be invited to a special meeting at the provincial legislature on February 17 2015.

Cameron Dugmore, ANC MPL, requested the meeting to address concerns about the lack of consultation between the city and affected residents, and to seek clarity on how much of the R4.1 billion that has been allocated from national funding will be used for the South and Main road couplets.

Last week, Dugmore said representatives of the South Road Families Association and Wynberg Residents and Ratepayers Association, as well as the various taxi associations, would also be invited.

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DEMOLITION plans for a picturesque little church with a growing congregation are dividing churchgoers and residents in the village of Eldwick.

Eldwick Church has sat at the top of the village in Otley Road since 1893, but now faces a uncertain physical future due to a new coalition of Anglican and Methodist worshippers.

Originally named St Lawrence's after the patron saint of woolcombers, it was a Church of England place of worship built by community donations.

But following the closure of the village's Methodist chapel it became an ecumenical church and an increase in use and activity means it is now thought too small for purpose.

So trustees have proposed either replacing it with a new bigger church, complete with a coffee area or adding a large extension at the back.

But villagers are unhappy with the idea of losing the building where generations have held christenings, marriages and funerals, said local historian and author Allan Mirfield.

"The point we're trying to put is that although the 3,900 residents may not attend the church, they still think it's a building of great significance to the village," Mr Mirfield said.

"The church trustees have not openly publicised the possible new building, but from what we've seen it looks like a cross between a supermarket and a medical centre.

"It has a big glass conservatory at the front which will be a coffee area.

"People would agree with the need to get people to go to church and that's presumably some kind of policy.

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In-soon Shin of Washington, D.C., makes use of eight wooden boxes and relief paper castings from ancient Korean tombs in her in work, Energy Force II. The piece is on exhibit at the BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown through Feb. 28.

The BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown is getting the jump on Lunar New Year celebrations this month by exhibiting the work of three regional artists beginning Thursday.

Called Transformations of Brush and Paper, the exhibit will run past the Lunar New Year on Feb. 19 to Feb. 28.

One of the exhibitors is Kit-Keung Kan. Born in Quangdong, China, he earned his Ph.D. in physics at the University of Maryland, College Park, and now lives in Bethesda.

Also exhibiting works are Freda Lee-McCann of Columbia and In-soon Shin of Washington, D.C.

The three artists, who interweave traditional and modern ideas in their pieces, will give public demonstrations of how they go about their work followed by a reception on Saturday at BlackRock.

Kan will present three installations, including Ever Flowing, which was inspired by the ancient Chinese poems of Li Ba about the Yangtze Rivers three gorges.

Words from the poems are inscribed on long roles of paper hanging for the ceiling.

[Chinese calligraphy] can be analogized to dance, where the hand doing the calligraphy dances and the calligraphy records parts of the movement on paper, said Kan said in an email.

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