STOP the informal settlement, housing of criminals and drug lords in our National Heritage site - Strand Street Quarry

As local community residents and business owners, wanting to ensure our community is a safe place to live and develop business in the tourism sector, we are demanding  community / government and law enforcement leaders to take action against illegal settlement / crime and drug hub which have developed in the National Heritage status STRAND STREET quarry, next door to Strand Street Law Enforcement office, City of Cape Town.

Informal illegal invasions, brutal assaults, murder, muggings, burglary, drug trafficking, litter (destroying the environment), fires and human feces have become a regular occurrence in the Strand Street Quarry, De waterkant / Bo-kaap area. We, the undersigned, demand decisive action from the City of Cape Town, Government, Law Enforcement and Environmental affairs to make our safety their priority.

The following minimum measures must be implemented immediately:

Permanently remove the illegal settlements and prevent them from re-establishing. Develop the area / ground as a usable space such as public parking area for the City of Cape Town.