Our Area Improvement Projects
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Spring Update & AGM 2025 – Save the Date
As the seasons shift from winter to spring, the Maitland City Improvement District continues its work to keep our urban environment clean, safe and well maintained. This is also the time when we prepare for our Annual General Meeting (AGM 2025), where we reflect on the year’s achievements and look ahead to 2025/26. We invite…
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Staying Safe and Warm This Winter: How We Prepare and Support Our Communities
As temperatures drop and the rains return, winter in Cape Town brings with it both seasonal challenges and the opportunity for communities to come together. For residents and businesses, preparation is key to ensuring safety and continuity. At the same time, the City of Cape Town is stepping up support for our most vulnerable residents…
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Maitland Local Spatial Development Framework (2024) + information sessions in July
Maitland Local Spatial Development Framework (2024)Information Sessions 13th and 17th July 2024 The City of Cape Town’s Council approved the local spatial development framework (LSDF) for Maitland on the 27th of March 2024. The LSDF was drafted in collaboration with the local community and business owners. The spatial vision intends to revitalise the area by…
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Quarter 1 2023 updates
2023 is well underway and as we embark on a year set to take our Maitland City Improvement District to new heights, we share some important reminders from MaitCID and the City. As always, our focus remains on developing a safe, accessible and welcoming urban ecosystem for all workers, visitors and community members in our…
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Our Facade Improvement Programme- Building a Better Future
Bestselling entrepreneurial author Jim Rohn once said, “The good things we build – end up building us”. In the Maitland City Improvement District (MAITCID), our streets are no utopia, but at the MAITCID we are committed to collaboratively improving our community. We believe that improvement is contagious – which is why we have initiated our…
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Guide on how to Apply for a new, lost or stolen wheelie bin.
Apply for a new bin The registered property owner or property managing agent must download and fill in the Supply of Services Application Form (English | Afrikaans | isiXhosa). Please ensure that you fill in all the sections related to refuse removal. If you are renting, you will need to submit a letter of authority from the property owner or…
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Clean-up of MiCiti corridor
The CID did a clean up of the MyCiti corridor in Koeberg Road. “We are experiencing difficulty with communication between us and the Department of Transport of the City Council in this regard,” said MaitCID manager, Gerhard van Rensburg of Geocentric Urban Management Initially the development would have been ended of with landscaping which was…
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PICS: Maitland City Improvement District at work
The Maitland City Improvement District zone between the M5 Bridge and Koeberg Road continue to rejuvenate themselves with refurbishment and painting of buildings. Some of the property owners still need to join in this spirit. The Capita call centre had a large impact on this zone, with further expansion between Beach Road and Green Street…
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Urban Management Trolley Introduced
The Geocentric Urban Management Trolley Project was initiated in 2017. The aim of the project is to provide urban cleaning and maintenance teams with a platform to improve their daily tasks, assist with moving of equipment and tools and enable recycling while performing their tasks. A few design considerations were introduced into the design of…
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Dumping a great cause for concern
Dumping in the Maitland CID remains a big challenge. Two favourite dumping sites that the Maitland CID team has to clear regularly are the corner of Coronation and Melon streets, as well as no. 5 Glamis Close. Various household items are also regularly dumped in Essex and Suffolk streets, although it seems to become less…