and you "presume" it was Mr Henk Stutterheim - and address your mail to him. Who says it wasn't, for example, myself?????
On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Lion Corner <[email protected]>wrote: > Response to your article in Obslife; June 2012 > Liquor licence successes, setbacks (p8) > Dear Mr. Henk Stutteheim > As there are no reporter’s name to the article, we only presume that you > submitted the above mentioned. > It is with great apprehension to have read your biased article of > negativity and the pessimistic outlook on the structure in which liquor > licenses are issued in Observatory. > For whatever reason you might have to detest/dislike anything to do with > the legal trade in liquor, whether it is just your personal dislike, some > kind of a religious viewpoint, or alternative business dealings, we would > enlighten you that we do not adhere to your personal or the group of > community doomsayers to spread these incorrect facts to the public about > the issuing of liquor licences. > > You are not the deciding body when an application to the Western Cape > Liquor Board is submitted. There is a fully functioned guide-lined process > on how an application is handled. These include public participation, > scrutinising of the licence holder’s criminal record, municipal and legal > requirements and a lot of other red tape. This process is followed by each > applicant and cannot be side-lined or omitted. > If you and the Observatory Civic Association feel that you need to be part > of this process then Lobby the Western Cape Government and ask them to > change the law to suit you. > Liquor outlets are also conducting legal business as any other business > i.e. a shoe shop, chemist or a Vetkoek Den for that matter. We contribute > to the economy. We employ people. We are a service to the public whether > you like it or not. > Don’t you think that the correct way of handling any liquor concern when > you see them on your (witch hunting) patrols breaking the law by i.e. open > after their legal licenced operating hours or when any other crime is being > committed on said licenced premises, YOU PHONE THE SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE! It > is the SAP job to ensure that all of us abide by the law and then they > would follow procedure to enforce this. > Your/the objections/references lodged in the case of Lion Corner Taverns > application (with the 21 orchestrated copied objections from so-called > homeowners) was rejected by the liquor board and we quote: “Having perused > Google satellite aerial and street view photos to determine the nature of > the street and area (and confirming that it is definitely not “purely > residential” as alleged by the objectors) and having considered the content > of the replication, as well as all other factors brought to the Board’s > attention by either the applicant, the applicant’s attorney, the DPO and/or > the objectors, the Board considered it to be in the public interest to > grant the application and imposed license conditions it believes will > curtail and address any of the legitimate concerns raised by the objectors.” > Seven months of red tape with this unnecessary delay caused by these > instigator’s objections in our application had a major financial > implication to our business, by having had to operate on costly temporary > licenses as well as the delay in our future business projections. Only > after the Premier of the Western Cape’s intervention to the liquor board we > had our license issued on 3/5/12 (WCP/039382) > You say that the OCA discovered liquor licenses were issued it give the > impression that you weren’t aware of the application(s) even though you > were involved in our application process with meetings where you, DPO Sgt. > Prins, James Cowley and the neighbours were present 5 Oct 11. > > The fact that you stated in the article that RELOAD has “shut its doors > probably because for financial reasons”, makes it clear that you either has > first-hand insight into the said business’s financial statements or that > you are biased and therefore just meddling into what is none of your > concerns. > As rate paying property owners as well as fully licensed business > operators in Observatory, we would like to ensure you and the public that > we will operate within our licensed framework and ensuring a safe venue to > come to and to have a good meal and an enjoyable drink in a fabulous > environment. > Lion Corner Tavern > 205 Lower Main Road > Observatory > Cape Town > Tel: +27 21 447 5113 > [email protected] > www.lioncorner.com > https://www.facebook.com/LionCorner > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/obsnw/-/Xv0MHvTnPisJ. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. 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