Battle lines drawn at coast

A long-awaited public meeting on development proposals for prime stretches of beach just north of Walvis Bay will take place at the Kuisebmond Town Hall at 19h00 today.

There was a public outcry after the developments were advertised for objections in September last year. Dates for a public meeting, which is a requirement of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process, were moved forward time and again.One of the developers and well-known businessman of Walvis Bay, John Savva, told The Namibian recently that they had first had to wait for important pieces of information before the meeting could be held.Dates for a public meeting, which is a requirement of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process, were moved forward time and again. One of the developers and well-known businessman of Walvis Bay, John Savva, told The Namibian recently that they had first had to wait for important pieces of information before the meeting could be held.