PUBLIC NOTICE: HENTIES BAY MUNICIPALITY

PUBLIC MEETING: LAYOUT DESIGN OF HENTIES BAY GOLF RESORT

The Henties Bay Municipal Council is desirous to develop the Henties Bay Golf course area into a permanent Golf Resort and residential estate as it is expected that this development will not only diversify and stimulate the local economic development of Henties Bay but will also strengthen the tourism industry in general as the development will include modern conference and hospitality facilities. The area to be alienated to Henties Bay Golf Resort (Pty) Ltd for the resort development will comprise of approximately 30 hectare.

SPC has been appointed to prepare the layout design to assist the local authority to obtain the necessary statutory approvals required to formalise the development.

The Municipality cordially invites stakeholders and interested and affected parties to attend a public meeting in order to obtain inputs on the layout design prepared for the area under discussion. The inputs obtained from the public will assist the local authority to evaluate the layout proposal to be submitted to the local authority and relevant statutory bodies for evaluation and approval.

The public meeting is scheduled for:

Dates: 11 February 2010

Time: 18h00

Venue: Henties Bay Golf Club

For more information contact

Günther Stubenrauch

Tel: 061 251189

Fax: 061 252157

gunther@spc.iway.na

Sun Bay is an exclusive residential development at the southern end of Henties Bay. It will comprise of permanent and temporary residential accommodation, a retirement complex, business park and a medical complex, enveloped in the natural and contrasting beauty of our country (the coast, the desert and the pure blue sky).

The Sun Bay development will provide a higher quality product in terms of proper services infra-structure and unique property location, with the aesthetic advantage of landscaping, whilst complimenting existing commercial activities and addressing social needs.

Public roads and services infrastructure

Sun Bay will have tarred roads with paved walkways, proper lighting, proper sewage and water reticulation as well as proper design guidelines for houses to increase property value. Road reserves will also be designed to be between 15 – 25m, depending on the utilization of the road, in order to maintain the exclusiveness and the unique open characteristics of the town of Henties Bay.

Public areas, access and greenery.

Sun Bay will provide for public open space as well as a village square and paved cycler- and pedestrian-safe side-walks, whilst palm trees for visual enhancement of the area as well as public access to the beach.

Medical services

Sun Bay will include a development opportunity for a private medical centre with related facilities to address the local medical needs and assist with the treatment of minor illnesses. 

Retirement complex

Henties Bay is a very popular retirement destination and retirees prefer the tranquil atmosphere that the town has to offer. Sun Bay will provide a development opportunity for a well designed retirement complex, thus catering for the still self-dependant retiree who would like to own or lease an affordable and unique retirement property in Henties Bay.

Commercial amenities

The current commercial sector of Henties Bay only offers limited and basic services and products. Sun Bay offers, to the developer, “business” zoned land for the construction of a business village that will complement the existing commercial activities in Henties Bay. These will include high quality retail shops and entrepreneurial opportunities.

Demand for exclusive residential property

Exclusive “single residential” as well as “general residential” properties are still in high demand in Henties Bay. The first three rows of “single residential” plots will be staggered, thus providing for an endless view over the Atlantic and the bay. It must be noted that there is only a limited number of three plots available.

The property market is currently surging at the coast of Namibia.  Although several other smaller developments are taking place at the coast, a demand for more is still experienced, especially in Henties Bay. With both local and foreign investors standing in line to invest in property in Henties Bay, Sun Bay will provide them with the option to choose between properties in different price ranges, suiting their individual needs and pockets.

 Additional Features of the Development

·         A Conservation Area is to be established on the southern border of the development to add to the exclusivity of the development in terms of providing a consolidation between the natural beauty of the area and the development itself.

·         This is the very first development of its sort in Henties Bay.

·         It will provide residents and visitors alike with a feeling of safety and tranquillity.

Advantages For The  Community

•  In summary, the following bulk services infrastructure are to be installed by the developer at own cost, but transferred to the Municipality of Henties Bay after completion at no cost to Council: 

®                  Electrical infrastructure (extension of the existing 11 kVa infrastructure)

®                  Water infrastructure (extension of bulk water infrastructure)

®                  Tarred roads/streets with paved walkways

®                  Street lighting

®                  Sewer infrastructure (construct gravity sewer system with sewer pump station)

®                  Public open spaces with landscaping

®                  New water reservoir to be constructed

•  Medical Centre
• Retirement Complex
• Commercial Amenities

The Sun Bay will, without a doubt, be a welcome boost to the economy of Henties Bay, leading to assistance with the upliftment of much needed social programmes, community projects as well as bulk infrastructure services.

THE WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT, A REALITY OR JUST A DREAM

A Scoping Report (SR) has recently been presented, inter alia, to the Municipality of Henties Bay for study purposes.  The SR endeavours to state the design considerations and requirements for the marine work, being the breakwater and associated slipway proposed.  The Scoping Study (SS), hence focuses on the marine section only and relates to a rubble-mound breakwater (mole), the slipway and concrete charter launch mooring jetty and addresses the impact on the surroundings.

Where the proposed breakwater and associated facilities is envisaged, is located at one of the old mouths of the Omaruru River delta in Henties Bay.  The Omaruru River delta was a collection of old water courses which extended along the coast for about 15km.  It is understood that the primary mouth of the Omaruru River was diverted to the North when Henties Bay came into being and that the old mouth that formed the central area in the town is currently a wetland with a varying relative shallow water table and only occasional seepage into the ocean.  The present town of Henties Bay has this as its focal point.  This area lies in a depression between two permanent dunes.

The intention of the waterfront development is to provide a link between the coastline and the commercial heart of Henties Bay.  Access to the sea via a slipway / small craft harbor is seen as the key resource to enable an increase in tourism and promote the town not only as a fisherman’s paradise, but also as a family resort.

Marine construction is expensive.  The main determining factors that influence the cost of the breakwater and slipway are the following:

·         The length of the breakwater and termination depth.

·         The crest level and width, which will determine the footprint and the direct quantities per meter of the breakwater.

·         The rock sizes and availability thereof, transport distances and the production from local quarries.  Concrete armour units could be necessary.

·         The availability of marine plant to construct the breakwater, and the mobilization and demobilization thereof.

·         Lastly, the allowable downtime will influence the factors mentioned above.

The supply and placing of various rock layers and the construction of the concrete capping, access road and slipway, is estimated at approximately N$ 29 million.  The capital cost is highly dependent on the rate of core and armour rock.

The stakeholders and roleplayers in the development of the waterfront will now convene a meeting to discuss the way forward.  Once the instruction is given to proceed with regard to the preliminary design, the work can commence.  The earliest construction start will be the summer of 2010, which implies the availability of a full year for studies and design works.  Construction is expected to take place between 12 and 18 months and once again reliant on the availability and production of rock from quarries.