Letter of resignation from Antony van Hoogstraten
----- Original Message -----
From: Carol
To: Sue Matthews ; Rob Fryer
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 8:30 AM
Subject: Lagoon Breaching
Dear Rob,
It is a basic tennant of Nature Conservation that you leave nature to its own devices wherever possible. You are now prematurely opening the Hermanus lagoon at least 6 weeks prior to the end of our rainy season. You seem to have ignored the spring high tides which are in 5 days time. By opening the lagoon in the centre of the berm you are reinforcing an error of at least 10 years standing which has caused the deteriorating cesspit in front of the Scout Camp site and a cutting off of that body of water from the main vlei. Between Sue and yourself you have not come up with any proposal to correct this recent deterioration. According to Sue, of yesterday this kneejerk action is not a result of public (David Abbot) pressure, but if it is, you should have come out publicly and said so.
In my opinion You and Sue, sadly, have become part of the problem and not the solution. I therefor resign from KREF and the OCF with immediate effect.
Yours faithfully,
Antony van Hoogstraten
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