The Knysna Council has voted to enter into a one-year, R1.8-million lease extension for the Old Standard Bank Building, erf 711, which houses the municipal Customer Care Centre. Since 2006, the Municipality has rented the historic Old Standard Bank Building from Mellville Development Company (PTY) LTD (what most would call Woodmill Lane). The original lease was for 10 years but after the Municipality failed to build or buy a building, the lease was extended for another year, due to expire at the end of this month, July 2017. In between, … Read the full article…