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ESTATE MATTERS
ESTATE MATTERS
ESTATE MATTERS

GREETINGS FROM OUR NEW ESTATE MANAGER,
GRAHAM JONES

PH O T O G R A PH B Y W W W . I V A N M U L L E R PH O T O G R A PH Y . C O M

any of you already to Eskom sub-station protection and Waterkloof
know me, having been air traffic control. These will be reported on as
a pioneer resident at appropriate.
Cornwall Hill. We built
and moved here in Irene Farm management is working with us
2000, after a few years regarding recent noise issues. Please take note
of planning with one of of the escalation procedure published in a recent
the original show-home weekly message.
Marchitects featured at
Cornwall Hill. We have deep roots in the community, We now have our new camera system protecting our
my two daughters also having been pioneers at perimeter, a project which has been ongoing and
Cornwall College. which has now been signed off. This was proudly
funded internally, without having to raise extra
My involvement with the HOA Board began many levies or external loans. Not only will it raise the
years ago, when I offered to help run a few level of perimeter monitoring and protection, but will
meetings. These were historically languid affairs also allow for some cost saving restructuring.
that had little structure and lasted a very long time.
You have a really good team working to make your
I was strong-armed into the position of security area and home better and safer.
director, my passion being to improve the security
of our Estate. At the time, we had no real perimeter My aim is to offer mutual respect in any dealings
fence and lacked funds to improve this or the guard with my team, bearing in mind that not everyone will
complement. Not many procedures had been put in be happy all the time. The front gate team is always
place and it fell to a few residents to patrol building welcoming and professional in my experience,
sites and perimeter breaches, as well as stand please treat them similarly.
guard on the koppie to augment the security we
had. When our rules are not to your liking, please
remember they are our rules. I welcome meeting
Due to a lack of interest, I was put forward as the with any resident or owner to discuss whether fines
only candidate for chairperson of the Board. Again, or implementation of rules are fair and equitable.
with poorly defined rules and procedures, this was Similarly, if there are suggestions and inputs you
an interesting time in our evolution and debates wish to add, I’m all ears. Don’t shoot the messenger
were lively. – help us evolve, if evolution is required.

I recently retired from active operation in a solar I look to encourage community involvement and
company that my partner and I had built to become hope to identify and support initiatives in the future.
one of the leading Victron distributors and installers One such initiative is the winter meals programme.
nationwide. Thank you to all involved and the super team setting
this up; it means so much to the people out there in
This Estate position was subsequently advertised the cold looking after you!
and it aligned with my wish to further assist
the Estate through the application of rules and Here are some comments (of the many received)
procedures, while offering a caring ear to the from the people you have helped over the years with
community. this programme:
Some requests, put to management in the recent “I am looking forward to the initiation and may God
past, have been slated. There are calls for padel bless whoever volunteers.”
courts, speed bumps and other things, which are
being planned and will roll out as resources and “Sometimes we come without food.”
funds permit.
“Our residents, they have really warm and loving
Several legacy issues remain with our hearts.”
infrastructure. These are being addressed, although
we may not have the right to physically intervene. “We really appreciate it and realise how important
Your management team works daily to harness the we are to you.”
support and attention of our local municipality to
address these issues. “It is wonderful to have such amazing residents.”

We are engaging with neighbours regarding mutual
interests ranging from perimeter issues, to rivers, Graham Jones

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