Page 8 - Fourways Gardens April 2021

Estate News

Lessons:
• The Phase 2 exit is on average 15 – 20% busier than Phase 1.
• The Exit lanes are heavily congested in the mornings. Any delay
has a significant knock-on effect that can take up to 20 minutes
to clear.
• There are a number of causes of congestion on exit:
- Visitors leaving during this period who have forgotten their PIN
and have to be manually exited using the scanner.
- Traffic in the circle that delays a vehicle from exiting.
- Vehicles closing the gap behind the exiting vehicle so it cannot
be removed if there is an issue.

Suggestions:
1. If you have a visitor that is staying overnight and leaving in
the morning during the high congestion period, please ensure
they have their PIN ready.
2. Please do not drive up behind the vehicle exiting in case it Roads
needs to reverse. The Phase 2 road resurfacing project has reached practical
3. Consider adjusting your departure time to before 06:45 or completion. There are minor snags that are being addressed by
after 08:15. the contractor.

Security The speed humps are, as per the JRA specification, in the exact places
Residential and commercial fires and specified profile that they used to be before. The new vehicle
have substantially increased holding area (very short stay) inside the Phase 2 gate has been
over the last few years and established, allowing congestion issues to be alleviated more quickly.
local and municipal resources Thank you very much for your patience during this disruption.
are currently stretched beyond
capacity. (See recent news Please do not discharge pool backwash water directly onto our new
about the lack of firefighting or existing roads as the chemicals cause significant road surface
trucks in Joburg.)
damage over time and, in some instances, poor drainage is causing
further deterioration.
Our existing security provider,
24/7 Security Services has Following a series of meetings with Ward Councilor Foley, we
proudly partnered with Fire are pleased to inform residents that there has been a budget
Operations (Pty) Ltd to provide allocation by JRA for the upgrade of Bushwillow Avenue. The
us with access to first responder firefighting and rescue services.
work is expected to commence in May 2021.
The partnership is another step in ensuring the safety and Rodney Maggs – Finance Manager
security of our residents and also in furthering our community Independent audit and budget preparation
care system. Sign-up instructions will be emailed to all residents.
The external Audit is reaching finality and the results will be made
Borehole water license and benefit to our parks available before the AGM.
After a 14-month wait, we are now pleased to advise that on 9
February 2021, the Department of Water and Sanitation conducted We are busy preparing a new budget for approval. While every effort
the pre-water use license application site visit under Section 40 is being made to consider the current climate, we are endeavouring to
of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act 36). The process has been avoid any unnecessary costs. Unfortunately, any additional costs will
completed, enabling Fourways Gardens Residential Estate to likely have an impact on the levies and the proposed short, medium
perform long overdue maintenance on the estate’s waterways. This and long terms plans.
license includes the use of borehole water in
Phase 2. Marc Schreuder – General Manager (Clubhouse)
Restaurant and our staffing
The availability of the water is a great asset to The Club team has continuously strived to provide fresh menus
our estate. We will be able to irrigate our green and some exciting, new dishes, old favourites and something for
belts and have water in tanks available for everyone!
residents during water outages.
Your regular feedback and compliments have helped guide our efforts
The borehole in Phase 1 is also now functioning to improve variety, quality of the meals and service levels. The Team is
and is being used to irrigate the Phase 1 park. certain that these menus are the envy of many an establishment and
There are plans to upgrade the Phase 1 borehole we are always open to your input. The more everybody from the estate
and tanks in the new financial year in order to supports the Club, the more we can do for the benefit of everybody
provide emergency water in Phase 1 as well. within the estate.

Fourways Gardens • 6 • April 2021