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Estate News

Dear Residents

ll the lockdown questions that The finalisation of the date for the
were asked in the previous Annual General Meeting (AGM) is still in
Aissue of The Villager remain, to process, after the Companies Tribunal
a certain extent, unanswered. However, indicated that it had no jurisdiction to
there are signs of positive recovery of allow for the postponement thereof.
our daily livelihoods on many levels. The Board of Directors is still challenged
Spring is in the air, and we must not by determining the number of people
miss out on it. We need to enjoy the that may attend a meeting (gathering)
presence of spring and the beauty at a specific venue in accordance
that goes with it. All over the estate, with the Level 1 COVID-19 Lockdown
residents are seen preparing their Regulations. They will communicate
gardens for the summer. It’s a real with the Members of the Home Owners
pleasure to see the deciduous trees At van Niekerk Association in this regard. The aim is to
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with their new buds and light green hold the AGM during November 2020.
foliage coming out. The finances of the Home Owners
Association are in a sound state. The 2019/2020 audited
financial statement will be presented to the members at the
AGM, and the statement will be circulated to all the members
with the AGM notice. The year-to-date monthly financial
statement is published in this issue as usual and any questions
can be directed to the HOA’s Financial Sub Committee, via
the Estate Manager, who will gladly assist.
The Infrastructure Development Plan (IDP) can eventually
kick off as the building plans for the main gate were approved
by the Tshwane Metro City Council (TMCC). The Board of
Directors, after a long and in-depth discussion, approved
the commencement of the building work in January 2021. As
reported before, the Quantity Surveyor (QS), who is also the
appointed Principal Agent for the project, has finalised the
tender for the building contractor. The building contractor
should be appointed during October/November 2020 with
all the sub-contracts to be finalised during this period. The
scheduled plan for the construction work will be shared with
the residents in due course. It is anticipated that construction
will commence at the North (2nd) Gate (Project One),
followed by construction at the Main Gate (Project Two). The
The walking trail has been tidied up and the route markers duration of these two phases is expected to take between
cleaned. We urge our residents to make use of the walking eight to nine months. Residents can expect huge traffic
trail and enjoy the veld areas in the estate, especially early in disruptions in accessing the estate during the construction
the morning or late in the afternoon. Waste bins have been period, especially when exiting in the morning, when traffic
put out at strategic points and we call on all the walkers not hold-ups will be encountered. Residents will, therefore, have
to litter. For our new residents, the trail starts at the post to allow for additional time to exit the estate.
office, and from there, its distance of 4km is marked out. There was no security breach of the perimeter fence, nor any

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