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gate in the event of a hi-jacking, or an
armed attack intending to disrupt and
take over the security system. A plan
was approved to create a security-core
at the control room, which includes
the installation of bulletproof windows
and self-locking doors. This will secure
the functioning of the control room
and protect the control officer and the
security equipment.

Control Room
At times, when one’s thoughts go
through all the activities in and at the
Irene Farm Villages, one tends to lose
sight of the important role performed
by our in-house pet-sitters, and pet/
dog-walkers. Many of us have a full
programme from very early in the
morning till late at night, and then we
tend to neglect our four-legged pets
as there is just not enough time to
With the ongoing Eskom power take poor old Jock for a walk. Please
outages, we have experienced more and do not stress about it - contact one of
more home owners buying generators the pet walkers, who will gladly assist
as back-up systems. Home owners you at a nominal fee. They will take
are permitted to install generators, Jock for his walk. There are currently
however, the generators must comply five (5) registered pet-sitters or pet-
with the HOA Rule 5.2.13.14. The most walkers in the estate. We have asked
frequent complaint that the Estate them to submit a short introduction of
Management receives is about the themselves and their business, three of
noise of the generator. The HOA rule these are published in this issue. You will
prescribes a manufacturer’s low noise also find their information advertised
level measuring 75d/m. It remains the in The Villager. We urge you to support One of the IFV Dog Walkers
owner’s responsibility to ensure that them. A happy dog is a dog that has
his or her generator functions at the been taken for his ‘walkie’. in other suburbs? I do believe that what
prescribed noise level of the Tshwane Road safety has landed on the the developer had in mind was that he
Municipality Regulation, which is table again. This is not a road safety was developing a unique community
55d/m during the day and 45d/m at magazine, but it is important to take with distinctive needs, where one would
night. The noise level is measured at note of certain tendencies. The question find, in the future, adults and children
the boundary closest to the neighbour. one needs to ask oneself from time to enjoying walking, jogging or cycling in
Owners can achieve this noise level by time is, how safe are the streets in Irene the streets of the estate, and hence in
placing their generator into a cage (box) Farm Villages, especially for the many the township establishment conditions,
or by installing an upgraded silencer- people walking, jogging and cycling. provision was made for the speed limit
system onto the generator. Residents The first and main concern to address to be 40km/h. People may walk, jog or
who find that their neighbour’s is the speeding in the estate. We have cycle in the streets. That is part of life in
generator is making more noise than an official municipal speed limit of Irene Farm Villages, and one would not
the level prescribed by the Municipality 40km/h, but many drivers ignore this like to have it otherwise, where people
Regulations, have the right to report speed limit. In the first instance, you cannot do so, due to speeding vehicles.
the neighbour to the Municipality, who must ask yourself, why was the speed The second, and maybe the most
will investigate the complaint. Estate limit made 40km/h and not 60km/h as important concern, is that smaller
Management has received numerous children walk and cycle in the streets. By
complaints and the residents involved law, they can be there (as pedestrians),
have been requested via email to attend but are they safe? Here, the parents play
to the noise levels of their generators. a very important role. One often sees
The HOA kindly requests that owners small children cycling around in the
of generators be considerate of their estate without adult supervision. Is this
neighbours. not contributing to an unsafe situation,

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