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Estate Office or via EFT into the HOA’s Copies of all the building plans of each
account. We will share the account property in the estate are kept at the
number with residents via the office and are electronically available.
newsfeed. The year 2020 was indeed a year
• Residents who encounter poor to adapt to a different lifestyle. This
Vodacom fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) affected not only our activities at home,
reception, must log a call to the but also at school or university, in the
Vodacom call centre at 082 1904 and workplace, and on the sports fields. It
forward the reference number to even affected the way we socialised.
admin@irenefarmvillages.co.za. The There were many challenges for most
logged calls will then be shared with of us, but at the end of the day, we
Vodacom, who will perform a fault- are all better humans, who faced
finding test. the challenges and made life better.
• The Aesthetic Sub Committee (ASC) Looking forward to 2021, we wish that
reviewed the last plans for this year each resident, young and old, will have
on 2 December 2020. They will meet a prosperous 2021.
again on 20 January 2021. As a thought for 2021, I would like to
• The COVID-19 lockdown regulations share the words of JESSE OWENS with
still apply and all visitors to the Estate you:
Office must sign in and sanitise before “We all have dreams.
entering the office. Due to the severe winter of 2020,
The upgrading of the two about ninety of the young trees that But in order to make
gatehouses, which is part of the were planted died. These trees were dreams come into
Infrastructure Development Plan (IDP), replaced with indigenous trees that
is scheduled to start early in 2021. The were supplied by the Random Harvest reality, it takes an awful
preliminary plan is to start with the Nursery in Honeydew, which specialises lot of determination,
construction work at the North gate as in indigenous trees. Residents are
a separate project – this will continue reminded to plant indigenous trees, dedication, self-
for about three months. Once the North whenever you consider planting a tree. discipline, and effort.”
gate construction is completed, the Building plans play a very important
construction work at the main gate will role as part of your property, with
start – this will take approximately six specific reference to the size, which is Best regards
months to complete. During this time, commonly referred to as the coverage From the Estate
some of the access lanes will be closed. of your house, when insuring your Management
Please understand that this will cause property, and also as a requirement
unavoidable disruptions to the normal by the financial institutions, when
traffic flow in and out of the estate. applying for a bond. Hence, it is the
Residents will be kept updated on the responsibility of the home owner to
lane closures and the progress with the ensure that the building plans tally
construction work. It will be advisable with the structure on the property and
to leave home earlier than usual, about that the plans are approved by the
15 minutes. During the construction Home Owners Association, as well as
work at the main gate, the Estate Office the Municipality. Home owners must
and the Security control room will be ensure that all additions or alterations
relocated to temporary housing units. are indicated on their building plans.

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