Page 6 - Irene Farm Village Issue 10 2021

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was confronted with these challenges, road markings, road signs, water
dealt with them on an ongoing basis, meters, sewerage and stormwater
until they were satisfactorily resolved, main lines, fire hydrants, etc. in the
or adaptations were made. The Security estate. The infrastructure belongs
Sub-committee knew and understood to the Tshwane Municipality, and
the challenge of buying a specific these matters are reported to the
security system and then adapting it to Municipality on a regular basis by the
make it work for our own circumstances Estate Management. At the 2019 AGM
and requirements, because one does the members adopted a resolution,
not buy systems like these off the shelf. whereby the Board was mandated
During this process, the Security to approach the Municipality on a
Sub-committee identified the need legal basis, not only to attend to the
to do a survey amongst the residents maintenance of its infrastructure,
to establish what their views and but also to furnish its preventative
perceptions were of the security in the maintenance plan to the Home Owners
estate. Professor Hanlie Smuts, who Association. Unfortunately, this has not
is a resident in the estate, developed been made available and the Board is
the questionnaire, which will be considering further legal action.
made available online for residents to The recycling programme in Irene Farm
complete, where after Prof Smuts will do Speeding and the failure to stop at Villages is well supported by the residents
the analysis of the survey and provide stop signs remain a serious concern with the following monthly volumes (kg):
feedback to the Board and residents. for the Estate Management. Once January: 9260; February: 8940; March:
Residents are invited to take part in this training is provided and the special 8980; April: 9860; May: 7280; June: 7960;
survey, which is the first of its kind for speed camera is made available, the July: 9700; August: 8040. The monthly
Irene Farm Villages. The results of the speed enforcement will be resumed. average for 2021: 8753.
survey will indicate the way forward for The Board of Directors has approved
the Committee and Board. the installation of five (5) additional
speed humps at strategic points
to reduce the speed of vehicles
at dangerous sections along our
roads (blind bends, downhills and The water management programme
intersections). This exercise is part of has progressed to the point where water
the traffic calming programme for Irene was found at a depth of 130 metres in the
Farm Villages, which was approved by pilot borehole. There are two options,
the Municipality. namely, to utilise the existing pilot
The Estate Management often borehole as a production hole to extract
receives complaints, or enquiries, water with a yield of approximately
about the maintenance of streetlights, 10 000 litres per hour, or a bigger

The Annual General
Meeting (‘AGM’) is
scheduled to be held
on 18 November 2021,
pending the status of
the COVID-lockdown
regulations. The AGM
notice, including the
audited financial
statement for the
2020/2021 financial
year, should go out by
the end of October.

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