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Estate News

the development and implemen- estate management is currently in the
tation of the i-Neighbour application process of obtaining quotations from
is progressing. Several changes have drilling companies. once the contractor
been made in the last few weeks with has been appointed by the board, the
specific reference to the following: project will commence. Should we be
• the content of the message created for fortunate to find usable water and a
the visitors has been customised for sustainable water supply, the project
Irene Farm villages. will be tabled at the next annual
• the smart access, which allows for a general meeting for the consideration
resident to access the estate by using of utilising the underground water,
his or her smart phone, has been which includes
improved by bringing the bluetooth obtaining a water
location switches closer to the licence from the
biometric reader boxes. hence, your authorities and
smart phone will connect easier and providing for the
management of the estate, in which allow quicker access at the gates. maximum storage
he played an important part. we wish • all contractors and their workers are of water above
him well with his future endeavours now scanned in and out of the estate. ground.
and the road ahead. the board is in the • Properties where there are tenants the draft minutes of the 2020 agm
process of appointing a new assistant were re-activated to separate the were circulated to all the members,
estate manager. tenant and owner registration on the who are invited to submit any proposed
the construction at the North gate application. amendments of the minutes to the
is progressing according to the work • the web page has been updated, and board. the board will attend to such
plan schedule, with the completion now allows for proposals, which will be tabled at the
date still set for 30 april 2021. the direct access forthcoming 2021 agm for approval by
home owners association would like to i-Neighbour the members.
to thank all the residents for their and residents’ the rehabilitation of the ‘old’ sinkhole
patience during the construction, profiles. in Queens way is progressing well and
and especially during the closure of Development is in progress to allow for should be completed by the end of may
the North gate from time to time. we the hoa’s individual levy accounts to be 2021 as planned. the rehabilitation
would like to emphasise again that delivered to each member’s profile and includes the installation of new water
during april the electronic equipment, be accessible via i-Neighbour. pipes to the affected residences and
including the vodacom fibre-to- at the 2020 annual general meeting the reconstruction and tarring of the
the-home (Ftth) network, which is (agm), the members approved the relevant portion of Queens way.
currently hosted in a container, will water Drilling Project. this project
be relocated back into the North entails the drilling of a pilot borehole
gatehouse. this will result in the to establish whether usable and
closure of the North gate for a further sustainable underground water is
few days, as well as the Ftth being available in the event of a water
down for a day or two. residents shortage or water outage. the best
will be advised in advance of these positioned site was identified at the
disruptions. Southern perimeter of the estate. the

residents are reminded that
their household workers, who were
reregistered for 2021, must collect
their new cards from the estate office.
Failure to collect these cards will
result in the biometric access of these
household workers being suspended

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