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Officers have been instructed to engage
with the drivers of vehicles for security
reasons, especially vehicles entering the
estate late at night. The unlocking of the
gates could cause a short delay of one
to two minutes, which actually serves a
good purpose.
The provisional date for the 2021
Annual General Meeting is 26 August
2021, pending the status of the
COVID regulations at that stage, with
the possibility of a postponement
as we encountered in 2020. Further
communication in this regard will follow.
The drilling of the pilot borehole went
well. Water was found at a depth of
178m, where after the water yield testing
An entrance lane and an exit lane will of our community has shifted to a more started in order to establish the quality
be open at the South Gate for residents housebound lifestyle. The question at and sustainability of the water. The yield
only. Residents are again reminded to hand, and which one can easily debate, is test was carried out by using a mono
inform their visitors, delivery personnel, whether parents should rather consider water pump to pump the water to the
contractors, etc. to report at the North curbing their children from going out surface. During this exercise, the pump
Gate, where they will be scanned in. to play and meeting their friends until got stuck in the borehole. The drilling
Recently, the Estate Management later in the afternoon during the week? operator could not retrieve the pump.
received several complaints from This could address the complaints by Alternative plans have now been put in
residents that children were gathering residents, who work, study or have place to recover the pump.
in small groups in the estate during the online schooling at home. Some ‘food for
day, be it in a park or in the street, making thought’.
excessive noise, which was disturbing to No breach of the security perimeter
some residents. Although currently any occurred over the past period. The
form of gathering has been prohibited, Security is well managed, with the
we do still need to address this issue as, three Shift Managers taking charge of
at some stage, the lockdown rules will be their individual staff complements. The
eased again and these activities are likely Control Room is temporarily situated in a
to resume. container at the South Gate, from where
Whilst the pandemic persists, we all the security systems are monitored.
as a community are faced with new The Security can still be reached as
challenges. More and more residents usual on 082 838 7779 or 012 662 3505
are working from home and would ext.3 (all hours). The after-hours security
appreciate some quietness, especially to at the North Gate has been tightened,
conduct virtual meetings. Students are due to ongoing criminal activities in the
studying from home, with the implication surrounding neighbourhood. The gates at
that they have online tuition from early in the North Gate will be closed and locked
the day, followed by study time till late. at 24h00. However, two security officers
With the closure of the schools, more will be on duty to attend to any incoming
scholars will be at home during the day. or outgoing vehicles, or persons on foot
The answer to this unique situation is not whilst the gate is locked. The Security
straightforward. On the one hand, the
nature of our community is to encourage
outdoor exercise and enjoy seeing our
children playing around in the parks,
as well as walking and riding along the
roads but, on the other hand, the nature

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