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Estate News

Dear Residents,

he days are starting to get 4.2.5. Owners of pets are responsible
longer and the birds are back in for immediately removing any excrement
Tour gardens. What a wonderful of their pets from the streets, sidewalks
way to wake up in the morning with and the open spaces.
the sound of birds chirping in our ears. 4.2.6. Every dog and cat shall wear
The Estate Management is working a collar with a tag indicating the name,
towards – Creating a Safe Environment stand and telephone number of the
in the Estate. member, alternatively dogs and cats must
A very big part of the process is to be micro-chipped. All pets found without
ensure that residents adhere to the rules Anna-Mart Steyn identification tags shall be apprehended
in the Estate. and handed over to the SPCA or any other
We have embarked on animal rescue centre.
the challenge to ensure Officers have all been trained and have During the last month, there were
that residents keep to received certificates to enable them to complaints regarding residents walking
the speed limit in the take speed measurements in the Estate. their dogs without having them on a
Estate – 40 km/h. Each The Truvelo meter – used to take the leash and not immediately removing the
and every resident speed measurement – is calibrated excrement of their pets from the streets,
living in the Irene Farm accurately. Residents are kindly requested sidewalks and the open spaces. There
Villages Estate signed and to adhere to the speed limit in the Estate. were also dogs found walking around in
agreed to adhere to the Rules and the Estate without having a collar with
Regulations of the Irene Farm Villages RULES IN THE ESTATE a tag indicating the name, stand and
Estate Home Owners Association. As I mentioned in last month’s telephone number of the member.
The speed limit is 40 km/h and there magazine, for the next few months, we We kindly request residents to adhere
is no exception in the rules for a speed shall be publishing the rules that we to the above rules.
higher than 40km/h. Yet, the highest see during the previous month are not
speed that was measured recently in the being adhered to. RESPECT THE PROPERTY OF
Estate was 59km/h and a penalty was The rules and regulations are there to RESIDENTS
issued. preserve the high-quality lifestyle of the There are often children playing soccer
During the last month, there were members of the Estate and we kindly and other ball games in the parks. The
two incidents where a small buck and request that residents adhere to them. problem that results from this is, when the
a mongoose were killed due to drivers The rule that we find this month should ball ends up in the property of a resident,
speeding in the Estate. be attended to is related to dogs: the children then climb over the fence or
Kindly remember that speed kills! We 4.2.4. Dogs may not leave members’ wall of the property to fetch the ball.
are all living in the Estate to ensure a safe stands except on a leash and must be We kindly request that the children –
environment, especially for our children. controlled to prevent interference with any when playing with balls that land in one
The Estate Management and Security birds, wildlife, other pets or pedestrians. of the properties nearby – knock on the

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