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ESTATE NEWS

Let’s preserve our trees,

and take care of our planet!

Why we need to preserve our trees

in the Estate

here has been an increase in the
number of trees being removed on
Tthe estate without permission from
the Association over the past few months.

If a homeowner removes a tree without the
Association’s approval, it will unfortunately
result in a penalty of no less than R5 000.00
per tree and the tree/s will have to be
replaced at the homeowner’s cost, as per
rule 5.3.

The HOA and Environmental Committee
have introduced a Tree Removal Request
Application Form to assist with the
removal of tree/s on the estate.

If you would like to remove a tree from With air pollution on the rise and wildlife
your sidewalk, simply contact the HOA on on the decline, there’s never been a better
012 809 0142 to request an application time to save our trees.
form or complete the Tree Removal
Request Application Form on our As our carbon levels continue to rise, the
website at www.silverlakes.co.za (under importance of our trees continues to grow.
Access Forms). An adult tree can recycle 48 pounds – 27
kilograms carbon dioxide every year, but
The Environmental Committee meets the carbon doesn’t disappear. It stays in
once a month to access tree removal the tree, and when deforestation takes
applications. After serious consideration, place, we don’t just destroy the regulators
the Committee may grant approval to of our climate, we release the carbon they
remove the tree/s at the homeowner’s have stored too.
cost.
Operations Team
Did you know?
A tree can help produce clean air, reduce
carbon and provide shelter for wildlife.

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