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ESTATE NEWS

MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

PROPERTY STATS an outside gym to be used by members and long-term strategies includes the
The following interesting property stats and we will be able to confirm the input from the Department of Forestry
can be confirmed: location in the next Intra Muros. and Fisheries and Dr Dave Pepler.
• An average of 131 properties were sold • A special committee has been formed
per year over the past 12 years. Recent to address the location of the proposed CITY OF TSWANE AND SERVICES
sales were 127 (2019) and 107 (2020) bowling green. The committee We are pleased to advise that following
with 47 concluded for the first four consists of directors, management, the meeting with the various MMCs of the
months of 2021. golf committee members and bowlers. City of Tshwane, they have purchased two
• An average of 93 plans has been We trust that we will soon be able to generators to be used at their Six Fountains
approved by the Architectural and announce the location. and Silver Stream pump stations. This
Aesthetics Committee per year during means that the pump stations will be
the past five years. Recent plan CGM AND AGM able to operate during loadshedding and
approvals were 82 (2019) and 74 (2020) • The date for the CGM and AGM is reduce the risk of sewage overflows into
with 29 approved for the first four 22 June 2021. Due to the restrictions of our dams.
months of 2021. COVID-19 regulations and the provision
• We have 1 645 completed houses, in our Memorandum of Incorporation, We believe that the meeting will result
five under construction and 27 vacant members will for the first time join the in further improvement of service and
quality of their systems.
properties on which to build. meetings through a virtual platform.
• From the above, it appears that sales Information has been sent to our ‘PRE-CLEARING’ VISITORS
have picked up this year along with members concerning the meeting. Residents are encouraged to ‘pre-clear’
plans submitted for alterations to their visitors. A total of 18% of visitors are
properties. HORNWORT IN THE DAMS not ‘pre-cleared’ (434 visitors during April),
The board approved the purchase of Grass which results in delays at the gate when
PROJECTS Carp to be introduced into the dams. The residents need to be phoned for access
The following projects are in progress at necessary permits have been applied for for their visitors. We appreciate the co-
the moment: and as soon as these are available, we will operation.
• The upgrade of the backup power be doing a mechanical removal, followed
supply along the fence is nearing by the introduction of the Grass Carp. The TRANSGRESSIONS IN THE GAME RESERVE
completion. The second phase is use of chemicals is also being considered We wish to thank the 20 members in
the upgrade of the fibre, additional with the approval of the necessary the game reserve who are currently
cameras along the fence and the video authorities. addressing the encroachment into the
management system in the control communal areas. In some cases, physical
room. The Hornwort, which is an aquatic plant structures have been removed or broken
• You may also have noted that the wall in used in fish tanks, has taken over many down and plants, which created the
the game reserve that was washed away dams after it was allegedly introduced impression of an extended garden, have
during the floods has been replaced. when somebody cleared a fish tank into a been removed. Even though these areas
• Approval was given for the change dam. The Hornwort has also spread to the look beautiful, one has to ask oneself what
of the electric fence between Silver dam in the game reserve and cannot be the estate would look like if each and every
Lakes Golf and Wildlife Estate and Six partly removed unless we get the fish. The member was allowed to encroach.
Fountains to ensure compliance with project to reduce the Hornwort will take
regulations. at least three to five years until it can be Thank you for the understanding and co-
• The board approved the equipment for resolved. The project with short, medium operation.

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