Page 6 - Silver Lakes April Issue 2023

ESTATE NEWS

MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

ith the heavy rains we course and nature reserve area. that a separate process must be followed
experienced in February, the • Members may not allow vegetation for this. We have subsequently separated
Wgolf course, game reserve and or any other objects to be planted, our application from the gabions and
communal gardens are looking amazing. As erected or placed in the road reserve resubmitted our MMP application, which
the HOA we are ensuring all these areas are between the edge of the kerb stone includes dredging and hornwort removal.
well maintained for what is to be expected of of the road bordering the road surface Please note that this application affects
a high-end estate like ours. Our operational and the cadastral boundary of the unit the removal of hornwort and dredging in
team, Garden Group as well as Malkovich in a manner, which is likely to obstruct our dams. It has been indicated that the
have been working hard to keep all garden fire hydrants or impair the visibility of approval will take three months.
areas, game reserve and the golf course in vehicular traffic movement.
tip-top shape. I thought it would be fitting • Concrete balls, whether decorative or This is an unfortunate outcome as the
then to remind the residents of a few of our otherwise, are not permitted anywhere hornwort is continuing to grow in our
environmental rules to ensure we maintain on the road reserve as they can roll into dams. The manual removal as explained
these landscapes and streetscapes: the street and cause damage to vehicles. in a previous article only removes the
Such items shall be removed by the surface hornwort and not the hornwort
• Each member is responsible for association at the cost of the member at the route. The broken off pieces that
maintaining the area between the kerb and the member shall have no claim are not removed will begin to grow and
stone of the road and the cadastral against the association for any loss. spread at a rapid rate, this is exasperated
boundary of his/her unit. • A member will maintain the exterior, by the continuous sewage spills in our
• Members shall maintain grass, trees, garden and sidewalk of his/her unit, waters, which the hornwort feeds off. We
plants and shrubs that have been failing which, the association reserves are busy with our new hornwort strategy
planted on the sidewalks by the the right to impose a penalty and/ and costing, which will include mechanical
association. To maintain a unified or appoint a contractor to remedy removal, dredging, adding of eco-friendly
aesthetic appearance, all street corners any deficiency identified to ensure bacteria (feeds off the sewage spills) and
will predominantly consist of lawn and compliance with the rules. The member the introduction of approved fish that
trees. concerned will be responsible for all feeds off hornwort.
• Sidewalk trees may not be damaged or reasonable costs in this regard, which
removed without the consent of the will be payable on demand. We have already been treating the water
association. The cost of the approved since the end of last year, with a bacteria
removal will be for the account of the Dams and rivers update and will continue to do so, to remove the
member. The Maintenance Management Plan sewage spilt into our dams. This should
• Garden fences, walls and outbuildings (MMP) application has been rejected due slow down the hornwort growth in our
forming part of the streetscape must to the fact that the plan contained the dams, if we can stop the sewage spills.
be kept in a good condition at all times. possible construction of gabion baskets.
Washing lines must be suitably screened Gabion baskets are used for erosion control Yours Faithfully
from visibility from any street, golf in our dams, and we have been advised Dean Pretorius

IMPORTANT CONTACT NUMBERS

HOA OFFICE EMERGENCY NUMBERS SECURITY
Office hours: Monday to Friday Security Control Room (24 hours) Security Control Room (24 hours) 012 809 0424/5
08:00 until 16:30 012 809 0424/5 Bidvest Protea Coin Security from 18:00 to 06:00 weekdays,
012 809 0142 24 hours Sat, Sun and public holidays 072 615 5862
info@silverlakes.co.za Boschkop Police 012 802 1087/4
Netcare 911 082 911 GOLF
Security access office: Fire Brigade 10111 Pro Shop 012 809 0430
Hours as above Power Failure 012 339 9111
Including first Saturday of every City of Tshwane Call Centre 012 358 9999 CLUBHOUSE
month from 08:00 until 11:00 Clubhouse 012 809 0281
Water leaks: waterleaks@tshwane.gov.za Café 41 012 809 1571
Street lights: streetlights@tshwane.gov.za Takeaways 012 809 0431 / 012 809 1484