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ESTATE NEWS

ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN FOR 2025

By Walters Noordman and Corlia Mathews

t the Environmental Committee We are in a “cityscape”, where the There are two items that enter the
meeting, people requested environment around us is built of concrete. estate:
Athat a sub-committee of all It does not share our ethos of advocating PEOPLE/TRAFFIC AND WATER
environmentally inclined homeowners care for the environment. Still, this
be formed. We resurrected the 2015 shouldn’t stop the Silver Lakes community ¢
People enter through the gates
Environmental Plan and created this from working together to provide the best using the public roads to get to their
document to explain to homeowners what possible footprint for a lower environmental places of interest, be it a residential
will be planned for such an Environmental impact. It’s all about creating stepping home or a business such as the HOA
Plan. stones to ensure that nature continues to office and the Country Club and Golf
thrive within the city environment. Course.
The original document led to plans of
Water enters the estate from Silver
action, including taking care of the game Let us look at Silver Lakes as a confined ¢
reserve, golf course and elements within unit within the Tshwane East environment. Stream to the east of the estate and
the estate, such as the open nature areas, It is surrounded by roads and other walled via the northeast from Six Fountains.
streams and dams. This needs to be developments, but it has natural elements Water runs through the estate
extended, and so, after 10 years, we have such as water flowing into and through the via the golf course and the game
a new/revised plan to execute, given our estate. These natural areas include endemic reserve. It then exits the estate at
better understanding of the impact that flora and fauna. the game reserve border on the N4.
Silver Lakes Estate has on the environment
around us.

Here is a recap of what worked, along
with suggestions of what we need to re-
introduce and what requires a new plan of
action.

This is why we are calling on ALL
environmentally inclined homeowners to
PLEASE help and tell us what you think:
- What flaws do you see in the plan?
- What inputs have we missed?
- What do you want investigated?
- What can you help with?
- What expertise can you add to our
Environmental Plan?

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