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ESTATE NEWS

The HOA environmental team and two especially with regard to our waterways guard against over-fertilising and
major companies take care of the Silver and other areas. The two groups are: overuse of water resources, for instance
Lakes environment: - An environmental working group – • Using resources more efficiently,
- The Garden Group Landscaping to conduct a full investigation into possibly by recycling
Company does maintenance of the the estate’s environmental impact; • Improving the conditions in
existing gardens and can establish new the findings will be discussed at the environmental permit regulation
gardens if requested environmental committee meetings and in terms of exemptions and legal
- Matco – this golf course maintenance - Game reserve working group: they compliance, and reducing the risk of
specialist takes care of the golf course will be involved in meetings with the prosecution, as well as ensuring that all
- Our own HOA staff do regular painting, environmental committee and working licences and logs are in place with regard
pothole and other maintenance and group discussions mentioned above to pesticides, herbicides, water licences,
development projects etc.
These two groups will also be involved in: • Reducing our operating costs over time
The Environmental Plan should start • Reducing the risk of the estate’s business • Maintaining our reputation
with a broad idea – something that will harming the environment. They will • Increasing our competitiveness
survive the test of time. We need to delete
old issues that have been resolved, add
new issues and include these into our
regular maintenance programmes. More
specifically, we need to identify:
- Experts to run the different issues
recorded
- A plan that identifies the environmental
effects; for instance, what water is
available for which purposes, the water
quality, etc.
- A plan that explains how we should
control everyone’s use of the
environment (in terms of water, spaces,
etc.). This relates to maintenance issues
and would involve the HOA staff and
outside contract workers
- A plan that will also help in managing
accidents and other issues

Checklists
We need the following:
- A checklist for our maintenance regime
– daily, weekly, monthly and yearly
- A checklist for staff training to do regular
and other more specialised projects
- A form to record any complaints
received regarding the site (golf course,
game reserve, gardens, etc.)
- A form to record any accidents or
incidents, with details about the actual
occurrence, date and time, etc.

Proposal for two new working
groups
We suggest that as part of the
Environmental Portfolio, two new
groups join forces with our specialised
homeowners. This will enable us to get
more input into all aspects environmental,

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