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SPECIAL Newsletter - JUNE
AGM 2007 Report back Our
thanks again to Bobby Godsell and Snr Supt Moodley for their
contribution. For those who couldn’t attend, John Turpin’s last
Chairman’s report is on the CRA website (http://www.cra.org.za/chairman_report2007.htm).
On behalf of residents, a gift was presented to John Turpin and his
wife Lyn. Jill Weldon has also stepped down from the Executive –
we thank her for the many hours of work she has put in on behalf of
residents over the years. Jill has indicated, however, that she’ll
continue to assist in the Community Affairs portfolio. It
was gratifying to see the number of residents who have come forward
to assist the CRA. John (Turpin) is currently holding discussions
with five people who have volunteered for the Security portfolio.
Harry Rosen (hrosen@tasonline.co.za) will run Membership and
Community Affairs, while Chris Taylor (chris@fr.co.za) has
volunteered to assist with the Environment portfolio. All new exec
members and their email addresses will be posted on the CRA website
in the next few weeks. The chairmanship is still being operated on a
rotational basis for a minimum of two months at a time, until a
chairman is found. We’re
still looking for a treasurer to take over from Heidi Kerwin - there
must be a resident with some financial background and a little bit
of time to assist in this regard! And more assistance in the
Community Affairs and Environmental portfolios would make a big
difference. A
number of question slips were received – we’re currently
compiling a response and will include this in the next newsletter. The
CRAIGPARK COMMUNITY SECURITY SCHEME Only
as a community working together can we reclaim out streets… It
seems that there is still uncertainty about how the scheme works. To
go back a step, at the outset the CRA interviewed a number of
security companies and decided to select SAS and ADT. However,
whichever security company you may use, think of the Security Scheme
as offering us integrated and enhanced security cover for our two
suburbs. The armed response vehicles which arrive when a home’s
alarm or panic button is activated are reactive: the patrol
vehicles, by moving around constantly and checking on suspicious
activity, are proactive. There
is no doubt that the dedicated cell phone number for subscribers to
the Scheme is proving a winner. A number of residents have reported
a swift and helpful response from one of the ADT patrol vehicles. As
one resident wrote, “It
was a pleasure being able to summon assistance with a simple
telephone call… I certainly feel much more secure with the
additional vehicles patrolling the suburbs.” It
stands to reason that the more patrol vehicles we have, the more
secure our suburbs will be. If you haven’t yet subscribed, don’t
you think you owe it to your family and community to join up?
We’re all benefiting from the Scheme but if you’re not paying
for it, is it fair to expect others to do this for you? We
are aware that there are some senior residents on a fixed income who
find the additional R182 per month a problem: in such instances,
each case is considered on its merits. Contact
John Turpin (011 325-4547 / jrturpin@mweb.co.za)
if you need more information about this or any other security
matter. All
you need to do to join… ·
complete
the ADT addendum form if you are already an ADT client and fax it to
011 444-4564. Downloadable from www.cra.org.za/ADT_addendum_form ·
complete
the CRA debit order form (www.cra.org.za/debitorderform.pdf) for
any other form of payment (if not paying by monthly debit, delete
that section and indicate method of payment, eg one-off payment).
Please either fax completed forms to 011
325-7160 or email a scanned version to wendym@creativecoms.co.za. A
list of all who have subscribed since the list published in the
April Crier will be found at the end of this newsletter.
Thank you for your support. If any subscriber doesn’t yet have a
plaque for their property or hasn’t received the information sheet
for subscribers, including the cell phone numbers, please contact
Wendy McAllister – 011 325-7165 / wendym@creativecoms.co.za. Crime alerts Thieves
used a dustbin to stand on when trying to steal an outside camera.
If residents put their dustbins out the night before, they might
provide the necessary "stepping stone" for a criminal to
get over their electrical fence. Try and put your dustbins out in
the morning rather than the night before. One resident also reports
children being used to get through small windows, having caught such
youngsters in the act of entering her property. Proposed CRA “reclaim
the river” project Quite
a lot of work is going on behind the scenes at the moment. Initial
consultation and planning is needed before projects can be
identified: we will consult with and keep residents informed. We
intend also to arrange a spring-time river walk. Did you know that
Delta Park is 104 hectares, making it the largest park in
Johannesburg? If you’d like more information contact Paulette
Malcolm at 011 787-3680, email malcolmj@global.co.za. In
the meantime, enjoy this view of the waterfall… it’s on your
doorstep!
Community matters
Celebrate
Christmas
in July
and help several good causes, including our own Deansgate Home for
the Aged. Details: Saturday
28 July 2007, 10:30 for 7:00, Indaba Hotel, Fourways. Tickets are
R175 per person (make up a table of 10) and include a raffle ticket,
4-course dinner and wine on the table. To
book contact Joscelin on 082 895 0303 or jw@landandsea.co.za.
Have
you paid your 2007 subs yet - only R220 per annum! The form is on
line at www.cra.org.za/cra_subscription.htm Latest subscribers to the Community
Security Scheme Please accept our apologies if we have omitted
your name. Contact John or Wendy to remedy the situation. P Bond
Jeffrey Boulton
M & A Bouter M Butler
S Chickesh
Craighall Estate Body Corporate Duke’s End Body Corporate
G & D du Plessis
J Esson K-L & D Irvine
J A Malcolm
D Morton G Mudd
C & M Nell
L Persson F & P Reynolds
The Courtyards Body Corporate
R Schwartz L J van der Merwe
D Wallner 56 Hamilton Homeowners Association (J & C
Broadway, J Burrows, N Naegele) Note: We have a payment made in the name of
“141 Kloof St cc” – we can’t trace this to a name on the
Security Scheme data base: if you can help, please contact Lee
Whitfield at fieldsta@iafrica.com. |
