THE HILLS | AUGUST 2018

ESTATE NEWS
from the Estate
MANAGER
Dear Residents
As the days are getting longer and in
general a bit warmer, we realise that
we are past the middle of 2018 already.
With the midyear school holidays a thing
of the past and everyone back to their
normal routines, I felt it’s a good time
to provide a short overview of where we
are as an Estate.
Our number one concern as an HOA
remains speeding! We have embarked
on an awareness campaign using the
SMS communication system and will
be sending constant reminders to all
residents and contractors of this critical
aspect. The speed limit throughout
the Estate is 30 km/h. We receive
daily complaints from residents who
experience and/or observe excessive
speeding by residents, guests, security
personnel and contractors. Thank you
to each and everyone who informs us
and sends through pictures – we can
unfortunately at this stage not link
vehicles to resident addresses but hope
to do so during the soon to be launched
re-registration and enrolment process.
As an HOA we make a specific plea to
those with sportscars and superbikes
to please be cautious we know your
machines are impressive but trying to
set land-speed records in the Estate is
extremely dangerous - please keep to
30 km/h within the gates of the Estate.
Parents, please communicate the
importance of safe road usage to
your children, nannies, au pairs and
caretakers. We have experienced
several incidents recently where
youngsters sit in the middle of the
roads (on traffic circles) or stroll in
groups in the roads with their backs to
oncoming traffic, generally not paying
any attention to the traffic around
them. We acknowledge the lack of
walkways along Royal Albatross – the
prices obtained by the developer some
time back are being updated so that
the construction of these walkways
can commence without delay. This
will see a walkway extending from
Reddford House to the clubhouse
along the game reserve side of Royal
Albatross. Over time the planted trees
will grow to provide a shaded canopy
for pedestrians using the walkway.
If every one of us play our part in
informing family members, friends
and service providers to adhere to the
speed limit and general road safety,
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