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Click here to find out how you can support the Hugh Wyndam Park upgrade!

Please support the Community Submission! To view the Draft Version of the Community Submission, click here!

OUR LEAFY SUBURB #1


pavement - Confluence of 1st Avenue East and 3rd Avenue
World Cup flagsellers at the confluence of First Avenue East, Third Avenue, and Eastwood.

 

Lightbulb Exchange (Free)

Eskom will: Switch your old energy draining bulbs for free energy savers. Where? - a roll-out is taking place in your area from 23 - 31 July from 08h00 -17h00 at Eskom's Buonomano Office. Anyone requiring additional information is welcome to telephone the Eskom Contact Centre on 08600 ESKOM (37566) or contact Phozisa Mkele on 011 784 2598 or email phozisa@magna-carta.co.za

WARNING: Only exchange your bulbs for CFL's at Buonomano Office, people are reportedly posing as Eskom employees to gain entry to your house.


 

OUR LEAFY SUBURB #2


Pavement Art(?) in 3rd Avenue pavement - 3rd Avenue
A stroll down Third Avenue, takes in a derelict house with 3 old Alfa Romeo carcasses in the garden, awaiting restoration one day, numerous building sites, some with waste-skips on the pavement and the photo (above) where a civic-minded resident moved out last week. But she is still a Parktown North resident, presumaby buying into the Leafy-Suburb lifestyle, having only moved round the corner.
- Any wonder there are so many houses for sale.
 
A 6-month long building site pavement - 3rd Avenue

CRIME REPORTING

  • EMERGENCY PHONE 10111
  • OR PARKVIEW POLICE AT 486 5000.
  • PLEASE REPORT ANY CRIME, NO MATTER HOW INSIGNIFICANT. STATISTICS ARE NEEDED TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE BY SAPS. IF YOU DON'T WANT THE 'BOTHER OF GOING TO THE STATION', e-mail: PARKVIEW-SAPS@saps.org.za

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ADT reports - ADT has installed two on-board CCTV cameras in all armed response patrol vehicles operating in Parktown North, a first for security in South Africa. One camera faces the road, the other the driver. Together they capture everything the patrolman does and everything he sees while on patrol, in high visual clarity and with clear sound, 24 hours a day.

More info means more clout.
On-board CCTV is ground-breaking crime fighting technology. It not only acts as a record, it gives a clear view of what is happening in your suburb, who is walking and driving there, what they are doing and what they look like. This is a strong deterrent and a powerful crime fighting tool. Together with GPS tracking in every car and ongoing radio contact, the additional information provided by onboard CCTV allows ADT to:
  • Identify and act on security risks
  • Gather valuable intelligence about crime in particular areas
  • Manage service levels more effectively
  • Give clients access to recorded evidence


 

Parktown Quarter - phase3 - proposal.

Parktown Quarter - phase3
 

goto the website at http://www.parktownnorth.org.za, or click here

Click the tab - 'Town Planning'

And then click on 'Development News' -
and you will get to the relevant page and see our position and comments
Or, to go straight there click here


 

SAFETY & SECURITY

Negotiations between the PNRA and ADT (as the dominant security firm operating in Parktown North, with an estimated 80% share of the security company business) take place on a continuing basis.

Major new concessions were agreed upon in a meeting between the PNRA, Mike Kidson (Head of Community Security Services) and Tinus Swanepoel, ADTCommunity Security Manager of ADT. These include:
  • Two dedicated vehicles (one response vehicle and one Patrol vehicle)
  • The recent addition of a 4X4 Proactive Patrol vehicle. This effectively means we have 3 dedicated vehicles for Parktown North proactively patrolling our suburb at any given time, rather than just responding to a signal relayed from the control centre.
Our suburb has eleven Localized Security Schemes (24hour guards)
First Avenue East [2]
2nd Avenue [2]
4th Avenue
8th Avenue
11 th Avenue [2]
12th ave
13th Avenue [2]
 

All these sites are supervised by ADT reaction and supervisory staff during a 24 hour period. All of the sites are in radio communication with the patrol vehicle and with each other. 'Guard track' patrolling systems in each hut monitors the movement of each guard. Each site is linked via panic button to the control room which in turn will dispatch a response vehicle.
Task teams work closely with Parkview SAPS on special operations in and around the Parktown North suburb. A dedicated Community Security Manager for the Parktown North Suburb will liaise with the relevant managers of each department should the need arise. ADT have promised to mount CCTV cameras on all 13 entry and exit points in Parktown North in a pilot study to determine the effectiveness of this additional surveillance method.
The PNRA has had meetings with Chief superintendent Nanda Moodley of Parkview Police regarding facilitating close links with ADT and more particularly, having the localised security schemes in a direct link with the Parkview Police patrol vehicles – allowing ADT guards to call in the police if they see any suspicious vehicles/activity or disturbances. The crucial factor here is that the SA Police have the right to (1) stop and search, (2) pursue over walls and (3) shoot if warranted. Negotiations to improve security are ongoing. We will monitor the situation to ensure ADT delivers as promised and continues to upgrade their services to Parktown North

 

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We are interested in your thoughts, ideas and feedback!

The City of Johannesburg Council has a long-term plan for the development of JHB and for Parktown North. This broad plan is referred to as the Regional Spatial Develpment Framework (RSDF). It has become clear to the Parktown North Residents' Association (PNRA) that a Community Submission would have to be drawn up in order to flesh out the city's general plan. By doing this we'll create clear guidelines about what is and is not allowed in terms of development in PTN. The council will thus in future use the Community Submission to either approve / reject applications for land use, rezoning etc.