Tshwane wants to phase out gated communities

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BBSA said:
We need the Purple Cow to take over in Tshwane :giggle:
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Purple cow will make you pay for the air mass above your property in addition to the rock your property is sitting on. Additionally, you'll pay for rainwater you collect!:):oops:
 
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The City of Tshwane has plans to phase out gated communities over time, as it believes one main reason residents want such security will have been addressed.
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Do we have complete and utter retards running the show or what?!
Just when I think they can't come up with anything more stupid, they do.
 
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BBSA said:
I'm not suggesting the looters, I'm asking what is your solution?
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I have none. The current overlords should perhaps be given a bit more time. I'll pass judgement after 5 years of them at the helm.
 
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SoldierMan said:
Do we have complete and utter retards running the show or what?!
Just when I think they can't come up with anything more stupid, they do.
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Yes, and indeed.

The African mentality is that nobody should stand out, nobody should better themselves in such a way that they stand out from the masses.
If they do, they must be brought down to the level of the lowest common denominator.

I say let them try, we'll take them to court and we'll win, again.
It's sad, but when morons are in charge, it's the courts that actually govern..
 
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grok said:
Yes, and indeed.

The African mentality is that nobody should stand out, nobody should better themselves in such a way that they stand out from the masses.
If they do, they must be brought down to the level of the lowest common denominator.

I say let them try, we'll take them to court and we'll win, again.
It's sad, but when morons are in charge, it's the courts that actually govern..
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Mogoeng has gone rogue, there's nowhere to run.
 
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410, Uh-oh!

Link not working. Article not found on search either.

BBSA said:
The City of Tshwane has plans to phase out gated communities over time, as it believes one main reason residents want such security will have been addressed.
The City has been presenting a Draft Policy for Restriction of Access to Public Places during a series of public participation meetings last week.

But Residents Against Crime (RAC), who have commissioned Gary Duke of Duke Attorneys and Jan Malan of Streetsafe to engage with the City on its 2019 draft policy on access restrictions, noted three primary areas of concern from a legal perspective.

These are the limit on the number of applications the City will approve, how often applicants must reapply, and the costs involved in the infrastructure that must later be dismantled.

In terms of the Rationalisation of Local Government Affairs Act, as things stand, residents must re-apply for approval of a gated community every two years.

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konfab said:
Gated communities are a response to crime. If they simply sorted out the crime, people would get rid of them themselves as no-one likes having to drive 3 km extra to get to where they want to go.

If this legislation goes though, the City shouldn't be shocked when suburbs convert-en-masse to HOAs with private property.
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You're never going to get everyone on the block to convert to HOA's... hasn't happened anywhere in SA.
There is no such thing as 100% buy-in... which means the HOA's will either have to buy out those properties, or just live with it.
 
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LazyLion said:
You're never going to get everyone on the block to convert to HOA's... hasn't happened anywhere in SA.
There is no such thing as 100% buy-in... which means the HOA's will either have to buy out those properties, or just live with it.
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It will happen bit by bit.
Like 8 houses at a time.
 
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