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Two Edgemead residents have repaired a fence that separates the area from the Plattekloof Natural Heritage Site. The property is owned by Eskom.
FENCING EDGEMEAD: KEEPING BURGLARS, VAGRANTS OUT
Community repairs fence RICHARD ROBERTS @richardjohn_rj
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wo residents of Edgemead rolled up their sleeves recently to repair a fence separating the area from the Plattekloof Natural Heritage Site. The site, owned by Eskom, is located near the power utility’s Acacia power station, sub-station and marketing centre in the area. Renier Smith and Anthony Brandon-Kir-
by, members of the Edgemead Zone 4 Watch, were part of the repair team. “We decided we would monitor the Eskom overhead power-line servitude fencing that abuts our neighbourhood watch precinct and reinstate the fences as best we can, where and when possible,” he said, “to prevent illegal and unauthorised access to these areas.” The repair work was done on Sunday 11 October. Zolile Siswana, Director of Urban Manage-
ment, Area North, says the City of Cape Town supports and encourages community involvement and participation in the well being of local affairs, safeguarding and enhancing its environment. “We therefore commend Zone 4 Watch for its actions, and hopefully other communities will follow similar examples in complementing service delivery,” he said. TygerBurger reported on numerous occasions about homeless people using the heri-
tage site as a shelter and criminal elements using it as a hideout. Houses adjacent to the site are reportedly being targeted by burglars. In August last year, law enforcement officers and officials from the City’s Displaced People’s Unit, along with Eskom’s clean-up crew, conducted a clean-up operation at the heritage site. “We have done it before, and we will keep on doing it, because we want to secure the area,” Smith said.