Hi Cncllr Chapple, Your commitment is impeccable!
What you are focusing on is essential... to clear illegal occupation of the Liesbeek bush and pipes with the added benefit of substantially reducing the huge litter and pollution problem, the impact on the environment, the threat to people who like to walk the beautiful outdoors and the impact on our safety as people living in Obs, particularly but not only, those who have experienced increased crime and live below the railway line. I am ready to withdraw the item number 18 we raised as OCA on the submitted wish list for Ward 57 if this the commitment is maintained to keep illegal squatting from flaring up again and use preventative methods to substantially reduce the currently out of control Liesbeek River basin litter and pollution problem, while also treating those involved humanely by providing alternative shelter (for those willing to follow that route) but also arresting and charging those who are clearly seen to be directly involved in criminal activities and by law infringements. Thanks for what you have undertaken to follow through with on behalf of us, the people of Observatory. Safer, cleaner smarter while working for you I guess...Walking the Talk ! Not mixing up all the metaphors...as some tend to do...”Putting ‘your foot’ or toe, in the river, where ‘your mouth may want to bite the hand that feeds it’ ! regards, marc From: Patrick Chapple Sent: Friday, June 26, 2015 7:12 AM To: obsnw@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [obsnw] Lower Obs (other side of the Railways) very concerned Paul, We always offer the option of a shelter! Paddy From: obsnw@googlegroups.com [mailto:obsnw@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of paul.smit1...@gmail.com Sent: 25 June 2015 08:00 PM To: obsnw@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [obsnw] Lower Obs (other side of the Railways) very concerned Yes Patrick, I'm aware of this, as I am in the private sector (security), and due process needs to follow. But I will be more than willing to escort. Paul PS - I hope you guys find places for these people, as days and nights are getting cold. Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Patrick Chapple <patrick.chap...@capetown.gov.za> Sender: obsnw@googlegroups.com Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2015 17:35:29 +0000 To: mailto:obsnw@googlegroups.com%3cob...@googlegroups.com> ReplyTo: obsnw@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [obsnw] Lower Obs (other side of the Railways) very concerned Thank you Paul, But this is done by the book. First the Social workers. The Obscid Social Worker Kenneth Roan is outstanding. Those that wish shelter are taken there. But if that offer is refused, then the camps are removed. Obs as a community works really hard at rehabilitation and re integration. The Apartheid days are over. But there is certainly a crime nest operating out of the camps along the Liesbeek! Paddy Chapple From: obsnw@googlegroups.com [mailto:obsnw@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of paul.smit1...@gmail.com Sent: 25 June 2015 07:26 PM To: obsnw@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [obsnw] Lower Obs (other side of the Railways) very concerned Let me know when........I will assist Paul Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Patrick Chapple <patrick.chap...@capetown.gov.za> Sender: obsnw@googlegroups.com Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2015 17:21:21 +0000 To: mailto:obsnw@googlegroups.com%3cob...@googlegroups.com> ReplyTo: obsnw@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [obsnw] Lower Obs (other side of the Railways) very concerned I received an attack from an organisation called Ground up via Facebook for removing the encampments along the Liesbeek. Yes, I agree. There might be one or two innocent homeless amongst the 6 camps I removed. Let me tell everyone the reality. I personally went done there. How many of these people are cross dressers? Because the litter was predominated by hand bags! Witnesses who guard the SAN Circus have witnessed the thefts and directly point at the perpetrators running towards the river. A robbery at Merindol ( number 2) is a case in point. On my site visit, I was certainly tracked by two residents whose intentions seemed to be not to ask me for my Business card. Now I have an NGO, Groundup, who are complaining! But where were they when I asked NGOs to assist? As usual only the City and Obscid responded! I am going to raid the two new camps that have sprung up along the Liesbeek since the last raid. I suggest Groundup consult with them. Because crime WILL go down below the railway line when these camps are removed. And incidentally. Groundup financial books make interesting reading. More wages than action! Lot more wages! Groundup stop exploiting. Offer your services to Obscid. Be part of the solution! You are making problems for your own financial game, it seems. From: obsnw@googlegroups.com [mailto:obsnw@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Marc Turok Sent: 25 June 2015 11:04 AM To: obsnw@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [obsnw] Lower Obs (other side of the Railways) very concerned The idea of people chipping in would be a very local thing for a few streets to get some extra help during some hours when volunteers are not available for a limited period like two months to break the crime cycle while OBSID is getting its broad evenly spread security ‘activities’ together in full tilt once again...not to try raise funds like Obswatch attempted to do for the whole of Observatory. If the problem is seen to be Friday and Saturday night 9 to 12 pm and for example and no one is available to volunteer then maybe employ someone to help for 6 hrs a week at about R30 or R40 per hour ..One would need to raise R 180 to 240 per week, lets say for a month trial to see the impact. The mini area would need to raise about R1000 for the month. I am saying if those who are not able to volunteer time, were to contribute R 40 to R80 for the month, one would need 15 to 25 households to chip in for this turnaround strategy to kick in. This in addition to volunteers doing patrols. If the combination works as an improvement, it could be changed eg to do a stakeout at another time like Wednesday and Friday afternoon for two hours each instead of weekend nigh, rotating and uncover the patterns that need to be noticed and acted on by OPS. Regards, Marc From: marion Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 2:47 PM To: obsnw@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [obsnw] Lower Obs (other side of the Railways) very concerned Hi All I have read the comments on this topic so far with interest. While it is good news that crime has gone down in Obs in general, armed muggings are most definitely on the increase in Lower Obs. I have lived in Crown St for 20 years, and while we have had issues with car and house break-ins, I do not recall having so many aggressive muggings as this recent spate. Like Melanie, I am feeling scared to walk around my own neighbourhood, and also worry for my child, as well as our childminder and her daughter. - I agree that the community can do a lot to address this situation, and Jonah, I like your sign idea. I also agree that patrols are effective not as an alternative to policing, but to simply get more people out and about. Other activities like the moonlight walk achieve this too. - However, I am concerned that the prioritisation of the Lower Main rd issues, combined with the installation of cameras, has been at the expense of lower Obs. Future plans need to be less reactive and put plans in place that benefit the whole of Observatory, not just one part of it. - I am willing to consider putting in extra as a once off to pay for cameras. However, I am not in favour of trying to get households to make a regular additional financial commitment to pay for extra security. Those of you who were around during the Obswatch days will know that it is a nightmare trying to get people to pay up monthly. The forced levying through rates is the only way to get a monthly income one can rely on to contract security staff. 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