Good Day Colonel Ntzenzo,
I write in the capacity of being an Observatory Property owner and resident. I am also an active citizen and member of Observatory OCA, Business Forum Member, ONW member and recently elected to the CPF Woodstock as Treasurer. Hopefully being part of a community looking for solutions and being proactive, my small contributions will be useful to the various entities which I am committed to be part of. I appreciate the gravity of challenge the SAPS Woodstock and your station must face each day and I would like to mark my gratitude for all the good work that the police deliver and commitment to continuous improvement. I would like to again raise the flag on two main issues which continue to plague Lower Main Road. DRUG TRADE One does not need to wander down this road for very long to be intercepted individuals offering a range of “products”. This activity increases the number of undesirable elements who “hang around” as well as opportunistic crime in and around the social areas. Notwithstanding the work of SAPS, CPF, OBSID, Neighbourhood Watch groups, what practical measures do you suggest the business community can take to reduce the activities of drug dealers and opportunistic criminals along Lower Main and between the most dense area Station Road up to Trill. Do you agree having better lighting would have any effect? What about police patrols between 06.00 to 12.00 pm in this area? What can café owners do to move “elements along” What is the protocol for ordinary citizens to fight against the presence of drug dealers in our midst? What steps can business owners take which will be affective in removing these elements from Lower Main? TRAFFIC CONGESTION/ILLEGAL PARKING & STOPPING/SPEEDING Lower Main road is a thoroughfare. Some use the road to avoid Liesbeek Parkway, others to get through to Main Road. In peak hours congestion is alarming. In low hours, speeding is the issue. Parking is always an issue. Are there any plans to address a long term strategy which will reduce the dangers traffic pose to this highly dense pedestrian area? What is SAPS doing for the short term to reduce risks associated with these traffic violations? The mailing list to local business operators is a drive to promote activism from this group in the hope that the community joins forces in the campaign for a safe and secure street! Thank you for your response in advance. Yours sincerely, Barbara Anne Langridge 6 Irwell Street, Observatory, 7925, Western Cape <http://www.i...@makululodge.com> www.i...@makululodge.com <mailto:langridge...@gmail.com> langridge...@gmail.com +27 76 996 7067 +27 21 448 8522 Skype: balangridge Facebook: Barbara Anne Langridge -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- OPS [Obsid Public Safety] - 24/7 control room TEL: 021-447-1066 or 072-063-1653 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- EMERGENCIES: 10111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ONW email: o...@obs.org.za WEB: www.obswatch.org.za FACEBOOK: facebook.com/obswatch ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Useful Obs Numbers: obs.org.za/obsdir You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Observatory Neighbourhood watch group. To post to this group, send email to obsnw@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to obsnw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/obsnw?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood Watch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to obsnw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to obsnw@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
