One step closer towards Eldo Urban restricted access neighbourhood

Eldo Urban has taken a big step towards achieving its goals as it moves towards creating a restricted access community with the construction of the Weavind fence.

The fence runs along a portion of Ruimte Avenue on the eastern side of the neighbourhood last week.

The plan is to boom off the area between Old Johannesburg Road, Ruimte and Saxby avenues in Eldoraigne.

“The application for the booming off of the entire area is in the final stages at the City of Tshwane,” Eldo Urban shared in a statement.

“The committee will be meeting with various security companies to get their suggestions and proposals to secure the perimeter of Eldo Urban.”

Ben van Niekerk, a spokesperson for the Eldo Urban project, said the new fence was yet another step in the right direction to achieve their goals.

Van Niekerk said the neighbourhood had already seen some improvement since the installation of monitoring cameras, and anticipated that the new fence would bring further improvements.

“We have definitely seen a downtick on certain crimes, but as far as eliminating crime, we are not there yet,” Van Niekerk told Rekord.

“I think the Weavind fence will help, but the big perimeter fence with manned entry points will really help.”

He said the cameras had helped security companies be more proactive.

Apart from the security advantages, Van Niekerk noted that the project had brought the community together to raise awareness and willingness to be proactive.

The enclosure of the neighbourhood has been a long and structured process, under the guidance of Jan Malan.

“We are hoping we will get approval from the council by early next year to take the process forward.”

Van Niekerk extended his appreciation to Jenny Bowker, chairperson of the project, as well as the members of the community working to secure the area.

Ward 69 councillor Cindy Billson congratulated Eldo Urban on taking another step towards their goal.

Billson said safety was a concern for many neighbourhoods, as other options for security were often difficult to organise and did not have as much of an impact.

“On a local government level, this is a bit of a headache,” she said.

“So, helping communities to establish a safe area where they can live is a priority.”

Billson said in 2019, Tshwane revised the policy that enables an area where the community can control and monitor its safety.

She said community involvement and support were important in the process of enclosing an area as she advised residents in other areas interested in beginning the long process.

“Contact your ward councillor. Get the required documentation. Get a group of people crazy enough to give time and energy to start the process. This requires willing souls with a lot of determination.”

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