Orchards residents and CAP Security unveiled enclosure
Orchards resident Feige Swimmer said a few unpleasant incidents in the community spearheaded the gated community project.
Orchards residents shared their sense of relief and elation about the unveiling of the enclosure on June 13.
Resident Feige Swimmer said the enclosure, which took three years, was spearheaded by unpleasant occurrences in the community.
“The enclosure project came with a lot of work and a fortune, but when a cause is great we had no choice but to go through with it. We dealt with objectors during the process and other things that could go wrong or things, such as change of management.”
Swimmer added that as a community they are not saying the enclosure is a foolproof system, but will rely on CAP and still be vigilant.
Community Active Protection (CAP) COO Sean Jammy noted that the community organisation is happy to take on the responsibility of the Orchards enclosure.
“CAP is a community organisation and we still are at our core a communal organisation. We are grateful to the volunteers in the area who through effort came together and brought this project to this point.”
Ward 73 councillor Eleanor Huggett said she was aware of the enclosure ceremony. “Each gated community has its advantages and disadvantages, and this is all dependent on how a community views this. This project involves many processes that must be gone through, and if the Orchards community is happy, I am also happy because as councillors we cannot approve or disapprove of communities to be gated or not.”
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