Following the meeting held at 9 Oakwood Lane on 27 August 2018, the trustees are in a position to provide feedback on the action items agreed upon. First and foremost, allow us to reiterate that the trustees have no interest in influencing the members on how to vote in this
On 25 July all Oakwood homeowners received an email regarding the establishment of an SRA [What is an SRA? (An FAQ document from the City of Cape Town)] in our area from Norman Brook. Email: I am writing to give you formal notice (see attached) of a meeting to discuss the
We are finally in a position to proceed with the borehole project. In order to do so, we need to pass a special resolution approving the project and the special levy to fund it. We have done a hydrological survey, and it looks like we have good water available, both
The Oakwood AGM has been scheduled for 31 May, 2018 from 18h00 until 19h30. The venue is the Hout Bay Gallery at 71 Victoria Road. Please find the agenda and the Chairman’s Report below. We’re also looking for one or two new trustees to join the board, so please consider
As you are no doubt aware from previous communications, the trustees have been investigating the viability of a sinking a borehole in the estate for the past several months, and the purpose of this post is to prepare the homeowners for the formal proposal documents which you will be receiving
With the Cape Town water crisis being in the news again and level 6B water restrictions taking effect on 1 February, we thought it an opportune time to provide an update on the borehole project. We received the report on the hydrological survey completed in December 2017. The report highlights
In response to the private security initiative that has recently been proposed for the Meadows area, I thought it is a good time to update the owners on the progress of the various other security and community initiatives in the pipeline. I applaud Rob and Dylan for taking action, but
The communal walls of the estate are all going to be repainted over the course of the next few weeks, starting the week of 6 November. The scope of the project includes all of the low walls facing onto common areas as well as all of the external walls of
Now that all the properties on the estate have been built and no vacant erven remain, the HOA trustees have been working hard to ensure that the properties in Oakwood are, and remain compliant in accordance with the Design Manual and Environmental Guidelines. We have decided that it would be best
Hi Everyone, Please see the documents attached for your information 1. Feedback from the HB Rate Payer’s Association 2. The City of Cape Town’s Superblocking Project for the entire IY – this is a very important document and I recommend that you familiarize yourself with its content.
Hello Estate Residents, Good news. We have embarked upon a project to bring fibre based internet access to the estate. The initiative is in partnership with the Hout Bay Neighbourhood Watch and South African Digital Villages (SADV). Please have a read through the fact sheet below and let me know
One more key milestone achieved towards the Hout Bay Integrated Community Safety Plan. CCP (Community Crime Prevention) and HBNW (Hout Bay Neighbourhood Watch) have reached an agreement whereby JJ de Villiers will take on a volunteer operations coordinator role in conjunction with the HBNW Watchcon control room. This will enable
Dear Oakwood Members From tomorrow Friday 11 Dec at 13 00 the estates gate codes will be reset for security reasons. Please note the procedures as contained in the letter below from the trustees as how to have your access remotes reset and reissued. Click here to download the Security
There have been incidents of a burglary and attempted burglary reported on the 3rd and 4th Dec, occurring within the estate. Please download the response from our trustees regarding these incidences. Security Communique
Hi Everyone, Please take some time to read through the communique attached below, informing and reminding you of few important things over this holiday period. We hope all of us can enjoy an incident free Christmas season, and also be generous to those who help maintain our estate year round.
The Volunteer Wildfire Services (VWS) is hosting their annual Open Day this year at the Chrysalis Academy on Sunday the 29th of November 2015. Please join the VWS for a fun filled family day as they demonstrate their fire-fighting skills and create awareness about wildfires in an interactive way with
On the 7 November Oakwood is holding its first Fire Defense Training session. Volunteers are encouraged to take part and help contribute to making our estate a safer environment. Join us for the theory and/or exercises: 8:30-9:30 Theory 9:30-13:00 Exercises We will be meeting at 8:15 at the Guard House.
Hi Oakies, The estate’s Fire and Evacuation Plan has been uploaded in the Policies and Documentation section on the website. You can also download it from the link below: Fire and Evacuation Plan Please familiarize yourselves with it, further discussion around volunteers and training will take place at our AGM
Please click on the link below to download the August update from our Trustees. Given our upcoming AGM this month it will be useful to familiarize yourself with current estate matters. OCCE August General Communique The report covers the following topics: General Risk Management – Security Risk Management – Fire
Homeowners and Residents can download the latest updates from our trustees by clicking here. This document contains important updates on: General matters Security Fire management Health and Safety (with regards to construction) Community living Please take note that on 29 September we are holding our AGM. Last year we had the greatest attendance
