We've had enough. I love Obz, love the (usual) vibe, but after this weekend I have had enough. I agree with Jo-Anne - where is the carnival we used to love?
Few notes to consider for future fests: 1. One entry point (where a small entry fee is charged), and one exit point. 2. Security personnel to ensure none of the revelers enter the streets outside the festival area, unless they can produce a residents permit, or are accompanied by a resident with a valid permit. 3. Parking in a few designated areas, and visitors being shuttled back and forth (from the entry point and exit point). This would be covered by the entry fee that is charged. 4, Enforced Closing Times. Not only music, revelers must LEAVE!!! This might seem a bit hectic, but I cannot see our neighberhood surviving another fest. Our street is filthy, broken bottles and human waste everywhere... Cars scratched from drunks falling against it (or on purpose when we asked them to tone it down)... and because it is not in the festival area, we have to clean it ourselves. Our neighbour across the street was home alone with her 1 year old toddler the weekend, neither of them slept. Once she braved going outside to try and get a Corsa bakkie who was parked in front of her house to turn their music volume down. She was told to get her hands off their car, and was threatened by the dancing passengers on the back. Scared, she retreated inside, but only after asking one of the parking marshals from Lower Main to assist. His rude and unhelpful reply: "We're working on it - stop interfering". I know these are isolated incidents, and the festival only happens once a year... I want to know, is it really worth it? And as this thread is headed, How does Observatory benefit??? We surely don't. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
