Just to mention that cutting a key from one that has already been cut frequently compromises the quality of the key and does long term damage to the actual lock, resulting in a new lock having to be purchased.
On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 4:23 PM, marion <[email protected]> wrote: > HI Giaga and Melanie > I manage the park keys for Barrington St on a voluntary basis. > Pam and Tony at the Model Cafe kindly 'sell' them at cost - I get a > whole batch cut. > I don't make any profit on them and nor does the cafe, in fact I go > out of my way to have them cut at the cheapest place in order to make > it accessible for everyone. > Currently the price is R12. > As with the dog park, the key is available to anyone who wishes to > have one. > > A few years ago the Barrington St park was only locked at night. > Parents of kids who used the park decided to change it to being locked > at all times due to the fact that the free access was creating safety > issues. The parks cannot be monitored. > > I am not aware of anyone who would like to use this park who has been > denied access or who has not been able to get a key. > > Marion > > > On Oct 11, 2:57 pm, Ancois Bester <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Melanie and Diaga, > > > > I can respond to some of your queries and would like to note the > following; > > > > The parks are not controlled by the CID and no moneys are retained by > OBSID > > for any parks in Obs. In order for everyone to be able to gain access, > OBSID > > recently sponsored a notice board for each park with our contact number > on, > > and we act as information as to how to obtain a key from the relative > > community based organization. > > > > I believe Rosemary from the Library, who voluntarily run the Arnold > Street > > park, can comment as to how the moneys she collects are used. She > > initiatives regular improvements and upgrades. > > > > OBSID employs Vetus Schola to patrol 24/7, however these patrolmen are > not > > able to stand in one static point for a day - and will thus not be able > to > > prevent an incident at a park. Parks are also Council property and VS are > > employed to patrol only public roads as per the CID mandate. It would be > a > > shame to see the parks dis-used again if folks do not feel safe sending > > their children there with nannies. It is worth noting that the regular > > homeless in Obs are predominantly drug and alcohol addicts and some also > > mentally unstable. Human excrement, harassment, drunken bottle fights > etc. > > are a regular occurrence in other public spaces in Obs. I am regularly > told > > that the Station Road park was solely used for drugs 'back in the day'. > This > > activity now takes place at the Groote Schuur Graveyard on the Main Road > - > > an unmaintained public space. > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Ancois > > *Assistant to COO, Office Manager* > > > > <http://goog_1464495583/> <http://goog_1464495583/>OBSID< > http://obsid.org.za/>: > > Observatory Improvement District > > 41 Station road, Observatory > > [email protected] / [email protected] > > *tel*: 021 448 7090 *fax*: 086 639 4005 > > OBSID website <http://www.obs.org.za/improvement-district/> > > Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/Observatory.Improvement.District> > > Twitter <https://twitter.com/#%21/OBSID_Obs> ONW Google group > > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/obsnw> > > iloveobs Google group < > https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/iloveobs> > > > > On 11 October 2011 13:39, Giada Thiago <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > in response to the below post from someone: > > > > > As for the kiddies park, gate is to be locked at all times, non key > > > holders are not permitted to enter, all mess must be cleaned up. > > > Helen > > > > > a few questions - why do we have to pay for keys if we already > > > contribute to the Cids? why do keys cost R30 when i can get one cut > > > down the road for R10? who sets the price and where does the 'profit' > > > go? what are the criteria for being permitted to purchase a key? > > > > > also... as a 'non key holding' resident of observatory i'm shocked > > > that i am 'not premitted to enter' the parks. who owns the parks? i > > > completely agree that they should (in line with city policy) be locked > > > at night, the Green point park, for instance, is locked from 7 in the > > > evening, but surely the parks should be readily and FREELY accessible > > > to everyone who wants to use them during the day. > > > > > If VetusSchola are successfully implementing their brief to clear obs > > > of non-conformists then surely this restrictive approach is not > > > entirely necessary? parks in rondebosch/pinelands/claremont are not > > > locked during the day. > > > > > i do btw have a small child who i take to parks in the city centre and > > > elsewhere and we don't have a problem with sharing the space with our > > > fellow capetonians... > > > > > -- > > > 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. > > -- > 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. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. 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