OBSID has always had a clean audit. We are 2 people in our house - costs us approx. R1.60 per day each for all the benefits. Our refuse (once a week) costs nearly the same amount. I appreciate there are frustrations with OBSID but please be realistic.
On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 1:08 PM, bluebellsandroses < [email protected]> wrote: > I agree totally with Bruno. Also, I don't understand why the current levy > is apparently not effective to give us more horse carts. What is happening > with the current money?! Every single household in ons pays via rates. So > how can there not be enough money? > Melanie > > > Sent from Samsung Mobile > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Bruno Migliorini > Date:21/06/2015 10:17 AM (GMT+02:00) > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [obsnw] Lower Obs (other side of the Railways) very concerned > > Well then, let's change these ineffective and limiting regulations and > let's try to avoid being killed. One of these days, the bullet will come > out and it will be too late to react. We pay for security, if we are mugged > at gunpoint 2 times per week, sorry but it's a fail. > > > > Le dimanche 21 juin 2015 09:54:23 UTC+2, Rose007 a écrit : >> >> OBSID is bound to adhere to the regulations/laws governing improvement >> districts. They do not have the authority to charge whatever levy they >> deem suitable and their powers are limited. Infringement of any of the >> regulations could have dire consequences. >> >> On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 9:19 AM, Bruno Migliorini <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Every house in Obs pays the same amount every month for Improvement >>> district. Our side of Obs used to be very quiet and somehow reasonable in >>> regards with crimes (a few car break ins, mugging the tunnels under the >>> rails). In the past 6 months, things have gone wild over here: stolen cars, >>> armed muggings, house break-ins, etc. Our wives and kids are not safe >>> anymore! This week only, two armed robberies occurred 20 meters from my >>> house, people got guns pointed at them, nearly same place, twice in a week, >>> at 6pm! >>> >>> Since a year, we have hosted the horse box with security during 4 weeks. >>> *That >>> is all* in regards with crime prevention in our zone. And it worked >>> perfectly well as all went quiet for 4 weeks. >>> >>> All we get is reactive actions... Wait to face the gun, pray to stay >>> alive, but don't worry OBSID will help you fill the paperwork! >>> >>> I sincerely think OBSID needs to have more power, more patrols, more >>> horse boxes, more contribution from the Citizen. In my own case, the past >>> six months did cost about 60000 ZAR of stolen goods and windows replaced. >>> Hence 10000 ZAR/month!!! I am definitely happy to increase OBSID fee by 100 >>> or 200 or 500 Rands to avoid that in the future. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Bruno >>> >>> -- >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> OPS [Obsid Public Safety] - 24/7 control room >>> >>> TEL: 021-447-1066 or 072-063-1653 >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> EMERGENCIES: 10111 >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> ONW email: [email protected] >>> WEB: www.obswatch.org.za >>> FACEBOOK: facebook.com/obswatch >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Other Useful Obs Numbers: obs.org.za/obsdir >>> >>> 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]. 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