Corlia said,
in December 9th, 2007 at 9:47 pm
Anyone want to rent my house? It’s on the water, and the rental will be nice and cheap. I cannot afford to sell it, with property prices being so low, so I guess that the only way is to rent it out and seek accommodation elsewhere.
It is my opinion that the
Seriously, with this huge controversy going around, no-one wants to buy, rent, or live in
One of the reasons for the security scheme was to IMPROVE our property values, but, because ExCom do not want to listen to its members, we now sit with a situation where people are asked to put pressure on their neighbours to join the scheme. A friend of mine lives in
The threat of monthly levies being implemented will also put off any potential buyer. Who knows where it will lead, especially if you have an Executive Committee who, clearly, are not even prepared to listen to reason? They have not even bothered to answer William’s very reasonable request to respond to his well balanced letter.
Our Councillor, Demetri Qually, will also certainly not get my vote again. I think he could have solved this mess, but instead he seems to be a spoke in the wheel. Demetri, please, if you can help at all, now is not the time to remain on the fence. Let this madness stop!
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackMid year we had 75 homes on the market in the Marina. An estate agent told me a lot had to do with Excom and their attitude towards the monthly levy.
Demitri Qually will never sort this mess out as he is all in faviour of the security plan and he even promised at the 2006 AGM in January that when the DA takes over the city “we will talk again”. He even told Excom at that AGM not do anything till after the local elections. You want to tell me that is not political interference?
We may be headless chickens (the objectors) but at least we are not chicken like the Association. Where are they? Why do we not hear anything from them? CHICKENS!!!
The Doc must be part of the Anita clan of supporters. This pathetic minority of residents have managed to throw a community into turmoil.The security scheme that should have been implemented already at a NOMINAL COST beneficial to all residents is on hold currently. Buyers now days want secure often gated suburbs and are willing to pay the extra price for this peace of mind. So to Doc and to the rest of those narrow minded Anita supporters out there, property prices will retain their values as the security plan will be implemented with or without your support eventually.
Lara, dear girl,you have not read your newspapers lately, lovey. Gated communities will have to pay their own way these days. Your own refuse removal (the association cannot even look after standards never mind our refuse removal), our own electrical supply (that’s not the stuff in your house, my dear, that’s the stuff under ground, you know the wires Council keep on having to dig up because there is something wrong with it), our own street lighting, sewerage pipelines etc. How can you possibly think that this will be at a nominal cost, dear girl?
Implement your security scheme and loose your house, by all means.
In the mean time, I hope the HEADLESS CHICKEN BRIGADE will continue fighting for us. Viva Anita! Anita for PRESIDENT. Watch out Thabo, watch out Jacob, Anita is coming!!
Lara you are sitting the pot miss. The so called security plan might go ahead but at least 40% of members will not pay for it. The Anita clan is not objecting to the security. They are objecting to the change of the constitution that a monthly levy will be charged. That levy is not specified for security. It is a monthly levy that can be used for anything. It is wide open. If they changed the constitution for a security levy only it is completely different. Lets have a referendum where ALL Marina owners can vote on a security plan for the Marina and not just paid up members. Also to get a professional company in to give advice on the Marina security plan. The present so called security plan was worked out by an accountant. What does he knows of security? It took him almost 4 years to work it out and what a stuff up it is.
They want levies to be paid for an Estate Manager etc. At the end we will be paying more on salaries and fancy titles and security comes 2nd.
Next time please watch where the pot is.
Don’t your people ever stop bleating, squealing,always complaining about something. Simply save yourselves a lot of embarrassment and future legal fees and pay up and be done with this obnoxious pathetic behavior.Your deeds say its compulsory to be a member and pay!
And by the way Doc I understand your frustration, it must be terrible shooting blanks all the time.
Oh dear, Lara Girlie, are we now going to stomp our feet and be angry? And, have the objectors now, in addition to being headless chickens, also become goats and pigs?
So by the way, my Title Deed says I have to belong to the Eastlake Association, an association which does not exist.
You know, shooting blanks can be as pleasurable as the other type, and much safer. Don’t knock it.
Now, if you calm down, we will put your toys back into your cot and you can then play nicely.
So by the way, doesn’t Lara mean “bitter water”. Hmmm, makes you think!
To the Doc, and Anita brigade.
The post “voice of Reason” mentioned you infiltrated the AGM, why hide??
Why not pay your nominal R170.00 and hold your heads up high. Why hide and sneak around!
What has dear Peter Harrison done which has not been in the interest of all residents of the Marina. As a pathetic minority with no legal standing you lot have caused unnecessary delays in implementing a beneficial service.
My goodness, don’t you lot have anything better to do than criticize our chairman.
In support of Lara
Hi Kevin
Well, even your dear Peter Harrison admitted that there is NOT ENOUGH SUPPORT for the Marina-wide security scheme, which is why it has been shelved.
Yet, and I cannot emphasise this enough, he does want to keep the changes to the constitution. What for? This caricature of a man has ripped this community apart. He prances around like a peacock (apologies to the poultry community) dishing out insults as if it were Christmas presents. The man should stop looking so deep into the bottle. Maybe then he will be able to see the immeasurable damage he is doing to this community.
We used to have street parties, market days and all kinds of nice communal things here in the Marina. Strange, I have noticed that it is mostly the supporters of the Marina-wide security scheme who are so aggressive and obnoxious.
My question to you, though, is what have the Association done to deserve even as little as R170,00 a year? Have they maintained the parks? No! That gets done by Council. Have they maintained the waterways? No! That too gets done my Council? Do they maintain common property? No, we do not have common property.
Peter Harrison has done immeasurable harm to our community with his insults and revolting tactics. The downfall of this Association will be on his head. He just could not leave well enough alone.
Dear Lara,
Wow talking about bleating,squealing and moaning. That is what you are doing. You sit the pot miss and now you sound like an old woman with a wet panty. I cannot recall where the Anita clan moaned or even insulted Peter Harrison. He is the one who insulted the Anita clan. I also do not know where you get the information that we are in the minority. It is just the opposite.
3 members tried for more that six years to get a voluntary security plan for the Marina. They even organized house parties to promote the scheme. At the end the residents were not interested. Excom then try to change the constitution so that the plan can go ahead. Nobody is stopping them from implementing the plan. To you all who are bitching about the security plan, please join the local scheme.
I am now going on a two week break overseas and when I am back, I will become actively involved with the Anita clan to prove that our homeowners association does not exist. I will also apply to remove the condition, that I must be member of the association, from my title deed.
TO YOU ALL WHO SUPPORTED THE ANITA CLAN THANK YOU AND HAVE A WONDERFUL FESTIVE SEASON AND A 2008.
Doc
a comfortable website to look and negotaite but why a “foreign” photo of snowy mountains in Fall?
Thank you Eve
I am working on trying to find out how the photo can be changed, thus far to no avail. It is part and parcel of the default theme, but soon I will figure it out and then we will have a beautiful photo of Marina Da Gama itself. That is a promise!
Regards
Editor
Hi Eve.
Just for you. Hope you like it.
I see that insults are being thrown in both directions now. It’s not constructive and a lot of it is downright hurtful.
Think before you type anything. Think to yourself, “Is what I am about to say constructive and therefore helpful to solve the problem?.”
If not, don’t type it.
The reason for having an association in any group of people is to pool our resources and make sure that our investment is secure. I can only think of three things that we need an association for:
1) We need security from people who may want to suddenly paint their house pink and turn theMarina into an eyesore.
2) The violent crime requires us to channel some of our hard earned cash into more security. It is a pity as we could use tht money to go on holiday, for example. If we do it as a group, then we can get more value for our money. It is much more exspensive doing it alone or in smaller groups.
And don’t worry about Excom making money out of it etc. We just get proposals from professional companies and choose the best one and commision them on contract with measureable duties, which, if not performed, gets that security company fired and new one employed. Simple.
3) We need to lobby/discuss/campaign issues with council/government when we are not happy with something, like the parks are not maintained, or the waterways not dredged, or the street lights not working.
The council/government will listen to a BIG, POWERFUL group rather than scattered groups and individuals.
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I say, therefore, that despite differences, we should take a deep breath, smile, wiggle the tenseness from our shoulders, get together, everyone, whether you have paid or not, and structure a new scheme that does it’s best to cater for all and to cater for the 3 reasons mentioned above. The votes will then show us ALL just who the minority is as I don’t believe anyone knows.
After structuring this scheme, we can have a street party.
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