Petition – 7 Cuckoo Str, Irenepark, Klerksdorp – Klerksdorponline
Petition – 7 Cuckoo Str, Irenepark, Klerksdorp
Petition to remove illegal occupiers and cleaning of property situated at
7 Cuckoo Str, Irenepark, Klerksdorp
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Cuckoo str 7, Irene Park
(Hereinafter referred to ‘The property’)
Mr Daan van Rensburg
The property is situated in Irene Park
The property spans one plot on which a house and various outside buildings are erected.
This property is in a terrible state, windows are broken and replaced by cardboard. It seems as if fire is made inside the house as the walls are covered in root.
On my visit there, I found the same drug addict there as we found at Viljoen street. Also a young man and woman that exchanged ‘goods’ with the man currently living in the house.
This problem property was brought under the attention of the Ward Councillor by the residents via a petition around a year ago. Various ‘block’ meetings were held, but up to now, no solution has been found.
This property is currently occupied (as seen on the day of inspection – 27 October 2017) by a black man and woman.
This property, in particular, is part of the ‘problem’ properties in Klerksdorp.
The community feel very strong about this property as the residents of this property breaks in on a regular basis where the belongings of the residents are stolen.
The residents are terrorised by these people and residents live in constant fear for their lives.
The property is frequented by drug addicts and also ‘clients’ picking up and dropping off of sex workers.
Some of the businesses/home owners have upped their security, but it doesn’t seem to be much as a deterrent.
The street is also very dark due to the fact that some of the streetlights are not working.
This house is situated right next to a private school which is unacceptable that our children have to be exposed to this social degregation situation on a daily basis.
This property is also seems to be a ‘drug users safe haven’ where the can buy and use without the fear of being caught.
Various out building
2 people on the day I was there, but residents say that there are way more people living there on an ‘on and off’ basis.
This property has no water at all.
TOILETS AND ABLUTION FACILITIES
This Property has no working toilets as there isn’t running water on the property
REFUSE AND REFUSE REMOVAL
Without a doubt, refuse is never removed from this property. Rubbish can be found right through the property.
The stench on this property is terrible and one of the rubbish heaps is right at the front entrance of the property.
Rats scurried away when I moved passed this heap of rubbish.
Even though the community has knocked on many doors, this problem has not been solved for more than a year. They also find it strange that – up to now – no one has spoken to them about possible solutions to this problem.
We also feel that, even though the municipality knows about this problem in our midst, nothing has been done to find a permanent solution. Even the SAPS are too scared to go into this property.
We implore the following departments to visit this property to avail themselves of the real problem and assist the Residents in this area in eradicating this problem:
Department of infrastructure (Water and Sewerage)
This property poses a huge health, pollution and safety risk in this area and must be addressed without delay.
Remarks from community:
Dit "drag" al 'n paar jaar aan om hulle uit te probeer kry hier. Die eienaar weier om te verkoop tensy absolute belaglike bedrag geoffer kan kry vir 'n krot wat op pure genade nog staan. Die erf lyk soos 'n guarry dumping gronde. Hulle op tyd kaal "gestort" in die erf waar die skoolkinders hulle kon sien. Blatante prostitusie bedrywighede en dwelm kope en verkope. Kort kort geskreeuery in die strate of dronkverdriet geween huilery.
Daar was meeting gehou met ons hele blok inwoners oor die probleem maar geen haan het daarna gekraai nie...
En dan noem ons ook nie eers van die feit dat hulle krag by die paal gesteel het nie. Ons weet ook hul steel water op hul sypaadjie. Hul met my eie oê gesien. Ons vermoed ook sterk dat hul water in ons erf steel want kort kort nat in ons erf waar ons nie water getap het nie en dit ook nie gereen het nie.
Ons sal regtig enige hulp waardeer om die drek uit te kry hier. Die probleem is net dat die huis gesloop moet word as mens hulle uitgesit kan kry andersins sal dit net 'n volgende stel plakkers trek...
Die mense steel ons goed. Ek moes al my kraan in my voorerf verwyder want hulle kom steel ons water.
Mense wat ons mee gepraat het tyd gelede het wat binne in die huis was het gesê dis pure genade dat die plek nog staan. Val letterlik inmekaar. Seker eers as iemand iets oorkom in die plek omdat die vloer of dak meegegee het sal owerhede die plek dalk sloop. Maar deesdae is dit ook nie juis 'n given nie.
Ons kantoor is langs die huis...
Ons het al ons krane geblok!
Hoër mure opgesit, want daar was oor muur geklim, goed “gevat” by ons. Ons het video materiaal daarvan vir polisie gegee, niks daarvan gekom nie.
Gaan al vir baie jare aan..., hulle het nie krag nie, nie water, dink ook nie daar is meer heel vensters nie. Die hout wat in huis was is al gebruik om vuur mee te maak.
My man en seun was saam brandweer in huis..., jul wil nie weet hoe dit daar binne lyk nie!
Kyk bietjie watse karre ry daar in!!??
Het die spul al met my eie oê gesien wanneer hulle oor julle muur klim en water steel maar ons laat weet altyd die eienaar dadelik as ons enige iets ongeruimds sien. En wanneer die besigheid se buite muurbord lig af is. Wens net die huis tussen julle en die kleuterskool wil ook buitigte laat opsit. Dis altyd stikdonker daar ook. Werk jy in die kantoor daar? Inbox my jou sel nr dan kan ek jou ook laat weet as ek iets sien. Maar vandat julle beter heinings opgesit het dink ek gaan dit beter daar by julle. Ek vrees net daai klomp vullis 'n plaag van vliee of rotte of slange kan lok. Die dag as daai gemors hier wegtrek hou ons wragties 'n straat partytjie. Nou skaars halfuur terug weer 'n geskreeuery gekom van daar af. Ons is siek en sat vir hulle.