Pigeon Valley Urban Improvement Precinct invites residents to new offices

THE Pigeon Valley Urban Improvement Precinct (PVUIP) has recently secured community offices at 308 Cato Road in Glenwood and welcomes the community to come and meet with them to share their concerns and compliments.

Richard Thring has been appointed as the PVUIP manager and Sphindile Msweli as the community coordinator. Both individuals live in the community, and according to a statement released by the PVUIP, both Thring and Msweli are committed to implementing systems and processes to see the neighbourhood rise and thrive.

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According to the statement, the following elements are on their priority criteria:

 1. Greening
– Grass cutting and vegetation maintenance on road verges and medians
– Liaising with the Parks Dep about their nine local parks and their maintenance

 2. Cleaning
– Litter clearing along roads where the Greening Teams are working

 3. Security
– Supporting the relationships and plans of the CPF and SAPS to work towards a safer neighbourhood
– Partnering with Blue Security to bring more monitored cameras to the area
– Support of the Crime in Progress WhatsApp group for the area

 4. Identifying Problems
– Identifying and reporting to the municipality any issues, including sinkholes, potholes, faded road markings or other road maintenance issues

 5. DSW
– Building relationships with the various people at DSW to get information and communication flowing freely and taking ongoing queries to DSW

 6. Reporting of
– Suspected illegal building/construction
– Water, sewage and stormwater faults
– Electricity faults

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 7. Escalating
 – Following up on reported water leaks, sewage leaks, streetlight outages and stormwater drain blockages

 8. Forging relationships
 – Forming connections within the municipality to collaborate with the various departments and holding them accountable for the service delivery

 9. Cable Theft
 – Supporting the municipal Cable Theft Unit by alerting them when issues in the area are happening or have happened

 10. Representation
 – All residents in the UIP are represented by the manager and community coordinator as they get to know the various departments within the municipality. Which means they are represented when major faults are not being dealt with.

All fault reporting numbers are detailed on the Pigeon Valley UIP website: www.pigeonvalleyuip.durban.

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