A noisy developing story
HURLINGHAM - Hurlingham resident Nosizwe Funde is angered by alleged inconsiderate construction workers and contractors working on a development next to her home.
According to Funde, for the past two months the workers have allegedly been pouring concrete from 2am to 4am in the morning, causing a great deal of problems for her and her family.
Funde claimed that the contractors also broke down her wall which acted as a barrier between her property and the new development, and has since had intruders enter her garden. The workers have also allegedly chopped down some of her trees.
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She said, “My gardener saw someone appearing in the garden at 2am. He heard his footsteps and saw his shadow. When he asked him who he was, he ran away.”
Funde and other Hurlingham residents have had a meeting with the contractor in charge of the development, Clifford Kupritz of Construct Capital, who apparently agreed to take their grievances on board, but the residents claim nothing had changed.
In response, Kupritz said he was sympathetic to the residents who, he said, were without doubt inconvenienced by the development on their doorstep. He added that he was aware of the intrusion on Funde’s property and said security had immediately been stepped up when this came to his attention.
He also admitted that there had been early morning construction noise, but said this had been in line with the allowed building hours.
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Kupritz added that since the first meeting, he had been unable to contact Funde or have her attend site meetings to discuss any grievances she might still have. This despite sending e-mails to her, trying to contact her on her cellphone, and visiting her home.
Regarding Funde’s boundary wall, Kupritz added that Construct Capital had on numerous occasions attempted to liaise with Funde in an attempt to rebuild the wall but has had no response from her.
He concluded that there had been no other problems reported lately, and assured residents that should there be any issues, he was available to resolve these immediately.
Commenting on the situation, Ward 90 councillor Anthony Still said all developments came at some inconvenience, but developers had a responsibility to keep the noise to a minimum.
The City of Johannesburg had not commented by the time of publication.
