Ward committee calls for security cameras

After years of pleading, security cameras could finally be installed in the central business districts of Dundee and Glencoe.
Following an outcry from residents after a crime wave in both towns, Ward 2 Councillor, Anthon Raubenheimer, said at a ward committee meeting that the time had come to do something about it.
“The issue of security cameras came up years ago. Now is the time to resuscitate the project,” he told the meeting. Each of the six wards have been allocated R500 000 on projects and Councillor Raubenheimer and his committee agreed that a portion of this should go towards the installation of monitored cameras.
It was suggested that the under-used fire station complex on Diaz Road be used as this is the ideal venue and here is a console available for monitors.
Traffic light frustration
Frustration over the non-working traffic light at the busy Union/Tatham/Karelandman Street intersection is brewing. The local traffic department has indicated their desire to fix the lights but are being prevented from doing so as the road and the robots ‘belong to the Provincial Transport Department’. The contractor used by the Transport Department appears unable or unwilling to fix the light, so for the time being, despite the Department’s much-trumpeted Arrive Alive campaign, the robot will remain dead…
Concerns over ‘bush area’ housing criminals
Residents in the Argyle Road area are concerned that an overgrown piece of veld next to the municipal workshop has become a haven for criminals. A woman was recently murdered in her home on Argyle Street and there have been other incidents of burglaries and assaults.
It was agreed that the SAPS be contacted and the municipality send in workers to clear the area.
Dundee Station – a litter bug’s paradise
Theo Maree, a ward committee member, said he was disgusted by the mountain of litter piled up on the railway line at the Dundee Station. Councillor Raubenheimer said Transnet are responsible for the area but has not done any maintenance for years. Previously Council had sent in workers to clean up but Spoornet did not welcome this because of ‘safety issues’. Councillor Raubenheimer and his committee said this is ‘clearly unacceptable’.