Melrose Ratepayers Association

ROUTING OF COMPLAINTS TO JO'BURG CITY COUNCIL The contact numbers provided below will assist you in routing complaints  to the correct MOE’s for investigation and action and explains the type of complaints that they deal with.   For more information;  www.joburg.org.za 1. TO INVESTIGATE ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS, ENCROACHMENT ON BUILDING LINE, VIOLATIONS  OF NATIONAL BUILDING REGULATIONS; PLEASE DIRECT YOUR COMPLAINTS STRAIGHT TO BUILDING CONTROL. EMAIL ADDRESS: Patricia Ntombizodwa Mazibuko PatriciaMaz@joburg.org.za .  CONTACT NUMBER 011 407-6781     2. FOR INJURIOUS CONDITIONS, OVERGROWN GRASS, NOISE, SMELL AND HEALTH CONCERNS, ABANDONED BUILDINGS, OVERCROWDING( HI-JACKED BUILDINGS); DIRECT YOUR COMPLAINTS STRAIGHT TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.  CONTACT PERSON IS CORRIE BEZUIDENHOUT .  CONTACT NUMBER:    (011) 407-5798 AND EMAIL: CorrieB@joburg.org.za 3. FOR BUILIDNG RUBBLE AND ACTIVITIES TAKING PLACE ON THE PAVEMENT, STREET TRADING, GENERAL OBSTRUCTIO

Through correspondence with JRA authorities, we're relieved to hear that resurfacing of Jameson Avenue has been scheduled to happen over 2018/2019. In the meantime they are committed to patching and fixing potholes as they are reported. So we urge residents to please remain active and report street defects as you become aware of them. JRA has a very useful smart phone app called JRA Find&Fix which allows users to geotag the location of the defect and submit a picture. More information and download links for the app can be found here .

As many residents may already be aware, the Melrose North Residents Association has started an initiative called Skeem Saam who's aim is to engage with waste collectors, both formal an informal, in order to clean up our neighbourhood, specifically the parks. Many of you who frequent the parks in our area may have already noticed the improvement in cleanliness. This is for the most part due to Skeem Saam's engagement with the dwellers there and incentivising protection of our public space. However, for Skeem Saam to be more effective, it requires community input. So, what can you as a resident do to assist? We're glad you asked :) Skeem Saam needs the following from you, the residents: On your normal waste pick up day, put “dry” waste on pavements in bags sorted by plastic, paper and cans - this is what the recyclers can make use of. Food and “wet” waste should be separated from this and will be left for Pikitup to collect. Leave an extra, empty black bin bag out

Dear Melrose residents, In the interest of keeping residents informed of happenings in our suburb we'd like to provide some feedback on our activities of late. The MRA is currently in the process of motivating the approval of the Precinct Plan, compiled by the committee with input from residents, to the MMC. We see approval of this plan as an important milestone in ensuring development within the suburb, particularly on the peripheries, happens in a controlled manner. In addition to this we have consigned an qualified contractor to conduct a traffic study on the current road network within Melrose with specific attention to Tottenham, Jellicoe, Tyrwhitt and Oxford. This traffic study will assist in: Our response to further development applications in the precinct, promoting the redesign of the public road space into a pedestrian-and-school-friendly environment consistent with Transit Oriented Development (TOD) principles, and establishing a Special Purpose Vehicle to acce