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Fact:
Crime Lowers Property Values.

Just ask yourself why property prices are so much higher in gated communities such as Mount Edgecombe and Hawaan Forrest.  The reason is that demand to live in secure etates is higher than areas such as the Berea and Durban North.  It is this higher demand for property that has pushed prices higher.

What can we do to maintain demand for property on the Berea?  For one, we can assist the Municipality by
bringing to their notice areas that can do with some improvement and upgrading.  It is a known fact that crime flourishes in areas where degradation and disorder go unchecked.
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The link between maintaining civil order and
preventing crime is similar to the process whereby
"one broken window becomes many".
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Brothels- There could be one right next door to you!

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Brothels too, will affect the value of your area and bring in undesirables. Click here to
read the full story and to find
out what you can do.

Degradation-  Join the Clean-up!

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Since August 2009, we have been corresponding
with the muncipality in an attempt to get our sector looking respectable.  Click here to see some of
our areas of concern.

In May 2010, we received a glimmer of hope when
Ken Hobson, Deputy Head of Roads and Stormwater Maintenance replied with positive and encouraging news.  Click here to read the email.  I am happy to report that the old tram line crash barriers on the corner of Marriott and Currie have been indeed replaced, however, the concrete posts have yet to
be properly cemented into place.

Other correspondences dating back to August 2009 include emails sent to the Engineers Department regarding the old Currie Rd hand rail, Telkom regarding irregular and unsightly telephone connections and to Jabulani Mdiniso regarding trees (no reply).  Progress on either of the latter has yet to transpire.

The CPF urges you to not be discouraged by the slow progress and to continue reporting degradation in your road. Click here to see how.
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Interesting Response from City Manager to Residents Open Letter

On the 6th of April, 2010, Mr Paul Gering- local resident and Chartered Accountant, wrote an open letter to eThekwini Municipality's City Manager, Dr Michael Sutcliffe.  Click here to read the correspondence.

Sector 3 addresses City Manager (21/05/2010)
 
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Berea Sector 3 Re-structures

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Berea Sector 3 CPF has recently taken bold steps towards a new structure,
6 sections with their own Section Leaders and Street Captains.

The idea for this arose out of the need to get more leaders involved in order to share the burden of building a Sector Database.  "We also want to go back to the old fashioned way of knowing your neighbour and neighbourly support for the vulnerable" says Chairman Latham.