{"id":74,"date":"2023-02-16T19:31:15","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T19:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waterbergdevelopment.co.za\/community\/?p=74"},"modified":"2023-02-22T09:34:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T09:34:21","slug":"communities-and-parks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waterbergdevelopment.co.za\/community\/communities-and-parks\/","title":{"rendered":"Communities and Parks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"74\" class=\"elementor elementor-74\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1d96bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1d96bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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13-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Some years ago a member of the community approached us to say that many of the people in Lesideng had no place to \u201cchill out\u201d.\u00a0 Since then, a few things have happened.\u00a0 Freddy and Nico, two volunteers at the Waterberg Tourism Kiosk, made a wonderful video of the open area along the Melkrivier road.\u00a0 Please take some time to watch it through this link:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c9ea6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"7c9ea6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/ARxbIdgO3fc&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.0 - 13-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-video .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden;transform:translateZ(0)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{height:100%;width:100%;border:none;background-color:#000}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-open-inline 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>With the new Waterberg Mountain Bike initiative about to take off it would be wonderful if this area could be used to encourage young people to take up cycling.\u00a0 It would turn wasted ground into something productive and attractive.<\/strong><\/p><p>Around about the same time we were approached by a member of the community telling us that many of the robberies in the Vaalwater residential area were being staged from the derelict park just above the Vaalwater Laer Skool.\u00a0 A member of our community, Nick Callichy, was approached and very kindly cleared all the small shrubs as a service to the community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19c080e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19c080e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unfortunately, the municipality did not follow through with its promise to grade it and turn it into a park.\u00a0 Today, it is overgrown once again.<\/p><p>This leads us to our next story which does have a happy ending.\u00a0 Two brothers, Leavy and Joe Tau, got tired of people dumping rubbish on their pavement over the road from where they lived.\u00a0 After many complaints to the municipality with nothing being done, they decided to fence the area off with their own money, planted grass, installed play equipment, and set up two caravans selling food.\u00a0 They charge a nominal amount to the children you play there which generates income and keeps the children off the streets.\u00a0 You can follow their story by going to this link<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element 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elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-48ecb82\" data-id=\"48ecb82\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b3f2ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b3f2ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/waterbergdevelopment.co.za\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/parks-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-96\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waterbergdevelopment.co.za\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/parks-3.jpg 897w, https:\/\/waterbergdevelopment.co.za\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/parks-3-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/waterbergdevelopment.co.za\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/parks-3-768x451.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e1f371\" data-id=\"8e1f371\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f18109f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f18109f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today they have built a stage for events and installed wi-fi for the many people that visit the park.\u00a0 It is a safe place and always kept very neat and clean.\u00a0 They tell us that the next thing they want to do is to build a swimming pool for the people of Lesideng!<\/p><p>This very clearly shows what can and should be done by the private sector.\u00a0 It is apparent that the municipality, whose responsibility it is, has neither the will, the capacity nor the funds.\u00a0 It is time for the community to come together to improve our environment and invest in our youth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some years ago a member of the community approached us to say that many of the people in Lesideng had no place to \u201cchill out\u201d.  Since then, a few things have happened.  Freddy and Nico, two volunteers at the Waterberg Tourism Kiosk, made a wonderful video of the open area along the Melkrivier road.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":75,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_canvas","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterbergdevelopment.co.za\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterbergdevelopment.co.za\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterbergdevelopment.co.za\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waterbergdevelopment.co.za\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waterbergdevelopment.co.za\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/waterbergdevelopment.co.za\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":146,"href":"https:\/\/waterbergdevelopment.co.za\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74\/revisions\/146"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waterbergdevelopment.co.za\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterbergdevelopment.co.za\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waterbergdevelopment.co.za\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waterbergdevelopment.co.za\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}