Kingswood BUZZard
The official Newsletter of the Kingswood Golf Estate HOA
May 2024 Edition #14
From the CEO
Autumn is upon us!
The first quarter of 2024 has already come and gone, with much activity and excitement on our beautiful estate.
With a new year ahead of us, efforts on maintenance and projects started from the get-go, including our new Community Centre / Clubhouse project that finally kicked off with a soil-turning ceremony on 4 March 2024, attended by the mayor of George. More on this and the very successful community function of 2 March is further on in the newsletter.
The HOA operational team has started implementing various infrastructural maintenance and improvement projects to ensure that Kingswood remains the most sought-after residential golf estate on the Garden Route. Our road master plan is currently being updated, and various road maintenance projects will commence shortly.
Our estate held up well during the recent heavy rainstorms that caused havoc in many areas of George and surrounds. Both our low-water bridges in Brookside and Kingsbrooke roads were flooded for a few hours. We are happy to report that neither of the bridges suffered any damage. For the first time in many months, the Garden Route Dam overflowed, and, shortly after that, the municipality announced a reduction in the existing water restrictions which have been in place for some years now. Water remains an extremely valuable resource and we request homeowners to immediately report suspected water leaks or abuse.
After a few dry months, we finally received the rain we needed to allow the golf course to bloom at its full glory. The course maintenance staff worked tirelessly to ensure that our beautiful golf course can put its best foot forward for residents and visitors alike. We have some winter projects planned on the course, such as the improvement of drainage at holes 16 and 8. If you have not played the course in a while, please book a round and enjoy all that our magnificent course has to offer; you will not be disappointed.
With the tremendous growth in resident numbers on the estate, the board felt it necessary to enhance the community liaison and communication function by appointing Jolene Smit to fulfill this role; read more about Jolene further on in this newsletter. We welcome Jolene and are confident that she will prove to be an invaluable member of the Kingswood family.
June is almost upon us and that means it’s nearly AGM time. The board has identified 24 June as the most likely date for our 2024 AGM, so please save the date. More information on the AGM will be circulated to homeowners in due course. A subcommittee of the Board of Trustees was appointed to revise and update the Kingswood constitution, in anticipation of the development period ending in the foreseeable future. Once the subcommittee has completed its work, a draft of the amended constitution will be circulated to homeowners for perusal and comment. Once the trustees are satisfied that we have a final version of the document, a special general meeting will be called to vote on and accept the amended constitution.
The security upgrade projects for 2024 were presented to and approved by the trustees. Work on these projects has already begun; see more about the security projects further on in this newsletter. Security remains the responsibility of each resident at Kingswood and we request that each resident report suspicious and/or unsafe activity to security as soon as it has been observed. Help us keep Kingswood the safe haven we all expect and deserve it to be.
Our landscaping service provider, Turfworx, having been appointed 18 months ago at Kingswood, and having proved themselves worthy, have now become a welcome addition to our valued service providers. There are some exciting landscaping winter projects planned, aimed at improving our beautiful Kingswood landscape even more.
I hope you enjoy this edition of The BUZZard.
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Kingswood greetings,
Willem Jacobs
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