{"id":210955,"date":"2019-07-10T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/210955\/boundary-wall-replaced-after-months-of-complaints\/"},"modified":"2019-07-09T13:55:38","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T11:55:38","slug":"boundary-wall-replaced-after-months-of-complaints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/07\/10\/boundary-wall-replaced-after-months-of-complaints\/","title":{"rendered":"Boundary wall replaced after months of complaints"},"content":{"rendered":"

Residents of Cora Erasmus in Roos Street, Primrose, and their neighbours have been fighting to have the boundary wall between the properties replaced since mid-February.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe excuse we were always given when we asked when the wall would be fixed was there was no money for repairs,\u201d said Glen Mynheer, who lives behind the home.<\/p>

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\u201cThe wall was recently replaced, but the workmanship is poor and the wall is a lot shorter than it was.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mynheer and his family felt they were unable to enjoy their backyard because of a complete lack of privacy.<\/p>

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\u201cI wanted to fix the wall through my insurance, but was told I couldn\u2019t as it was the metro\u2019s responsibility,\u201d Mynheer said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy next door neighbour, however, was forced to make a make-shift wall because of his dogs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am lucky enough that my dogs are friendly, but not having the wall was a huge security risk.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elsie du Plessis, a resident at Cora Erasmus, agreed, \u201cOur issues are just ignored by the metro.\u201d<\/p>\n

The GCN sent queries to the metro, but no comment was received at the time of going to print.<\/p>\n