Many of our long standing residents will remember when Arcon Park was a crime free area. They will also remember when our street lights worked, our roads were                                   maintained and many other positives which established our area as one of Vereeniging’s premier suburbs.

This is no longer the case. We now have the fifth highest crime rate out of 25 Vereeniging suburbs, our roads are a disgrace, our suburb is in darkness and our properties are under-valued as a result. 

The vision for Arcon Park is to restore this area to the standards that we once enjoyed and put a halt to the backward slide that is so clear for all to see. The vision is to reclaim the streets for the residents. The vision is to restore Arcon Park to its premier suburb status.

Pie in the sky? No! This is a reality and the restoration process is already underway.

When APRA kicked off, within only three months, over 500 residents pledged their support to the project by committing to monthly debit orders. Why? Because they had had enough. They knew that without acting things will only have gotten worse.

 

“Project Arcon Park” started with a R1,000,000 plan to ring fence the suburb's 4 km boundaries. Phase one began on the 19th of September 2007 with a 1.8km, six foot high diamond razor wire fence along the suburb’s boundary with the R59 highway.

Subsequent phases included the building of palisades along where Arcon Park borders the old Johannesburg road and Ring road. The completion of the fencing project was the securing of all homes on Zea Avenue.

Access to Arcon Park, at the completion of the project, was restricted to four road entrances. The plan was then to contract one security company to provide 24 hour control at the access points as well as perimeter and street patrols. It is a project that was handled with care and dedication leaving Arcon Park in a much better position today than before.

 

The primary aim was, and still is, to halt the easy access and exit of criminals who see us as a soft target. Our own security, and that of our friends and families, is not negotiable. With the complete support of the community, it will continue unabated.We appeal to all residents to support this vision for Arcon Park and contribute to this initiative.

 

An enthusiastic response by our residents has resulted in one third of all households signing up and participating, however, we need the support of all our residents. This way we can achieve an upper hand against the daily threats we all face by spreading the cost and the work it takes to maintain of wonderful suburb.

 

 

 

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