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RAMPOA has been managing Royal
Ascot with a considerable amount
of success, but we believe that
we can do better. At the 2011
AGM it was proposed that we
develop a plan for Royal Ascot;
the Trustees Committee has taken
this suggestion to heart and
approved the development of a
3-year plan for Royal Ascot. To
make this work, we need your
ideas and suggestions about what
we should do to improve Royal
Ascot for the benefit of all
residents, owners and
businesses. |
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Good ideas and suggestions can
only be effective if they can be
implemented. This means that
they have to be in our budget,
and for this reason we will be
moving into a 3-year budgeting
cycle from July 2012. The
2012/13 expenditure budget will
thus be an accurate reflection
of our plan for the year,
included will be estimated
expenditure figures for 2013/14
and 2014/15 which will show the
main items on which we plan to
spend funds over longer periods.
In other words, the budget will
reflect the plan for the future
of Royal Ascot; during each
year’s budgeting process the
plan will be extended by a
further year. |
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When making suggestions please
keep in mind that there are
limitations applicable to
RAMPOA’s functioning. First of
all we can only operate within
the framework set by the
provincial and municipal
authorities when the Royal Ascot
development was approved. This
framework is embodied in the
conditions of approval for Royal
Ascot, and is reflected in our
Constitution and in the
Operational Environmental
Management Plan. Our
Constitution is established in
terms of Section 29 of the Land
Use Planning Ordinance, No 15 of
1985; the Environmental
Management Plan is established
in terms of Sections 21, 22 and
26 of the Environment
Conservation Act, Act 73 of
1989. |
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A second limiting factor is the
availability of funds. We would
prefer not to increase levies
more than the general inflation
rate to accommodate proposed
projects. To work within the
budgetary constraints, projects
can be spread over several
years. But we need to prioritize
projects so that we can execute
them within the limits of our
budget. |
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Email your suggestions to
plan@royalascot.co.za or fax
them to 086 536 0319. Please
provide your name, address and
contact details as we may have
to contact you for further
information. Anonymous
contributions will not be
considered and will be discarded
on receipt. The closing date for
submissions is Friday, 9 March 2012. |
