Coronation Park in ‘end of year’ mode

It is probably the most notorious park in Endumeni.  Yet, the complaints from residents living near Coronation Park, on McKenzie and Handley Streets, continue to fall on deaf ears.

For years, residents say they have to endure weekly, and now daily parties, accompanied by drinking in public, loud music and piles of litter left behind.

Residents say calls to the police and municipality have ‘all been ignored’.  According to the Magistrate’s Court in Dundee, the by-laws which govern offences like drinking in public, public nuisances and littering, were promulgated in 2016.

However, residents say their calls to the police and/or municipality ‘go largely unanswered’ and there appears to be confusion over who should implement the by laws.

Residents who called the Courier this morning, said an ‘end-of-year’ party moved in on Friday and on Saturday more parties moved in.  Residents said they have contacted attorneys to consider drawing up a class action forcing the authorities to either fence in or close park.

They say ‘the excessive rates that they have to pay cannot be justified as the values of their properties and are being compromised’.  Already one bed and breakfast has closed down in the area with the owner saying the continuous public nuisance problem made his establishment unattractive.

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As predicted, Coronation Park parties continue