Lakeside Village August 2017 | Page 4

4 Notices Guard of the month It is with great pleasure that the security committee of the LVHOA have rewarded Simon Magongwa, with the guard of the month We all thank you for your hard work and dedication in keeping Lakeside and our residents safe. Homeowners need to be checking their council accounts On the back of this whole Voltex issue, I would like to draw homeowners atten- tion to their council accounts. You need to be check, check, checking everything on your accounts. Check your water consumption every month, make sure it is in line with your usage. Make sure that council are not estimating your readings for months on end. On average they should be doing an actual reading every 3 months, if not every month. A good tip is to take your own readings and keep a record, a photo of the meter taken on the same day of the month, is a good idea, should any disputes come to light. How to read your water meter: Reading your meter is easy, once you know what the numbers on it mean. Your meter has one row of numbers – for most meters this is eight. The five num- bers on the left-hand side represent kilolitres (1000 litres). The three numbers on the right represent litres. In the diagram, the meter represents 126 kilolitres and 487 litres. Learn how to read your meter: A short video on how to read your meter and a good tip to check your c onsumption and that your meter is calibrated correctly, check out: https://youtu.be/FtvdpeyGVlU Sebenza SAPS looking for patrollers for sector 4 You are welcome to call Stefan on 082-470-9601or email him on [email protected] for more information. Stefan is a resident of Lakeside