Sweeping all roads and sois
The Royal Park village now has a part time person working on the village. Their duties include
- Sweeping all roads and sois
- Cut the bushes at the main swimming pool and communal area
- Clean the entrance gate runners
- General keeping the village in a tidy state.
At the moment the worker will be part time, working on the village Tuesday 6am – 10am, Thursday 6am – 10am and Saturday.6am – 2pm
Richard said “The North gate entrance is an area which really lets the village down, it is a complete mess. Every visitor that comes to the village does via this entrance and the first thing they see is over grown weeds and rubbish, this is an area we really need to change”
Parts of the village need more urgent attention than others.
It is obvious that some parts of the village need more urgent attention than others. The Royal Park Apartments Avenue is also an area that will need a lot of work to bring the area upto standard. Over the coming weeks we are sure the village will begin to look better, cleaner and tidier.
Cutting the bushes in the Communal swimming pool area
This is an area on the Royal Park Village that needs urgent attention
Over the last year or so, many residents in this area of the village have commented that outside their homes never seems to be clean. With a new worker and a timetable with instructions, i am certain that we can get this area cleaned up.
Street Lighting photo sensors
To save the Royal Park Village money, James and Richard have built and will install photo sensors at all common areas where lights are switched on.
(Sensor switches on street lights when it gets dark and switches the street lights off when it gets dark)
Switched on and off by the security guards.
Up until now all street lightning on the Royal Park Village has been switched on and off by the security guards. On occasions the guards have turned the street lighting on at 5pm, two hours before it gets dark, and switch the street lighting off an hour or more after it gets light.
The lighting at the West gate on occasions is left on well after midday. Obviously leaving street lighting on in day hours is a waste of village money.
Richard stated “As the running costs of the village are now the responsibility of the residents, it is important that we do everything we can to get the costs down. Obviously electric is an area that we can achieve this.”
James showing the new sensor and old switch
The photo sensor switch that now turns on and off the street lighting is fitted between soi 5 and soi 6 above head height and replaces the manual switch. The west gate will also have a sensor switch fitted.
To save the Royal Park Village money, James and Richard have built and will install photo sensors at all common areas where lights are switched on.
Royal Park Village Electric Bill
Up until May 2010, we are informed that the electric bill to the village is 30,000 Baht a month.
James a highly qualified electrical engineer who worked with Boeing for many years said “It might be possible to save the village more money by changing to alternate lighting methods”
Skip and Peter Herret both with security backgrounds have pointed out the good street lighting helps reduce and prevent crime.
More street lighting – Lower cost
It is possible if we are able to reduce the amount of electrical power used by street lighting, we could be able to add more street lighting to darker areas of the village to ensure safety for all residents at a lower cost.
Entrance at the west gate Thrappraya road
As a result of the on going road works at Thrappraya road, leaving the village via the west gate at times can be difficult especially after heavy rain.
James from soi 2 house 267 and Richard from soi 3 272 have arranged the work force and the materials to repair this area of the road and entrance to the village. Not a complete fix but better than we have at this time.
James was concerned
James was concerned that as we do not have Tawan working on the village, in the result of heavy rain, we would not be able to fix the road quickly, so James suggested that we take on the cost personally and get this road area into a better condition before the heavy rains come.
The sand, concrete, stones, rebar, tools and workers where all paid privately by James and Richard
On behalf of the village I would also like to thank James
On behalf of the village I would also like to thank James for his continued generosity, effort, time and expertise. Over the last year, James has
- Started the camera scheme on the village,
- Donated a lot of equipment for the electronic gates and barriers,
- Helped to redesign and build circuit boards on the gates that previously failed saving the village thousands of baht
- Donated money to the fixing of the road
James is also ready to help with
- The installation and design of the swimming pool card entrance system
- Switching the street lighting to photo cell operation
- Design of LED lighting at the North gate after the area is planted
James is also looking at trying to save the village (every resident) money by reducing the electricity used by the street lighting.
The west gate will be closed to incoming and outgoing traffic
The west gate will be closed to incoming and outgoing traffic for two days 6th June and 7th June.
I hope that more people will be able to help with small improvements to the village. If you have and idea for an improvement please contact Richard on 089 250 8765
Swimming pool security
Hi All,
In recent weeks it has become apparent that outsiders are using the common swimming pool to an increasing extent, also recently there was a rowdy drinking session by local youths at night.
Due to the inability of our guards to control access may I propose we adopt a card entry system ,(to the pool)cost could be covered by sale of the cards.
Any comment Richard?
Cheers. Peter Herrett
Street Lighting
Hi All,
It seems our guards have difficulty understanding the need to turn the street lighting on and off. To overcome this and to ensure they are only on as required, to save expence, may I propose we install photo electric switches and relays.
These are cheap and readily available.
What do you think Richard?
Cheers. Peter Herrett
Three People bitten by dogs on the Royal Park Village Jomtien
Three People bitten by dogs on the Royal Park Village Jomtien
Within a four week period 3 people were bitten on the Royal Park Village by dogs from house number 315/251.
Two of the people bitten were young children
Two of the people bitten were young children and the other a man. All of them residents of the Royal Park Village.
- A child from house 315/192 was bitten
- A child from 315/239 was bitten
- Tony from 315/253 was bitten 14th august 2010 needing urgent medical attention and 12 stitches
Please be aware of the area around house number 315/251
This is the location of the house
This is the house
Child bitten from house 315/239
The father of the child from house 315/239 visited the dog owner, and the dog owner said that he was sorry and he would be going back to England to live with the dogs. So the father of the child, thinking the dog would be leaving the village didn’t want to take the matter any further
Man bitten from house 315/253
Tony from house 315/253 was by far the most serious of all of the attacks, Tony lost a lot of blood and needed 12 stitches in his leg. He was bitten on the 14th August 2010. On the 18th September 2010, the wound in his leg has not healed, and he has been advised by his doctor to walk only short distances.
This is the blood from the attack left on the street outside of house 315/251
Tony from house 315/253 was told by the dog owner that he didn’t want to put the dog down but assured him that he was going to be sending the dog up country.
Having been assured by the dog owner that the dog was leaving the village Tony decided to take no action.
Four weeks after the attack Tony noticed that the dog was still in the garden,
Four weeks after the attack Tony noticed that the dog was still in the garden, so he approached the owner with a letter, asking when the dog would be leaving the village. The owner of the dog refused to accept the letter and told Tony:
- It was none of his business
- He was being manipulated by people on the village that hold a grudge
- Offered to fight him in the street
Tony was shocked at this reaction as he had been told by the owner of the dog that it would leave the village.
Richard went to speak to the dog owner on behalf of the Royal Park residents
Richard went to speak to the dog owner on behalf of the Royal Park residents and deliver the letter from Tony, the man who had been bitten.
The dog owner refused to accept the letter from Richard, saying he was not interested and did not want it. He pushed Richard several times (assaulting him), had his hands clenched into fists and was threatening to attack Richard, then told him that he was going to serve him a shit storm, indicating that he is planning to do harm to Richard or his family.
Video of Richard delivering the letter to the dog owner
Richard did however deliver the letter to the dog owner, putting the letter through his gate as he was refusing to accept it, while pushing and threatening. Luckily Richard was recording this with a hand camera.
Tony, the man that was bitten has not had a response from the letter.
No action on the part of the dog owner has been taken.
Two children and one adult have already been bitten and no action on the part of the dog owner has been taken. These dogs are still free to run out onto the village Soi at any time a person opens the gate of 315/251, such as the cleaner, the pool man, the garden man, the dog owner and visitors etc.
It is just a matter of time before another person is attacked and injured by dogs from house 315/251. So please speak to your family, visitors and neighbors explaining about this danger.
If you know of any other person that has been attacked by a dog on the village please contact the Royal Park Village emergency council, or leave a comment here or send an email.