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However, this body was not re-registered with the subcouncil in recent years. Henceforth, as a continuance, a Brackenfell Rate Payers Facebook page was started that garnered the support of about 1 500 residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Facebook page afforded residents to make service delivery and other complaints that we would take up with council,\u201d says Sutter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Sutter, Brackenfell is currently faced with a flurry of challenges. He says the ongoing high-density development is swallowing up the suburb, where plans are continuously approved without considering the rights of residents and ratepayers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis should not be happening in a democracy. Residents should have a valid say in what happens in the areas where they live. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAn unprecedented increase in road traffic in the absence of public transport, and taxis driving recklessly in neighbourhood streets have become a pressing issue. 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