Golf course upsets residents

Golf course upsets residents

From Kompas

We are residents of Sariharjo village, Ngaglik subdistrict, Sleman, Yogyakarta, living opposite (to the north of) the golf course belonging to the Hyatt Hotel of Yogyakarta. Only a 12- meter-high net separates our houses and the golf course.

Since the golf course became operational some time ago, golf balls have been regularly smashing and damaging our roof tiles and gutters day and night. In response, we officially went to the security section of the golf course and drew the attention of the hotel management to the damage inflicted on our houses.

We told them that we did not want to claim any compensation for the damage but instead wanted to see no more golf balls damaging our houses.

Unfortunately, golf balls continued to damage parts of our houses. So on Jan. 2, 1998 we sent an official complaint to the management of the Hyatt Hotel. Yet, golf balls continued to hit our houses at a higher frequency.

On June 10, 1998, we, already helpless, sent yet another complaint to the management of the Hyatt Hotel. As expected, since then golf balls have been, regularly and "mercilessly," hitting our houses and disturbing our peaceful lives.

OBERLIN S

Sleman, Yogyakarta