Block
Watch
Officer
Mark Young spoke at the June ENA meeting about the Block Watch program,
which has proven to reduce crime. Edgemoor needs more Block Watch
"captains."
Click
Here to find out more about the Block Watch program.
Keep
Kids Alive - Drive 25
The
ENA has endorsed the Keep Kids Alive, Drive 25
safety campaign. Signs and car stickers are available at ENA meetings. We
are encouraging Edgemoor residents to post these signs in their yard and
stickers on their home and car windows.
For
more information visit www.keepkidsalivedrive25.org/
Safety
Committee Vision
The
Safety Committee works to keep Edgemoor residents information about these
safety related issues:
-Pedestrian
Safety
-Block
Watch Program
-Driving
Safety
1.
Pedestrian
Safety
A. Sidewalks
on Bayside and Fieldston
- We are working
with the City’s Safe School Route department to look at a crosswalk
across Hawthorn to Bayside Rd and continuing the sidewalk from that
intersection for 2/10 mile to the existing sidewalk.
On Fieldston Road we want to put in a sidewalk from Lairmont Manor
to the corner at Willow. We
have received an estimate from Cape Powers, the city’s sidewalk
specialist, for $12-15/foot for a 5 ft. wide sidewalk.
We are currently awaiting the exact measurement of the area by a
surveyor from our organization. NOTE:
The updated draft of the city Comprehensive Plan has just included
unspecified sidewalks on Bayside and Fieldston.
We have a question in to Chris Comeau of the planning department
for more specifics.
2.
Block Watch Program
A.
The Neighborhood Block
Watch Program is an effective way for us to monitor criminal activity in
our neighborhood. More Block Watch captains are needed for Edgemoor.
Find out more at
http://www.cob.org/police/services/blockwatch.htm about the Block
Watch program.
3.
Driving
Safety
A.
Speed
limit enforcements with the city—we contacted Sergeant Richards of the
traffic unit (676-6677) to register our speed complaints on Fieldston
Road. Any citizen may call
him to do the same. We
arranged to have the Speed Watch Wagon placed on Fieldston beginning April
21, 2005 to help slow down traffic.
B.
In 2005, we started offering yard signs from
an
established program,
Keep Kids Alive/Drive 25.
Yard signs are available for $15.
We would like to have quite a few signs throughout the neighborhood
to remind people of the speed limit and the presence of
kids/pedestrians. Please consider purchasing a sign and placing it next to the street in
your yard. If you would like a sign, please contact
.
If
residents have other areas of concern, we are interested in hearing from
you. We
are also looking for committee members to help with these issues.
We will keep you informed of break-in information as it becomes
available from the police, from word of mouth, etc.
Committee
Co-chairs:
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