The Raising of the Flag
Exciting News!! A few months ago, the wire snapped on the tower, hence the Flag was taken down. Now, the flag is back up!! Tracy, from Leland, has coordinated an effort to have the old wires replaced with more robust ones, and we look forward to seeing the Flag wave proudly in our community once again. Great job Tracy! On a windy day, it is truly a magnificent sight. Remember, this icon is one of several things that will come to define our community, and we should certainly expect it to be a target for vandalism and criminal activity. So I would urge anyone who sees anything suspicious surrounding this tower to submit an online incident report immediately at http://www.avalonparkwatch.org/report1.html so our off duty deputies can be immediately notified along with rest of our community.
Security in Avalon Park
I have met with Leland Management this past month to discuss the scope of work for our security team in Avalon Park, specifically the scope of work for our off duties. We are currently working on finalizing a document that defines the community’s expectations of the off duties. Right now, we have 40 hours a week set aside between 3 off duties to work, and do not have any weekly report that is submitted that shows their work activities. We are also working with Cell Phone Cops to establish a reporting screen that our off duty deputies will use to status the Online Incident Reports that are submitted by our neighbors. This will be a great tool since it will completely help close the loop between neighbors concerns and our off duty deputies. Though we have great off duties working our neighborhoods, as a community, I am hearing the word “Accountability” as a driving theme.
Again, we really want to let all visitor’s with wrong intentions know that “Not here, Not now… for they will be immediately reported.” We need to continue to build our reputation as a community that is an extremely safe one with invested neighbors who genuinely care for their surroundings. Also, we must continue to work with the resources that are available to us, hence if you have an idea or a requirement that you would like to be considered for our security team, please, please, please, visit our website below and submit a comment:
http://avalonadvisory.org/2009/05/06/ideas-and-suggestions-for-neighborhood-security/
We need your thoughts and ideas. Remember, your idea is your investment in our community. We cannot build a safe community without your investments
On the Horizon
The Cell Phone Cops initiative is in its second Phase of Testing. What is Cell Phone Cops? We will soon have the capability to send the “Online Incident Report” via text message to our systems, so if you see something suspicious in the future, you will have the ability to text message the description of the incident, and that will be forwarded to our Off Duty Deputies and the rest of our community. You can also attached photo’s and videos if you have any
New Safety Station: A lot of neighbors have been asking about this, and here is the scoop. The Safety Station is slated to come to Avalon Park by the end of June, however we have been notified that it may surpass this date. APG will keep us posted, and in turn, we will keep you posted. The Safety Coordinator, Brenda Kolbrich, is working very hard on this initiative.
Will keep you posted and once again, if anyone have any ideas or suggestion, please comment on http://avalonadvisory.org/
National Night Out: We are having an explosive Safety event this year in Town Park. We are currently in the process of applying for a county grant. We plan to have fire trucks, face painters, representatives from the Sheriff Office and commissioner office as guest speakers, and a lot of fun activities for the family. Free Food, Free Activities, and Free information. This event will take place in August. Will keep you posted! If you are interested in volunteering any of your talents or resources, please contact Tracy Durham at Tdurham@lelandmanagement.com. We surely can use your help
Coffee with the Sheriff: Sheriff Demings have graciously agreed to come and speak to our community to discuss some of the activities that the Sheriff’s Office are doing to curb crime in Avalon Park, and also there will be some time set aside for our community to discuss concerns regarding safety directly with the Sheriff. The meeting is scheduled on Saturday, July 25th at 9:00 am, Location: Somewhere in Avalon Park, Town Park (Amphitheater). This will definitely be a great opportunity and if anyone have any ideas, suggestion, or would like to volunteer their time during this event, please let me or Brenda Kolbrich know. More to come…
Spot Light
June Block Captain of the Month
Barbara Whitehouse- Northwest Village
If you are a block captain and would like to be considered, please let your coordinator know.
Congratulations to Northwest Village for they are literally a few homes away from their 40% needed for their County Neighborhood Watch signs.
Lastly, I encourage us all to provide ideas and solicit ideas from neighbors, and submit them on http://avalonadvisory.org/2009/05/06/ideas-and-suggestions-for-neighborhood-security/
