June Meeting Notes

[Jeff]

Meeting Notes:

 

Sorry for the long time in posting these notes from the last meeting.  We only had a few people attend so it was quick, but here is what is going on with GPNW as far as organizing:

 

Currently we are in the organizing phase.  On July 14 we will start moving beyond the organizing and to the implementation part; that is when the APD will be joining us for a meeting, so hope to see you there (see other posting and/or email).  What I need for the people that have volunteered to be Block Captains is the following.  

 

1 - Pick the street or block you are going to represent.  It should involve no more that 10-12 houses.  Anymore than that and experience has shown they fizzle out fast and end up not being very productive.

 

2 – Go to the neighbors that you are going to represent and explain that we are launching/revitalizing/formalizing a Neighborhood Watch in Grant Park.  Give them the GPNW form to fill out and return, along with the Security Checklist for them to keep.

 

3 – From the list of neighbors that provided you information, assembly a Watch List with the names, number and addresses, and then…

 

4 – …get everyone to get together to hand out the name list (like hold a pot-luck bbq, a happy hour, morning coffee, etc) and introduce all your neighbors to one another…

 

5 – Finally plan attend the meeting July 14 with your neighbors!

 

If there is more than 1 block captain that is fine, the best blocks often multiple captains.  Our goal is not to cover every home in Grant Park with just a half dozen block captains.  If we start small the neighborhood watch will grow out of interest.  If there are other people on other blocks or streets interested, give them my contact info and ask them to be a block captain.  After the July 14 meeting I plan on trimming the block captain list down to either those that have attended a meeting or at least communicated with me via email.  Hope to see you all on the 14th!

 

Regards,

Jeff