Barb, what meeting in Ventura Village are you talking about? I have checked with Ray Peterson, Dean Zimmerman's office, and others in the neighborhood who are actually engaged in addressing crime and safety issues, and they do not know what you refer to. Are you talking about the follow up "Summit Meeting" we had with RT Rybak, Chief Olson, Councilpersons Lillegren and Zimmerman, Hennepin County Attorney, Inspector Lubinski, Metro Transit Police, and community leaders from Ventura Village and FABA? That meeting was a week earlier.
I am glad to hear that NRP is interested in crime and safety issues, but usually you let the community NRP folks know when you are holding a meeting about them so some coordination can take place. Ray Peterson, the NRP Committee Chair, did not know anything about such a meeting this week. Communication, while not fixing problems in of itself, certainly makes solutions easier. I can not imagine having a crime meeting in the Whittier Neighborhood without communicating the fact to the neighborhood organization. I also can not imagine holding a NRP meeting in Whittier without contacting the Whittier NRP committee. Please contact me if you can explain this. Off "List" if necessary. Jim Graham, Chair of the Ventura Village Crime&Safety Committee ----- Original Message ----- From: Barbara Lickness <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: brad pass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 2:51 PM Subject: Re: [Mpls] Bloomington Ave. Citizens' Patrol Log 6/12/02 > I would like to add to Carol and Brad's story. > Yesterday, I was holding a meeting in Ventura Village > with citizens of the area and the police. We were > discussing the crime problems in Ventura Village and > Phillips in preparation for another meeting. > > My son is out of school for the summer. Yesterday, he > spent the day at his best friends house who lives at > 25th and 15th. > > They were playing outside in the afternoon. They heard > gunshots coming from the alley behind their block. > Being fearful, they ran up the block toward the > friends house. On their way, they ran right into one > of the gunman who was running from the scene. > > Luckily, a woman was out on her porch and saw what was > going on. She screamed for my son and his friend to > come to her house. They ran toward their house. The > gunman was following behind them. They ran into her > house and locked the door just as the gunman jumped up > on the porch. Realizing he was not going to get in the > house, he jumped off the porch and ran somewhere else > to hide. > > I was extremely thankful for the outcome. I know it > could have been a great deal worse. For other parents, > it has been worse. They have lost children who were > caught in the crossfire. They have also lost children > to the alluring draw of gangs, drug dealers, and > pimps. > > Barb Lickness > Whittier > > ===== > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, > it's the only thing that ever has." -- Margaret Mead > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > _______________________________________ > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls > _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
