Re: [Mpls] Gangs and state help

[Jhpalmerjp]

One of the messages that I and others have put out repeatedly is how much this is not just a Jordan problem or a Northside problem, but a City, County and State problem.� Don started the ball rolling with his vigil, but he had a vision of a larger effort and RT, Mark Stenglein and Tim Pawlenty all recognized this and joined on to help carry the ball because this must be a team effort. This is an issue that effects the quality of life everywhere whether the effects are as noticeable in Eagan as they are in Jordan or not; Don and the others recognized this.

The overall message has to be that we are all coming together to address this issue.� The solution starts in Jordan, but the long lerm initiative is to develop a movement that will not only support the whole City, County and State, but improve the overall quality of life.� This is why Don asked for asked for volunteers from all over, not just to deal with Jordan but everyone's issues.

And so as we move forward, we're going to crack down on Jordan, but we want to establish a network that will be ready to move to any hotspot and not simply react, but proactively bring the pressure to the criminals and support to the neighbors so that no one is afraid to play in the front yard or walk to the store.� We need to connect together the Block and Street Patrols from across the city so that when Stevens Square needs help on 3rd Avenue we can all be there.� So that when Phillips needs help on Portland Avenue, we can all be there.� So that when Hawthorne needs help on Dupont, we can all be there.

So what we need now is for people to contact me to sign up and be a part of this and for neighborhood, City, County and State leaders to come together and help put the structure in place so that we're not simply moving the crime, but we're working together to squash it.� JACC will be spearheading this, but it's a team effort.� Contact me to sign up, and then start pulling together your ideas and be ready to meet in the next two weeks to help devise the strategy that will allow this not simply to be solution for Jordan but for the whole Minnesota Community.


Jonathan Palmer
Director
Jordan Area Community Council