Hello all I have spent a large part of yesterday dealing with this story. The article on page 3 of today's Argus is slightly better. At least they gave me a chance to have a say. There is also a better story on the News24 site: http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Anger-over-police-station-move-20100429#.
Regards Teun Baartman On Apr 29, 4:44 pm, Rob Gaylard <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all > We should try and deal with some of the alarm and misinformation > circulating re. the proposed move of the Woodstock Police Station. > The relevant facts seem to be: > 1. The move has been on the cards for many years. > 2. The present building is overcrowded, unsafe, and in poor condition. > It was never designed as a police station, and one struggles to find > parking and access to the police station. > 3. The location of the police station makes no difference to the > policing and patrolling of the area. The Woodstock precinct is divided > into four Sectors, each with its Sector Manager and its dedicated > patrol vehicles. > 4.Sector 1 (which is Observatory) is in fact the main crime generator > of the area policed by Woodstock SAPS. Relocating the police station > therefore makes sense from a crime point of view. > 5. A larger building would also be able to accommodate the detective > branch. > The front-page article in Wednesday's Argus was poorly researched, > factually inaccurate, alarmist and misleading, and threatens to > polarize our community. No one will be 'left without a police > station'! > Rob Gaylard > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en
