An equitable solution would be to establish a new police station in Observatory and upgrade the existing police station in Woodstock. Does this make sense? BG
On Apr 29, 5:51 pm, "Julia Teale" <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Rob, a sane voice in the wilderness! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rob Gaylard" <[email protected]> > To: "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 4:44 PM > Subject: [obsnw] Re: Argus Front Page - Don't move our cop shop > > > 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 at > >http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en > > > __________ NOD32 5072 (20100429) Information __________ > > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > >http://www.eset.com > > -- > 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
