Downtown residents will soon begin organizing to deter crime in their burgeoning neighborhood.
Over the coming weeks, the Downtown Saint Louis Residents Association (DSLRA) will meet with residents, business owners and developers as well as, city, state and federal officials in addressing crime downtown. Organizers say the DSLRAÂ’s efforts will culminate in a series of actionable strategic and tactical programs, which should lower crime and promote citizen involvement in the downtown residential areas.
Next month, the DSLRA will host downtownÂ’s first summit of homeowner and condominium association leaders. The goals of the summit include the following:
- Discuss common issues and concerns relating to crime and living downtown in a proactive manner
- Build an infrastructure of volunteers to support future activities
- Create an agenda of topics and achievable solutions that will be brought to government officials as well as downtown citizens for further development
The efforts will be coordinated closely by the DSLRA members and downtown residents Brian Rappaport, Barbara Firlit, Rachel Kraus and David Sweeney. They will be responsible for coordinating citizen activities and establishing communications with parties involved.
“This is the first step in what will be an on-going process,” said Rappaport, DSLRA Citizen Security Subcommittee Chairman. “We look forward to partnering with all parities who are committed to leading, assisting or taking any role that will result in a safer more desirable living experience for our citizens downtown.”
The committeeÂ’s first public meeting will be held at the Saint Louis Public LibraryÂ’s Central Branch (1301 Olive Street, 3rd Floor Meeting Room #306) at 7:00 p.m., Monday, Feb 12. For more info, contact Brian Rappaport at securesaintlouis@hotmail.com.
Loading ...
January 22nd, 2007 at 7:31 am
This is excellent however some regional action needs to be taken in order to address the homeless problem. Warehousing and also the dumping of people Downtown by county municipalities will deter the efforts of these residents.
When does the 10 Year plan go into effect? It is already two years old.