From Murray Hill to Beacon Hill
Sunday, August 20, 2006
Out of town to Boston to regrettably take in a game of the Red Sox get their ass handed them by the Yankees. But The Hill is back and getting adjusted to the South. Getting acquainted with reality takes getting acquainted with current events and I’m not there yet.
Though some news of note is a Neighborhood Watch Meeting on August 24 at 7:00 pm in the Murray Hill United Methodist Church at 4101 College Street. The neighborhood watch is a local effort to thwart deviant activity here in Murray Hill. The Duval program was enacted in 1976 and involves micro organization of the neighborhood in ways that the Sheriff’s office cannot. Totally voluntary, this type of unification has proven to be imperative in revitalization and renewed safety for community participants.
[...] You know the program…these meetings allow neighbors to network in segments, meet each other in effort to help each other out and “watch the neighborhood”. These types of program seem to be fairly successful in teaming up to deter theft, loitering, and drug activity. I personally invite the effort to keep portions of Murray Hill on their rise to rehabilitation. [...]