East Campus Neighborhood Association
Information for Residents and Owners in East Campus
Meeting with Acting Police Chief, Tom Dresner, Sixth Ward Councilwoman, Barbara Hoppe, and ECNA Officers, Bonnie Bourne and Janet Hammen
Bonnie Bourne, Pres. of ECNA and Janet Hammen, V. Pres. of ECNA met with the Chief of Police and our Sixth Ward Councilwoman to discuss the issues unique to our neighborhood. We discussed the following issues (1) Noise (2) Vandalism (3) Burglaries (4) Parking.
Noise: The noise ordinance states that any noise that can be heard from 50 feet after 11:00 P.M. and before 9:00 A.M. is a violation. People should call the non-emergency number (442-6131) if they are awakened by noise (i.e. loud voices, music. Police will be dispatched as soon as possible. We agreed that 10 to 30 minutes response time is reasonable. Occasionally it will be longer (A few times people have reported 1 ½ hours) because of other calls that require immediate resources. He said that the police actively enforce the Nuisance Ordinance which helps them to shut down noisy and disturbing parties and give summons to participants resulting in fines up to $500.00. We agreed that the Nuisance Ordinance is working and the ability to shut down parties immediately has been a much more effective approach.
We agreed that the slashed tires and burglaries in recent weeks are probably directly related to alcohol/drug consumption. It is important for anyone seeing suspicious activity to call 442-6131 as soon as possible).
Parking: Officers are busy ticketing people who are parked illegally. This time of year brings many opportunities for new residents and others who park illegally to become aware of parking regulations.
Chief Dresner is going to explore the possibility of having some police officers walk or bicycle the East Campus Beat intermittently. This will create a different kind of police presence and could help with our ongoing challenges.
The University Police does not have jurisdiction or control East Campus or the Fraternities or Sororities as they are on City not University Property. The University has not increased its police force since 1972 and therefore has limited resources.
Councilwoman Hoppe discussed exploring the possibility of partnering with the University Police down the road, to Patrol the East Campus and other adjacent areas to the University where there is a high student presence on the weekends. Barbara will check with the University Cities subgroup associated with the National League of Cities to find out what other University Communities do in this regard. We also discussed exploring the possibility of the University, landlords, ECNA and Fraternity and Sorority Association, partnering and pitching in $ for hiring Police officers (off hours) to patrol on weekend, if that becomes necessary.
Any citizen who might be interested in attending a 40 hour Citizens Police Academy (offered twice a year and is already full this fall) could gain additional knowledge and then be eligible to volunteer for some activities if they so desire. We talked about the possibility of using volunteers for some activities to benefit East Campus.
Noise: The noise ordinance states that any noise that can be heard from 50 feet after 11:00 P.M. and before 9:00 A.M. is a violation. People should call the non-emergency number (442-6131) if they are awakened by noise (i.e. loud voices, music. Police will be dispatched as soon as possible. We agreed that 10 to 30 minutes response time is reasonable. Occasionally it will be longer (A few times people have reported 1 ½ hours) because of other calls that require immediate resources. He said that the police actively enforce the Nuisance Ordinance which helps them to shut down noisy and disturbing parties and give summons to participants resulting in fines up to $500.00. We agreed that the Nuisance Ordinance is working and the ability to shut down parties immediately has been a much more effective approach.
We agreed that the slashed tires and burglaries in recent weeks are probably directly related to alcohol/drug consumption. It is important for anyone seeing suspicious activity to call 442-6131 as soon as possible).
Parking: Officers are busy ticketing people who are parked illegally. This time of year brings many opportunities for new residents and others who park illegally to become aware of parking regulations.
Chief Dresner is going to explore the possibility of having some police officers walk or bicycle the East Campus Beat intermittently. This will create a different kind of police presence and could help with our ongoing challenges.
The University Police does not have jurisdiction or control East Campus or the Fraternities or Sororities as they are on City not University Property. The University has not increased its police force since 1972 and therefore has limited resources.
Councilwoman Hoppe discussed exploring the possibility of partnering with the University Police down the road, to Patrol the East Campus and other adjacent areas to the University where there is a high student presence on the weekends. Barbara will check with the University Cities subgroup associated with the National League of Cities to find out what other University Communities do in this regard. We also discussed exploring the possibility of the University, landlords, ECNA and Fraternity and Sorority Association, partnering and pitching in $ for hiring Police officers (off hours) to patrol on weekend, if that becomes necessary.
Any citizen who might be interested in attending a 40 hour Citizens Police Academy (offered twice a year and is already full this fall) could gain additional knowledge and then be eligible to volunteer for some activities if they so desire. We talked about the possibility of using volunteers for some activities to benefit East Campus.
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