As you may have noticed the site got a nice visual refresh tonight.  This is only part of what is coming.  I have been working with a friend and designer, Doug Chatham, to design new fliers and the new graphics for the site and newsletter.
I have always wanted to give the site a better look and Doug really stepped up to the plate on this.  I think it looks fantastic.  This style will be carried over into any other media we produce for the organization. Thanks Doug for your hard …

Title: Monthly Crime Watch MeetingLocation: 2588 St Patrick Ct.Description: We would love to meet those of you that we haven\’t met. Please come, meet your neighbors and find out what is going on in the neighborhood. We will begin the meeting with introductions at 7:08 followed by discussion of recent activity around 7:30.Start Time: 19:00Date: 2009-06-04End Time: 20:00

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Commissioner Larry Johnson, in response to the growing concern that the corridors around DeKalb were inundated with litter, recommended that a special work group be developed — the Litter Patrol. With funding appropriated in the 2007 budget the Litter Patrol came into being, April 6, 2007.

The Litter Patrol is designed to be a control measure in monitoring and maintaining the county’s rights-of-way, corridors, state roads and interchanges. Community Service Workers, under the supervision of a county employee provide litter pick up to areas in need. There are four (4) crews – north, east, south and west DeKalb are serviced as needed.

Check out this crime mapping tool to see activity in the area.
This is from the Dekalb Police Department via the Commissioner’s office.

Fire on Tupelo
Today there was a house fire on Tupelo but thankfully everyone is okay.  A tree fell on the power lines apparently starting a fire at the electric box.  It is my understanding that some neighbors called it in and made sure the resident made it out okay.
Dogs roaming free
We have now twice this week seen a black lab(s) wandering the neighborhood.  I jumped in my car once to try to track him/her down but didn’t have any luck.  If anyone knows who the owner is please let me …

DECATUR – In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, DeKalb County government will be closed on Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28, 2008.
The sanitation schedule for Thanksgiving is as follows:
There will be no collection services on Thursday, November 27 and Friday November 28, 2008. Thursday (11/27) garbage and yard waste collection will be collected on Wednesday (11/26).
Regular collection will resume on Monday, December 1, 2008. There will be no blue box recycling service on Wednesday, November 26, 2008.

Sorry for the delay in posting this. Unfortunately there was a break-in on Sunday night around 10pm on Patrick CT. Several electronics were stoeln. This is the second time this house in particular has been hit (I believe the last time was a few months back).
Please let us know if you have any information about this incident. As of yet the police have not arrested anyone in connection with this crime. I have started a thread in the discussion area.
If you notice any suspicious behavior please …

Today we covered (more or less) the following:
Flamingo Fridays! – Get to know your neighbors at a random (volunteered) location every (hopefully) Friday. Enjoy a beer and enjoy the nice weather basking in the glory of the mighty flamingo! Okay so we may not find a flamingo but hopefully we can get this going.
Meeting protocol – Who needs yet another long meeting? Relax, grab a beverage and know it won’t be going on all night. Going forward we will always try to have a set (okay …

Thanks to everyone for coming out this morning. If you weren’t able to attend here is a brief recap…
Incidents
The only incidents seem to have been related to noise late in the evening and possibly an occurrence of mail theft. So, overall things have been going great with no break-ins or rampant mail theft.
The Big News is…
Both Don and Mark will be moving so they will not be able lead the Neighborhood Watch any longer. Don will be available for neighborhood cleanups and such …