Salemtown Neighbors Neighborhood Association Meeting Minutes
March 26, 2018
Meeting was called to order at 605pm by Lindsey Cox (SNNA president). A list of the members and guests in attendance will be maintained on record.
1.Community Reports
a.Officer Forsythe- Community Liaison Officer Metro Nashville PD
This is the second SNNA meeting that Officer Forsythe has attended. She is new to the Metro Police force and is our zoned officer. She announced that crime is down overall, including car theft, and package thefts. Metro has been able to increase the police presence in our area, which includes plain clothes undercover officers and bike patrols. She said that she personally has noticed a decrease in theft calls. She reminded folks that in addition to making sure that you “park smart” understand that an increased police presence will likely include an increase in traffic citations. Please be sure to stop at all stop signs and obey other traffic laws.
b.Donnie Kraft- Representative for the Germantown/Salemtown Crime Task Force
Donnie announced that Germantown and Salemtown have partnered up to form a neighbor focused Crime Task Force to help understand the disparity between crime chatter on social media sites like NextDoor, and actual crime statistics. They are also working on ideas and suggestions for things we can do to make our connected neighborhoods a safer place to live. For example, they are revisiting the problem of poorly lit areas of the streets with a lighting consultant and are planning a campaign to encourage neighbors to leave their porch lights on at night to help light the neighborhood.
c.Anne Martin for Chancery Court Judge
Martin has been a lawyer for 26 years. She currently works for the mayors office. She has done work for the Red Cross and Planned Parenthood. She likes the complex business matters that are handled by the Chancery Court. She reminds voters that all the candidates for Chancery Court Judge are running under the Democratic ticket, so if you want to cast a vote for these candidates you need to ask to vote in the Democratic primary on May 1st or in early voting.
2.Committee Reports:
a.Neighbors to Neighbors (Social Outreach): We will be seeking volunteers for the following upcoming events:
Neighborhood Clean Up Day with Germantown on April 21
Teacher Appreciation Week May 7-11
b.Social Committee: We are looking for gardens to spotlight Sip n’ Stroll our annual garden tour, and for hosts for Pink Flamingo Happy Hours staring the first Thursday evening in June.
b.Treasurer:
The meeting was adjourned at 630 pm.
March 26, 2018
Meeting was called to order at 605pm by Lindsey Cox (SNNA president). A list of the members and guests in attendance will be maintained on record.
1.Community Reports
a.Officer Forsythe- Community Liaison Officer Metro Nashville PD
This is the second SNNA meeting that Officer Forsythe has attended. She is new to the Metro Police force and is our zoned officer. She announced that crime is down overall, including car theft, and package thefts. Metro has been able to increase the police presence in our area, which includes plain clothes undercover officers and bike patrols. She said that she personally has noticed a decrease in theft calls. She reminded folks that in addition to making sure that you “park smart” understand that an increased police presence will likely include an increase in traffic citations. Please be sure to stop at all stop signs and obey other traffic laws.
b.Donnie Kraft- Representative for the Germantown/Salemtown Crime Task Force
Donnie announced that Germantown and Salemtown have partnered up to form a neighbor focused Crime Task Force to help understand the disparity between crime chatter on social media sites like NextDoor, and actual crime statistics. They are also working on ideas and suggestions for things we can do to make our connected neighborhoods a safer place to live. For example, they are revisiting the problem of poorly lit areas of the streets with a lighting consultant and are planning a campaign to encourage neighbors to leave their porch lights on at night to help light the neighborhood.
c.Anne Martin for Chancery Court Judge
Martin has been a lawyer for 26 years. She currently works for the mayors office. She has done work for the Red Cross and Planned Parenthood. She likes the complex business matters that are handled by the Chancery Court. She reminds voters that all the candidates for Chancery Court Judge are running under the Democratic ticket, so if you want to cast a vote for these candidates you need to ask to vote in the Democratic primary on May 1st or in early voting.
2.Committee Reports:
a.Neighbors to Neighbors (Social Outreach): We will be seeking volunteers for the following upcoming events:
Neighborhood Clean Up Day with Germantown on April 21
Teacher Appreciation Week May 7-11
b.Social Committee: We are looking for gardens to spotlight Sip n’ Stroll our annual garden tour, and for hosts for Pink Flamingo Happy Hours staring the first Thursday evening in June.
- Updates from Board Members (There were no board member updates this month.)
b.Treasurer:
The meeting was adjourned at 630 pm.
