Township Takes Step Toward Police Patrols of Crestwood Village VI Roads

An ordinance introduced by Manchester' Monday night would allow township police to patrol Crestwood Village VI in search of motor vehicle violations. 

A written request for the patrols, which would apply to the Whiting senior community's roadways, driveways and parking lots, was sent to the township by the Crestwood Village VI Community Association, said Clerk Sabina Skibo. 

"This allows for the application of motor vehicle laws in the interior of the community even though the township may not own the roads," said Council Vice President Brendan Weiner, who led the governing body's first of two August regular meeting in the absence of President Craig Wallis. 

Council members voted unanimously to approve the ordinance for a second reading and public hearing, which will be during the Aug. 27 regular meeting. They will then vote on its adoption. 

When the issue of adding police patrols to private communities has come up in the past, such as in January when the council approved an agreement with Cedar Glen Lakes in Whiting, Wallis said that it is not a burden to the police department. 

Prior to the Cedar Glen Lakes agreement, Manchester council members in August 2011 approved an ordinance to allow township police to patrol neighborhood streets in the Ridgeway Mobile Homes Park.