Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Members voted unanimously to approve an ordinance first introduced on Aug. 13
Members of Manchester's Township Council voted on Monday evening to allow police to patrol for traffic offenses in Crestwood Village VI. The ordinance, introduced at the council's Aug. 13 meeting, was spurred by a written request for patrols of the Whiting senior community's roadways, driveways and parking lots sent to the township by the Crestwood Village VI Community Association, Clerk Sabina Skibo said at the time. "Crestwood Village VI had asked the township to enforce traffic regulations within their development because of issues like speeding and stopping at stop signs," Council President Craig Wallis said Monday. No members of the public had any comment before the ordinance, which goes into effect in 20 days from passage, was …
Monday, August 27, 2012
Township Council will meet for regular meeting at 6 p.m. in Municipal Complex
Police patrols through Crestwood Village VI streets will be voted on by Manchester's Township Council Monday evening, after members give the public the opportunity to comment on the proposed ordinance. The ordinance, introduced at the council's Aug. 13 meeting, was spurred by a written request for patrols of the Whiting senior community's roadways, driveways and parking lots sent to the township by the Crestwood Village VI Community Association, Clerk Sabina Skibo said at the time. "This allows for the application of motor vehicle laws in the interior of the community even though the township may not own the roads," Council Vice President Brendan Weiner said during the first reading of the ordinance. Residents will have the opportunity to…
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Police already patrol other private communities
An ordinance introduced by Manchester' Township Council 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 …
Sheryl Claus
1:23 pm on Monday, August 27, 2012
I actually think patrolling neighborhoods is a good idea, whether in a senior community or in single family residential neighborhoods, but does anyone know why three police cars were at the corner of Larchmont and Grinnell in PLP Friday night? My husband and I were getting pizza, our teens were home and texted us, we came home, but no one approached us or knocked on the door. When I called … more ›