May 19, 2006 Save Our Savannah, Article 35

After much discussion and brainstorming, we have decided to consolidate our 11 projects in order to realize more specific & attainable goals. In addition, we have identified Project Managers from the membership for each item. The Managers will be responsible for contacting and assembling volunteers for assistance, identifying project-related actions, setting goals, and general planning for each project, in order to facilitate our goal of 30 to 40% reduction in crime over the next 18 months.

If you would like to participate in one of the three projects, please email rebecca@saveoursavannah.com, and your name and information will be provided to the Project Managers for contact. If you have already submitted your name, you do not need to do so again.

Please review the following descriptions of our three projects and their subdivisions, and consider how you might contribute to crime reduction in the Savannah/Chatham area.

SOS Projects

    1) IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEMS:
      a. Funding (monetary goals discussion and spending plan development)

      b. New Chief (collaboration for hiring of best available candidate)

      c. Technology (to maximize patrol efficiency)

      d. Cameras (surveillance for the city / county)

      e. Lighting (both in squares & around the city)

      f. Jail (organization & maintenance)

      g. Juvenile Assessment Center (alternative resource for truants, juvenile offenders, etc.)

      h. PROJECT MANAGERS = William Baugh, Jeanne Seaver, Adger Ross, and Lee Beckman.

    2) POLICY & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

      a. Parole Hearings (discover how we might keep offenders off the streets)

      b. Presence at County Commission / City Council Meetings (keep community informed & involved)

      c. Public Housing (patrol & maintenance)

      d. Neighborhood Association Contact / Collaboration (unify community against crime)

      e. SOS Presentations / Speakers (spread ideology & goals across the community)

      f. Advertising & Marketing (keep community informed & involved)

      g. Website Development (anti-crime resource with links to all Savannah / Chatham projects & crime reduction initiatives / issues)

      h. PROJECT MANAGERS = Dicky Mopper, Adger Ross, Norman Laird, and Rob Roberts.

    3) EDUCATION:

      a. Police Department / University Collaboration (programs for scientific- & practice-based crime fighting; programs for police & community education)

      b. Police Department / Public School Collaboration (share insights & develop youth programs)

      c. Victim Assistance (educate on how system works, how we can help)

      d. Crime Reduction Progress (keep tabs on SOS / Community progress & areas for improvement)

      e. Media Coverage (collaborate for community education)

      f. PROJECT MANAGER = Dr. Dan Lockwood

Again, if you feel you would like to be a part of one or more of these projects, please email your name, contact information and description of interest to Rebecca Smith at rebecca@saveoursavannah.com. Thanks again for your participation in Save Our Savannah. We are confident that, with the implementation of these projects and the involvement of the entire community, we will all achieve a greater sense of safety in our homes and on our streets.

Rebecca Smith

912.352.3800

Volunteer Director

Save Our Savannah