Lakewood Terrace Neighborhood & Crime Watch Association

UPDATE

Mar 26, 2000

AT THE FEBRUARY MEETING, SOUTHSIDE SERGEANT REVIEWED THE RECENT HORRIBLE MURDER OF BETH SWANSON AT THE PALMS CLEANERS IN COQUINA KEY SHOPPING CENTER. HE COVERED VARIOUS FACTS AND ANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT CRIME, AS WELL AS PASSING OUT A FLYER WITH MRS. SWANSON'S PICTURE REQUESTING THAT ANYONE WHO MAY HAVE OBSERVED ANYTHING THAT DAY OR SINCE WHICH SEEMS "UN-NATURAL" TO CALL DETECTIVE ROBERT SCHOCK - (727) 893-7782. HE STRESSED THAT NO DETAIL - NO MATTER HOW MINUTE OR INSIGNIFICANT IT MAY SEEM TO YOU - COULD BE IMPORTANT WHEN PUT INTO THE BIG PICTURE.

CPO STELMACH REPORTED LAKEWOOD TERRACE AGAIN HAD THE LOWEST CRIME LOG REPORTS IN AREA 33! THAT, OF COURSE, IS ALWAYS GOOD NEWS, BUT IT IS CERTAINLY OVERSHADOWED BY THE GRIEF OF THE SWANSON FAMILY FOR THE HEINOUS CRIME CLOSE TO OUR AREA.

CODE INSPECTOR JODY HOWELL REPORTED SHE HAD RECENTLY SEEN A NUMBER OF GROUND COVER VIOLATIONS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND WOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THOSE PROBLEMS. SHE INDICATED SHE WELCOMES OUR INPUT IN ASSISTING HER TO DO HER JOB BETTER. SHE ALSO HAD CONDUCTED A NUMBER OF ALLEY SWEEPS AND HAD REQUESTED CITY TO MAKE SPECIAL PICK-UPS IN SOME INSTANCES. REMINDER: CITY WILL DO SPECIAL JUNK PICK-UPS IF YOU CALL.

ELEAN CUSHNIE , PUBLIC SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, REPORTED THE CONTRACT FOR MAKING LAKEWOOD TERRACE SIGNS WILL BE PLACED SOON AND THAT WE SHOULD GET OUR "DIGGING" VOLUNTEERS LINED UP. SHE FURTHER .REPORTED SHE HAD DRIVEN THROUGH LAKEWOOD TERRACE AND HAD OBSERVED MANY INSTANCES WHERE TREE BRANCHES WERE LESS THAN 8 FEET ABOVE SIDEWALKS AND LESS THAN 14 FEET ABOVE THE STREET OR RIGHT-OF-WAY. REMINDER: CITY WILL TRIM FOR FREE ANY TREE THAT DOES NOT MEET THOSE MEASUREMENTS. PLEASE NOTE THAT CITY WILL AUTOMATICALLY TRIM TREES ONLY IN THOSE ALLEYS THROUGH WHICH SANITATION TRUCKS DRIVE. CALLS MUST BE MADE FOR ANY OTHERS.

TO ACCOMPLISH ANY OF THE ABOVE SERVICES, CALL THE MAYOR'S ACTION CENTER NUMBER: 893-7111 AND YOUR CALL WILL BE DIRECTED TO PROPER DEPARTMENT.