The Week Ahead: Multi-Neighborhood Crime and Public Safety Meeting

by Jackson Faw

Since the murder of bartender John Henderson in 2009, intown Atlanta residents in the neighborhoods surrounding Turner Field and Zoo Atlanta have rallied together in response to violent crime.

A spate of recent murders and robberies near the home of the Atlanta Braves, including the murders of Grant Park resident David McReynolds one year ago and East Atlanta resident Patrick Cotrona earlier this year, has reignited public outrage in the area. Residents and leaders of Grant Park, East Atlanta, Peoplestown, Kirkwood, Chosewood Park and other local communities have scheduled a joint neighborhood meeting designed to propose solutions to combating crime.

The crime and safety meeting has been scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on July 10, 2013, at the Zoo Atlanta's ARC Building to discuss proposed solutions to crime.  Community, police and government leaders will be in attendance.

Elected officials expected to attend the meeting include U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Atlanta), Atlanta City Councilwoman Carla Smith and Ga. State Rep. Margaret Kaiser (D-Grant Park).

— Mr. Faw is chairman of the Peoplestown Security Patrol.