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Dear Mayor Craig, i also salute your efforts in a ...

2009-02-10T00:33:00.000-06:00

Dear Mayor Craig, i also salute your efforts in a strategy for specific target areas at the moment while new positions are being filled. I do believe that the officers ( that are only part time) traffic enforcement, should be employed 24/7. I see their benifits as many at this time and in the future. As the traffic officer's for overnight street enforcement. The finalization of intermediate paperwork that needs to be filled out during and after a crime that take full time officers off the street after midnight, if that is legally possible. To prevent having other departments covering any crime scenes if we have shortages as in county or state or other local departments areas when their borders intersect or parallel those of any of the Hanover Park jurisdiction areas. Over night and during the day these officers may or may not be qualified backup to routine police stops?? What ever routine means. Though if deployed in a patrol car instead of a van, these officers can substitute or may replace a local patrol officers area so that he or she may back up that stop. They may well be the deterent with something happening in one area while a full time officer is away backing up that so called routine stop. My guess is they make far less money than a full time police officer. Till midnight they wear a uniform designed to serve and protect the community. though be it in a lower form of criminal offenses, I think they should be working at a rate compensated for by shift differential ,so that overnighter's, can be alllowed to work and make more money for being there when needed. When not needed they can be highley trained to follow up on the reports and save manpower of the full time officers. Since these files are police agenda daily they can be followed up by the officer at shift's end, verified for accuracy and or ammended and then filed.

Mister Craig, Thank you for assembling caring cit...

2008-12-15T15:34:00.000-06:00

Mister Craig,
Thank you for assembling caring citizens, and encouraging them to get into the communities. Please ask the ministers to bring the gospel, the good news of Christ, house to house if need be. Of course, with proper caution, and all courtesy! Add your comments, but please relay my message.
God be with the victims families, and with Hanover Park.
Paul Westberg

See, this is why I moved here. Proactive. But, n...

2008-12-04T23:40:00.000-06:00

See, this is why I moved here. Proactive. But, now you actually have to DO something. May I also suggest more enforcement on "quality of life" rules such as sidewalk snow removal, 8 inch grass length limit, noise pollution etc...

Once again Maroe Craig is showing that he really d...

2008-12-04T17:12:00.000-06:00

Once again Maroe Craig is showing that he really does care about the community and is taking not only an interest, but is being ACTIVE in trying to fid solutions to the issues in Hanover Park.

I cant think of many other towns where a mayor is as hands on as Rod is.

WAY TO GO! This is what this town needs!

Mr. Mayor,I believe this is a great stepping stone...

2008-12-04T14:47:00.000-06:00

Mr. Mayor,

I believe this is a great stepping stone to the Village's involvement in this terrible time of violence. With people having, what they think, nothing else to turn to except violence, I hope we can add more police to the streets and enact some older enforcements as well. You have my suppport all the way.

Rodney, Good to see a team form and know you ha...

2008-12-04T10:20:00.000-06:00

Rodney,
Good to see a team form and
know you have made another commitment to the quality of life in Hanover Park. There isn't an idea I could offer that wouldn't
have some expense. Curfew applied to neighborhood, car to door only?
More cameras and fake cams, who would monitor them, neighborhood watch teams, movement on record only?
John Mayeux

I applaud this effort to combat violence in our co...

2008-12-04T07:59:00.000-06:00

I applaud this effort to combat violence in our community. I was curious to know if our representative Melissa Bean has shown interest in taking part in solving this problem. I believe that both murders occurred in her constituent area. Thank you Mayor Craig for working so hard!

Lisa Trousdale (Natasha's mom)