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1. Meeting Open & Minutes Read
2. Treasury Report
3. Presidents Opening Remarks
Committee Chair updates:
4. Education ChairAllisonButts
Dear GCA members and Neighbors,
August was a very busy month for the GCA
board and committee members. Firstly, we held aplanning meeting
to focus on the pr ior it ies thatyou told us was important on the
survey. It w a simportant to take a few hours to work on developing
concrete plans and activities to address howGCA should move
forward. We very proud of theGCA safety patrol as one concre te
activityfor safety and security. Howeve r, we needto create other
activities that address additionalconcerns for safety, security and
to address theconcerns about residential stability, bu sin e s
sdevelopment, traffic flow and congestion.
Secondly, we attended a meeting spon-sored by State Rep. Connie
Howard and StateSenator Donnie Trotter to discuss specific
effortsat preventing violence. House bill HB5400 spon-sored by Rep.
Howard, proposes amending theschool code to provide violence
prevention andconflict resolution education in every
schooldistrict.
Thirdly, we attended a meeting sponsoredby Chicago Educational
Facilities Task Force thawas established by the Public Act 96-0803
to in-sure that decisions made by CPS reg ard in gschool facilities
will be based on educationallysound and financially responsible
principles.
We encourage you to attend our meetingon Saturday, September
18th at 11:00 to discussall three meetings and how you feel GCA
shouldrespond to the information that will be provided.
Light Refreshments Served
5. Safety & Security ChairToya Bey Updates
6. Summary of the August StrategicPlanning Meeting for GCA
7. Volunteers needed forTroubledBuildings Committee
Madelyn James, GCA President
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REPORTING A CRIME We cant know whats happening in our area
unlessyou call Toya Bey, GCA Safety & Security Chair at
773.635.6500 after you callthe police. Then she can let everyone
know whats up! Afraid? Toya can pass crime infofor you to the
police! WE STILL NEED MORE GCA PATROL VOLUNTEERS! Call
773.635.6500to help!You can always identify GCA Security Patrol
Volunteers because theyre wearinglime green caps and vests with the
GCA identification. Show your SUPPORT & SAY HELLO!
August 10 to September 3 Crime Announcements -Reported to Toya
Bey:I have not received a lot of crime announcement information in
the past two weeks. I'm hopingthat means everyone is paying more
attention to what happens on their block and things mayhave slowed
down some. I do know that more folks are calling the 6th District
Watch Commander along with 911. But the Watch Commander is telling
them to call 911. I am checking into thwith Commander Johnson
because that is not what he told me to tell our group. So I will
getback to you on that one. Here are incidents that have recently
been reported to me. A 17 yearold boy was shot and killed Thursday,
September 2 in the Chatham neighborhood authorities said. The
shootinghappened about 2:15 p.m. in an alley near East 78th Street
& S. Cottage Grove Avenue. The teenager was shotseveral times
by one of two people who confronted him according to Chicago
Police. The victim staggered be-hind a church near 78th &
Cottage Grove & was taken to Jackson Park Hospital by
ambulance, officials said.
The shooting may have been gang related. On Wednesday, September
1, around 10:05 p.m., a rock was throwninto the front picture
window of a home on the 8100 block of S. Michigan. The window was
broken. To prevent
something like this from happening to you, if you have a large
picture window, consider this: if your front publicarea is dark, a
motion light or spot light over those big picture windows. It may
keep cowardly behavior like this
at bay. On either August 30 or 31 at late night or early
morning, a Buick LaSabre was stolen in the front of ahouse on the
8200 block of S. Michigan. An elderly neighbor had the door of her
garage kicked in between Sundaynight, August 29 and 8:30 a.m.
Monday morning, August 30.The garage sits on the Calumet side of
the 80th& King Drive block/Calumet alley in the middle of the
block. Most of the neighbors in the areathat go down thisalley in
recent weeks know there was nothing in therebecause the overhead
door was just replaced. That hap-pened after someunknown driver
backed into it & knocked it off the rails a couple of monthsago
(We don't knowif that was done on purpose).In any case the police
were called & a report made out. But as an extraprecautionthe
bushes near the door have been cut down. IMPORTANT: SUSPECT VEHICLE
SIGHTING: onFriday, August 20: Suspicious White Chevy Astro Van:
License plate 84000V. Contains twoblack males. Repeatedly seen
circling neighborhood & pointing to houses as they drive by
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Exercise caution. If you see this suspicious white, Chevy Astro
van, call the 6th District Watch Commanderimmediately! 911 is
primarily focused on in-progress burglaries. Suspicious activity is
not a priority.A homeburglary occurred between 3:00 am on Monday -
12:30 pm on August 10 on East 87th street. They broke theglass on
the rear security door & then kicked in the door to the house.
This is the second break-in in a year onthis home. They ramshackle
the house & took a brown fur coat, a jar of change, jewelry
& tools. This neighborsays there is a suspicious house on their
block with undesirables living there. It's important now for you to
callCHA's Hotline Number: 1.800.533.0441 & make a complaint, if
you think the behavior of the people in a home orapartment building
is way out of synch with the rest of our neighborhood. Though don't
be surprised if you findout later that the home isn't a CHA home.
This has happened twice with complaints.
Provident Hospital's FREE Health Fair for Adults, Teens &
Children: There will be demonstrationson nutritional health, blood
pressure and diabetes screenings for adults, and immunizations for
children enteringkindergarten, 6th grade, 9th grade, and college as
well as transfer students. For screenings, children must be
accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Parents are required
to bring their child's vaccination records beforeany immunizations
can be given. Where: Provident Hospital, 500 E. 51st St. When:
Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, Noon to
4 pm. Cheap Rabies Vaccine & Microchip Clinic by Cook County
Animal & Rabies Control: TheCook County Animal & Rabies
Control summer clinics allow affordable rabies vaccinations to
bring all citizens incompliance with the law. Rabies vaccines cost
$7 for a one year & $21 for a three year. Pet owners can have
theirpet(s) microchipped for $10. Where: Grand Crossing Park Field
House, 7655 S. Ingleside, When: Sept. 15,10 am
to 2:45 pm OR Harrison Park, 1824 S. Wood, When: Sept. 29,10 am
to 2:45 pm. Creme de la Creme FREEJob Fair: Mt. Pisgah Missionary
Baptist Church is sponsoring a FREE job fair that will include
resume reviews,mock interviews and an opportunity to meet employers
who are looking for you. For more info or to submit aresume for the
job fair, please email: mailto:[email protected] Where: Mt.
Pisgah Missionary BaptistChurch Community Room, 4622 S. King, When:
Resume critiques & mock interviews Thurs., Sept. 16 7 to 9
pm
JOB FAIR: Thurs. Sept. 23 10 am to 2 pm. Cook County has been
declared a FLOOD disaster area
where FEMA assistance is available: The number to call is
1.800.621.3362 to make a claim.
