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Mayor praises neighborhood watch and urges continued prevention and coordination
Summary
The mayor highlighted public safety as a top priority, pointing to improved crime communication, emergency plan updates, and growth of the Fernbridge Neighborhood Watch as examples of community prevention.
Public safety was a central theme in the mayor’s address, with the mayor saying the city strengthened communication around crime reporting and updated the emergency operations plan to improve coordination. She credited community-led efforts, naming the Fernbridge Neighborhood Watch as an example of growing grassroots prevention.
"Their commitment to awareness, communication, and prevention reflects the kind of grassroots partnerships that make the need safer and more resilient," the mayor said. City leaders framed safety as a combination of enforcement, prevention and community partnership rather than only policing.
