Weston Park Grayson Square Block Watch July 28, 2022

Meeting Minutes


Rita Jensen- 6:03PM

Block Watch report:

Welcome to our New Members & Welcome back to Returning Members Welcome to our new Community Action Officer Devan Fischer – Stay Safe


Financial statement


KUDOS-

William – past Treasurer = assisted with 2021 Grant & Block Watch paperwork.

Carlos – incoming Treasurer = assisting with the 2022 Grant & Block Watch paperwork. Veronica for her continued efforts helping furbabies.

John J, Carlos, Charlotte, Evon, Guadalupe, James, Kenneth, Kevin, Liz, Marty, Monica, Renee, Veronica for helping to hand out Newsletters.

Could we please see more volunteers from Weston & Grayson to hand out Newsletters? Thank you to all who See Something & Say Something – calling in Police Reports

Crime in Progress call 9-1-1 Crime in Past call Crime Stop 602-262-6151


Old business


  1. CAO’s downsizing – new assignments pend

  2. Traffic light S 27th Ave & Broadway pends

  3. Phoenix Police Youth Experience was June 13-17 & July 18-22

  4. CAO Rob provided update/comparison on 1-1-2021 to 5-26-2022 crime stats

  5. Response making Weston Park/Grayson Square safer – None

  6. Response spending Grant Funds – None

  7. Response to delivering Newsletters (new) – None

  8. Commit to See Something – Say Something / to using Phoenix at Your Service - None

  9. Commit to taking PNP class – None

New Business

  1. CAO Devan Fischer is assigned to the South Mountain 400 Precinct. Sgt Theriault will stay. Rebids in future. Requests residents contact ADEQ to lodge complaints re salvage yard leakage of waste fluids

  2. Grant co-Applicant with Melinda – Angels on Patrol – described the group’s mission

  3. Char – working to make auto shops & north side of Broadway safer w/District 7 councilperson, NSD, mayor’s office etc

  4. PHX Plays Summer camp just ended. Muriel Smith Recreation Center Community Center for kids M-F 4-8pm 6-12yrs. For more info Tony 602-262-6836. Muriel to send me info

  5. Alma – Neighborhood Services Dept to meet with officials 7-29-2022 to survey salvage yards on Broadway. Refused my request to attend.

  6. S 27th Ave & Broadway traffic signal – to be completed this fiscal year

  7. S 27th Ave & W Roeser traffic signal pends. Request residents contact City Council

  8. Community Crime Map has been updated. Officer Devan to check on instruction


Activity since last meeting:

  1. Removed trash / weeds from vacant lot S 27th & Southern – No Trespass sign small. Officer Devan asked for contact info for owner/realtor. Will forward same.

  2. 2301 – 2449 – 2551 W Broadway – Code enforcement

  3. PAYS – Trash, weeds, grocery carts, car parts, street lights out


Going forward let’s work together to make the Weston Park/Grayson Square Block Watch better. I’m not the only one who can call and report crime or come up with ideas.


Traffic Complaint hotline at 602-534-7733 Illegal Dumping – Call 602-262-7251


RESIDENT DISCUSSION; (3 minutes each) Steven – Traffic light S 27th Ave & Broadway

Traffic light S 27th Ave & W Roeser Rd, crosswalks Guadalupe – HOA meetings need to be posted like Block Watch


Meeting Ends – 6:40PM


NEXT MEETING: September 22, 2022 6:00-6:40pm