I am pretty excited! We , RADO , have been able to partner with The Riverside Avondale Preservation Society's neighborhood watch. They have been researching, setting up boundaries and working diligently on this program for the past year to make sure it will run as smoothly as possible! Now that all of the hard work is done, it's time for me to step in!!!
They have already started R-1 (which stands for Riverside -1) of the phase and now RADO is stepping in to help with R-2 and R-3. Again, pretty excited! This is allowing RADO to focus on an area where the majority of our homes are and where we already hold community activities , like clean-ups. It just makes sense!
RADO will officially begin working on this right away! The first official meeting for R-2 will be in about 3 weeks.
The set boundaries for R-2 are Phyllis St. to College St. and Stockton Street to King street. Now, if you aren't familiar with Riverside this probably makes no sense to you, but just know, it is quite a large area with many residents!
RADO will initially be the coordinator for these boundaries and will also hold clean-ups, seminars and many others types of community programs all under the Neighborhood Watch umbrella. This is a program that is taking a holistic approach to "watching" a neighborhood. It's about getting to know your neighbors first, then if necessary reporting to the authorities. It's about holding block parties and making everyone know they are welcome. It's about taking pride and standing up for the things your believe in.
I am really looking forward to this opportunity for RADO and RAP to work together and I know many great things are to come!
If you know anyone who may live in this area or has any other questions please have them call Melody at 904.381.0950 or e-mail at msbyrd@radocdc.org
