From the EPCPC Chair- Important Oct 22nd meeting

Good Afternoon East Precinct Neighbors!

I would like to personally encourage you to come to the Thursday, October 22^nd East Precinct Crime Prevention Coalition meeting.  This month's meeting will be held on Capitol Hill, from 6:30 to 8 PM on Thursday, October 22^nd in the Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption's Social Hall, 1804 13th Ave, Seattle, 98122.

Please note that there is free parking on the north side of the building accessible from the alleyway between East Denny and Howell Streets.

I am hoping many of our Capitol Hill neighbors and business owners will come and let us know how things are going in your neighborhoods!

 Our featured guest will be 37th Legislative District Senator Adam Kline. He will be listening to and responding to your concerns. Relevant issues to our community include possible budget cuts to the State Department of Corrections (DOC), which can impact our outstanding Neighborhood Corrections Initiative (NCI).  Department of Corrections officers, under the NCI initiative, accompany Seattle Police officers on patrol; they are able to interact with offenders more readily than our officers, particularly if the person is under DOC supervision.  We have benefitted greatly from this program and do not want to lose it.

Other initiatives include substituting treatment for incarceration as a more effective response to drug addiction. The 'Treatment on Demand' approach can shorten prison time for non-violent possession and street-dealing, while implementing mandatory treatment for addicts arrested for drug crimes.  Often there is a long wait for people wishing to get into treatment, and this initiative should fund more treatment options. Additionally, Senator Kline has been involved in more effective 'Clearing Our Neighborhoods of Abandoned Junk Cars.' 

Our other featured guest will be The Seattle Urban League's Jamila Taylor, who will update us on the $8 million Mayor?s Youth Violence Prevention Initiative. What's happening with this money?  Come tomorrow and find out!

Hope to see everyone there!

Best regards,

Stephanie Tschida, Chair
East Precinct Crime Prevention Coalition