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"Those who say it cannot be done, SHOULD NOT, interrupt the person doing it.".....Unknown
Mission Statement:The Overland Park Coalition Against Drug Crime mission is to promote a safe, drug free environment for the residents of Overland Park. We are a volunteer community organization working to improve the livability of the Overland Park Neighborhood. We have partnered with County agencies and area businesses to improve our neighborhood. The Coalition is proud of the progress made over the past eight years and is looking forward to continued progress in the future. We invite all residents of Overland Park to join us in the many programs, events, and activities to improve our community. Working Together for a Better Community!
Events The Coalition will be very busy again this year. All Coalition events are targeted to improve the quality of life in the Overland Park Neighborhood. Our events are an excellent way to volunteer in your neighborhood. Check out the events page. NEXT EVENT: National Night Out. This will be the 8th year the Coalition is hosting NNO and this year promises to be even bigger and better than last year. Come join us on August 4th at Mill Park. More information. Johnson Creek Clean-up: We will once again be organizing a clean up of Johnson Creek. The next Coalition meeting will be July 23rd at Mill Park.
Neighborhood Watch The Neighborhood Watch program really works. It is how the residents of Overland Park took back their neighborhood. The Sheriff's office produces a fine newsletter with lots of information everyone should know. Check out the latest issue.
Big News at Mill ParkMill Park has grown. The property on the east side of the park has been purchased by Parks. This increases the size of the park by a third acre. The Coalition has adopted Mill Park. The Coalition will be working to make Mill Park a better park for the Overland Park community. The first project was to build a fence around the new property which the Coalition helped with. We invite anyone to send in ideas for the park. What does Mill Park need? Contact me.
Crime Map Clackamas County Sheriff's Office now has an online crime map. See the latest map for Overland Park here. Note the lack for drug (D) crime on the map. This is quite a difference from just five years ago. There is still quite a bit of Theft (T) on 82nd Ave. There is still work to do.
A very good Ad campaign to get the word out about Meth. There is an excellent music video and documentary. Watch your TV's on Oct. 9th at 7:30 pm, there will be a Meth documentary that everyone should see.
Chasing crime out of Overland Park Since we have become active in our neighborhoods, it is so exciting to see more people out walking their dogs with their kids, people out strolling just for a little exercise. People sitting out in their yards, enjoying the weather. Since the Overland Park Project began, we have seen some amazing things happen in this neighborhood. Drug houses have been shut down , druggies have been arrested, some have had to move, and some have an exclusion from coming back into this neighborhood! This has been from collaborative pressure from all the agencies and concerned citizens who want the quality of life brought back into our Overland Park neighborhood. We have a long way to go, but we are certainly headed in the right direction.
Editorial Dear Friends and Supporters of the Overland Park area, It has been awesome over this past year watching the Clackamas County Community Prosecutor's Office, Clackamas County Sheriff's Department and the Citizens of Overland Park take a pro-active role by taking back our community from illegal drug dealers. As we become stronger as a concerned community, we will heighten risk factors that continue to help illegal drugs flourish in our community. Many of us have realized that to sustain this effort we must take a broader look at how to reach all parts of community such as, building partnerships with our local schools to help educate our children against illegal drugs, working with local business to create "Drug Free Workplace Programs", joining our local churches to help build programs for the transient and to provide spiritual direction for our youth. Provide mentoring for those who are fearful of being harassed by local drug dealers, support those who are afraid to come to our local neighborhood watch meetings because drug dealers lurk there. Meet our Senators and Representatives, so that we might create new laws around other ordinances that need to be created in our State and County. Become more assertive in making our community aware of whom the illegal drug people are, and where they reside in our community by posting warrants for those who have illegal charges against them. Review grassroots grant programs throughout the country as that may become available to small communities like ours to help us restore our community. Attend the annual Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), so that we can obtain citizen training for finding new ways to keep our community free from illegal drug dealers, raise community awareness about the dangers of all illegal drug dealers that might be lurking in our community. We cannot began to express our thanks enough to Clackamas County Sheriffs Office and the Clackamas County District Attorneys Office for their pro-active role in keeping our community safe! Hats off to you! Your work has helped us realize as citizens, this is OUR COMMUNITY and if we want it back, we are going to have to fight for it in every realm, which means that we begin to expand how we assist our community! Our plan includes the
creation of another organization within our community structure of which we are
naming "Overland Park Coalition Against Drug Crime ".
Our goal is to continue our support to the Neighborhood Watch Program along with
diversifying our efforts to help other areas of our Our mission is to create a
safe environment for residents and children to live in. We are simply another
partner in this fight against illegal drug crime and will work very hard at
supporting all efforts to help take back our community. Members of CADCA
"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there."......Will Rogers
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