SMNA Online Neighborhood Watch Registry

Do you live in Seminole Manor or own property in our neighborhood?  If so, we’d like you to please take a moment to complete the online Neighborhood Registry form if you haven’t already done so.  The information you provide will be used to boast our Neighborhood Watch efforts by allowing neighbors to communicate via email and phone.   The registry takes 3 – 5 mins to complete.  Why not sign up today?  NOTE: All information is kept confidential.

Improve Your Watch Webinar on Feb 8th 1-2pm

An Improve Your Watch Out, Look Out Skills Webinar has been scheduled for Wednesday, February 08 from 01:00 PM – 02:00 PM. This webinar is being provided by the USAOnwatch.org . If you are interested in viewing this training, you can go to http://www.usaonwatch.org/ and register for the webinar training. You can sign up as a group or an individual. You can ask questions or just listen. You can access the Webinar from any PC with internet access.

Making sure community members know what kind of suspicious activity to look for and how to report it to law enforcement is very important.

Time: Each session is designed to run 45 minutes and includes a Q&A.

Presenter: Evie Cahalen, USAonWatch-NSA Trainer

Summary: Being an active an alert citizen is more than just watching out for your neighbors. Participants will come away with a better understanding of what to report and when to report it. Join Cpt. Cahalen as she walks participants through the basics of observation and reporting.

Learning Objectives:

•Learn about What is Suspicious Activity

•Learn about What and How to Report

•Learn when to Call 911 and When Not!
Information on how to access each event will be sent to those registered the day before each session.

Another Neighborhood Watch ALERT

Friday we received news of two more home burglaries in Seminole Manor.  By all estimates, this is the 9th home burglary in Seminole Manor since early October 2011.  If you are ticked about this or if these incidents rattle you, put your aggravation and anger to use.  Whatever you do, don’t become afraid, complacent, or apathetic.  Secure your home as best as you can, and like always, report all suspicious activity to TPD at 891-4200 or the Sheriff’s Office at 922-3300. Call the Sheriff’s Office if you notice suspicious activity at the convenience store on Jackson Bluff.

You can also contact your elected or appointed officials. First and foremost, ask for increased patrols in the neighborhood.  Ask for officer contact.    Help Seminole Manor get the attention we need and deserve.  Here is how to contact them:

City of Tallahassee (City Commissioners are elected at large and dont’ represent any specific district.  So, contact them all)

• City Manager Anita Favors — citymanager@talgov.com — 892-8200
• Mayor John Marks — john.marks@talgov.com
• Commissioner Andrew Gillum — andrew.gillum@talgov.com
• Commissioner Nancy Miller — nancy.miller@talgov.com — 891-8706
• Commissioner Mark Mustian — mark.mustian@talgov.com
• Commissioner Gil Ziffer — gil.ziffer@talgov.com — 891-8181
• Chief Dennis Jones — 891-4200 (no e-mail is provided on talgov.com)
• The mailing address for the City Manager and City Commissioners is City Hall, 300 S. Adams St., Tallahassee, FL  32301
• You can also use the online reporting tool at talgov.com, but I’d suggest contacting everyone directly.

Leon County (County Commissioners are elected by district.  Jane Sauls is ours.)

• Jane Sauls — saulsj@leoncountyfl.gov — 606-5362 — Leon County Courthouse, 301 S. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL  32301
• Sheriff Larry Campbell — campbell@leoncountyfl.gov – 922-3300 —  Leon County Sheriff’s Office, 2825 Municipal Way, Tallahassee, FL  32304

Home Burglary Prevention Tips

Above is the first of four pages.  For the complete document, click here.

Home Burglary Prevention Tips

Jan 17th meeting minutes available

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Seminole Manor Neighborhood Association’s new e-mail address

The Seminole Manor Neighborhood Association (SMNA) is pleased to introduce its new e-mail address: seminolemanorNA@gmail.com.

This new e-mail address is part of an ongoing effort to streamline and improve communications within Seminole Manor. Until recently, there were at least three different e-mail lists in use. Some people received e-mails on all three lists while others only got partial information. This new “master” list fixes that problem by sending out the same information to everyone.

All official notices of SMNA will be sent from this e-mail address, and you should use this e-mail address to report any items of concern or interest (both good and bad). Also, if there is information you’d like to share with others, send a request to seminolemanorNA@gmail.com, and we’ll try to share it with everyone.

Every effort will be taken to minimize the amount of e-mail sent out.   To help you filter through what you do or don’t want to read, the topic of the e-mail will be clearly defined in the “Subject” field. For example, if it’s about crime in the neighborhood, the subject line will say either “Neighborhood Watch” or “Crime Watch.”

Communication is a key component to keeping Seminole Manor a safe and enjoyable place to live.  However, if you would like to UNsubscribe, simply send us a note. On the other hand, if you know someone who wants or should be added, have them send us a note as well.

You can also subscribe to the SMNA e-mail list by visiting the Seminole Manor Neighborhood Association website at http://seminolemanor.wordpress.com.  While there, please take a moment to complete the online Neighborhood Registry form which allows us to understand the needs and concerns of residents.

The Seminole Manor Neighborhood Association is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization. Participation is completely voluntary and no fees are collected. However, your tax-deductible donations are welcomed and put into the service of neighborhood improvement.

Meeting minutes available

If you would like to receive a summary of the items covered at the Seminole Manor Neighborhood Association meeting on Jan 17, 2012, please send an email message to seminolemanorNA@gmail.com.

The following topics were discussed:

Neighborhood Registry
NEW Seminole Manor email address
Neighborhood Hotline
Neighborhood Crime Watch
Phone Tree and Additional Signage
Animal Control
Online Problem Reporting
The Front Porch Library
Community Garden
Fundraising Efforts
Neighborhood Ham Watch

Contact Info You Should Know

Neighborhood Association meeting set for Tuesday

There will be a special and important Seminole Manor Neighborhood Meeting on Tuesday, January 17 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at the Tallahassee Museum of History and Natural Science.  The meeting will be held in their Visitors Center Meeting Room.

The primary purpose of this meeting is to discuss crime prevention efforts in Seminole Manor in response to numerous burglaries.  We want to discuss things we can do immediately and gather additional ideas about future efforts.  We will also be discussing other neighborhood matters including common area clean-up/beautification and neighborhood communications.

There will be an agenda for this meeting, and every effort will be made to stay on task so that we walk away with something very tangible and action-oriented.

Please try to attend if possible.  These problems won’t go away on their own, and we need as many people as possible to take an active role.

For those of you who don’t know, the Tallahassee Museum is located about 1.5 miles south of Seminole Manor.  From Seminole Manor, travel south on Rankin Avenue for about 1 mile.  Cross over Orange Avenue and continue south for another .5 mile.  Rankin essentially ends at the Museum’s front door.  There is ample parking.  If transportation is a problem, please let Jeff know.  Send email messages to seminolemanorNA (at) gmail (dot) com.

 

SMNA meeting Jan 17th @ 6pm