Original Message
Forum	Neighborhood Watch
Topic	CI Coalition of Good Neighbors Meeting 7/15/08
Author	NR151
Date Created	07/15/08 09:39 PM
Message	Hello, We attended the July 15th, 2008 Central Islip Coalition of Good Neighbors at the Knights of Columbus. While the meeting was great and we shared a lot of great ideas on how we can improve our neighborhoods, the attendance from other members of College Woods was low. I would like to continue to encourage those to continue to attend these meetings which are held on the 3rd Tuesdays of every month, in addition to the College Woods meeting. Again, there are strength in numbers and if you see something, say something. Also, please ask whom your block captains are as they may also be willing to help with the Neighborhod Watch. Cherry St. block captains are Rhonda and Dionne Nedderman- 37 Cherry St.

Responses
Topic	Re: CI Coalition of Good Neighbors Meeting 7/15/08
Author	OP160
Date Created	07/23/08 07:33 PM
Message	HELLO. MY HUSBAND & I ALSO ATTENDED THE MEETING. I TOO AGREE THAT MORE RESIDENTS NEED TO ATTEND THESE IMPORTANT MEETINGS. CONSIDERING WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, ONE WOULD THINK THAT THE MEETING WOULD'VE BEEN CROWDED. I'M EXTREMELY FRUSTRAITED WITH WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON. WHEN WE MOVED HERE 4 YEARS AGO, THE NEIGHBORHOOD WAS REALLY NICE. I ENJOYED LIVING HERE. BUT WITH ALL THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING, I WANT TO MOVE. UNFORTUNATELY, WITH THE ECONOMY BEING IN SUCH BAD SHAPE, THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN ANY TIME SOON. I'M WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IS NECESSARY TO GET OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BACK ON TRACK. I DON'T KNOW HOW SOME OF YOU FEEL ABOUT THE SECTION 8 RENTERS LIVING HERE. BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THEM LEAVE HERE. THEY'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY. THE CHILDREN OF THESE RENTERS, AS WELL AS THE RENTERS THEMSELVES, WHO'S ATTITUDE IS SO NON CHALANT ABOUT WHAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE DOING, IS SICKENING TO SAY THE LEAST. THEY HAVE NO RESPECT FOR OTHERS, OR THEIR PROPERTY. THEY'RE INVITING OTHER DESTRUCTIVE INDIVIDUALS INTO OUR DEVLEOPMENT TO VANDALIZE OUR PROPERTIES. I'VE CAUGHT THEM IN PEOPLES YARDS, (FRONT & BACK) GOING THROUGH THEIR MAILBOXES, PLAYING IN PEOPLES DRIVEWAYS, HANGING OUT WITH THEIR FRIENDS ON OTHER PEOPLES PROPERTY, ATTEMPTING TO DESTROY A NEIGHBORS PROPERTY, BLASTING THEIR MUSIC ALL HOURS OF THE DAY, AND NIGHT, WITH NO REGARD FOR ANYONE ELSE. AND THE MOST DISTURBING, AND DISGUSTING ACT OF DISRESPECT THAT I'VE SEEN IS ONE OF THEM URINATING IN HIS NEIGHBORS YARD. AND WHEN YOU GO TO CONFRONT THE PARENT(S), ALL YOU GET IS ATTITUDE. ABSOLUTELY NO COOPERATION. THEY COULD CARE A LESS. AND I'M FED UP. TO SOME, THIS MIGHT SEEM PETTY. BUT THIS IS HOW THE DESTRUCTION OF PEOPLES NEIGHBORHOODS STARTS. AND IT'S THE BEGINNING OF A CHAIN OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS THAT COULD MORE THAN LIKELY HAPPEN, IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE NOW. IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO CONDUCT YOURSELF, AND/OR RAISE YOUR CHILDREN, THEN LIVE SOMEWHERE ELSE, WHERE THAT KIND OF DISGUSTING BEHAVIOR IS TOLERATED. IT'S NOT TOLERATED HERE, NOR IS IT WANTED HERE. WE ALL WORK HARD, AND HAVE FAMILIES. AND WE DESERVE TO LIVE IN A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY. WHICH THIS WAS, UNTIL THE WRONG ELEMENT MOVED IN. WE AS RESIDENTS, AND NEIGHBORS OF THIS COMMUNITY, HAVE GOT TO STAND TOGETHER, AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER TO RID THIS COMMUNITY OF THE FILTH THAT IS DWELLING/LOITERING HERE. I'LL BE SURE TO BE AT THE NEXT MEETING.