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TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1999 <br /> <br />and see the kind of problems mentioned earlier. Mrs. Pinkard stated that Council should have <br />taken a closer look at imposing a Curfew Law and implemented such a measure. Council Member <br />Dallas replied that Council had heard her loud and clear, and expressed his hope that she would be <br />able to see a real difference in the conditions in her neighborhood in a few months. Council <br />Member Roop then stated that it was fine to discuss all the problems covered, but that it was also <br />important to talk loud and clear about all the good things that had been accomplished throughout <br />the City, including the Southside neighborhood. Mrs. Elaine Hedrick then spoke, saying that she <br />had been a resident on Park Street for more than 25 years, and that the residents there needed real <br />help. She stated that no one should have to live with the kind of problems that were in her <br />neighborhood, and specifically mentioned that a wall near the street at 113 Park Street needed to <br />be tom down. She stated that the wall belonged to a Mr. Sweeny, and that it was a problem due to <br />a lot of persons sitting on it and hanging around there. Council Member Roop asked if Mr. <br />Sweeny would be willing to take the wall down, and was told that Mr. Sweeny had agreed to let <br />the City take the wall down if they wished to do so. Mayor Crabtree suggested that perhaps the <br />Sheriff might be able to get some inmate labor from the jail to take the wall down, and Sheriff <br />Steve Draper responded that he would be glad to help in any way he could. Mrs. Hedriqk. stated <br />that removing the wall would resolve a number of problems. Vice-Mayor Teague then asked the <br />City Manager to contact Mr. Sweeny to see what it would take to get the wall taken down. There <br /> <br />was no further Business from the Floor. <br /> <br /> Council next considered a report on the City's Community Policing activities. Chief of <br />Police David Edwards came forward to speak, and first commented on the subject of the wall that <br />had just been discussed, stating that the City had tom down other such walls at City expense and <br />could probably knock this one down in fifteen minutes with a from end loader. ChiefEdwards <br /> <br /> <br />