Community meeting recap

Thanks all for the great turnout at our meeting last Saturday. For those who couldn’t attend, here’s a brief recap:

• This was not a Road Committee meeting, just a meeting of concerned Diamond XX residents.
• About 40 people attended. Debbie Ponte, our County Supervisor, and 3 members of the Sheriff’s department also attended.
• The Sheriff’s representative shared with us that there have been two significant enforcement actions recently, one a pot grow and the other a coordinated operation with Stockton PD, San Joaquin Sheriff’s office, and the California Dept. of Justice.  The latter action resulted in 7 arrests, kids taken into protective custody, and confiscation of weapons and drugs.
• The Sheriff’s representative committed to having a strong presence in our community.
• We talked about options for a more significant Neighborhood Watch program, including installing cameras that can record traffic into and out of Diamond XX. The Sheriff’s representative shared that the most effective way to help them solve crimes is by capturing license plate numbers of suspicious vehicles.
• The Neighborhood Watch group is researching options for Neighboorhood Watch and for camera systems – they will share his findings at the next Road Committee meeting.
• The most effective thing we can do to deter crime is to know and communicate with each other. While many of us live here because we value our privacy, we can make an extra effort to know our immediate neighbors, recognize what cars belong in our areas, and talk to each other when we see something out of place.
• This website and the announcement list are one way we can communicate. If you haven’t done so, please consider signing up for the email Announcement List (the link is on the Right-hand side of this page). This email list is only used for things like Road Committee meetings, fire updates, etc.
• There may be some interest in setting up a Facebook or similar group. If you are interested, find me at the next Road Committee meeting.

Cheers,

Jim