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| Posted On: | 04-Mar-2005 |
| From: | Roatan Rick [bayislandman2000.....com] |
| Subject: | Re: [roatan] Next step(s) to better security |
Don Pearly's comments are great starting points. Now, can we get some volunteers to help bring some or all of the recommendations forward? We need a group made up of the different entities on the island to move things along. Any suggestions for this committee? Don Pearly seems to have the organizational/management accumen as witnessed by his excellent synopsis on what steps should be taken. I'm sure there are others just as qualified out there, any takers? We're moving in the right directions folks, we really are. Let's keep the pressure on. Rick "J. Edwards Real Estate_Parrot Tree Plantation" wrote: This is a brief concenses of today's input from a lot of concerned citizens. They all added they would contribute financially and of their time. On Ambergris Caye in Belize they had a similar situation. Petty crime for years then it started getting more frequent and more serious. They formed a Citizen's Crime Comittee" sponsored by the local chapter of the Chamber of Commerce. It fixed the problem. They supported the police with transportation and communication and actually rode with them on many occasions. The added interest and support made the police do a much much better job. We need tht or a Crime Comission set up to raise and control funds to see they get to the most needed activities. We need a Neighborhood Watch system. We need at least one good running vechicle with two way communications to respond to immediate needs. Not to patrol, not to pull trraffic checks but only to respond immediately to emergency situations. Private sector needs to arrange that. We need to talk with Central Government about our situation and fast. They know in their hearts how much they could lose if Roatan starts going backwards with their developers and cruise ship activities. We need an ambulance on the North/East sside with a trained ParaMedic on call. We need volunteers to help the investigators investigate. Drive them around and keep them busy. Gathered and passed on by Don Pearly -----Original message----- From: Roatan Rick bayislandman2000.....com Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 13:49:55 -0600 To: roatan....groups.com Subject: [roatan] Next step(s) to better security Well, after having attended the meeting at the Airport, I have to agree with Matt Harper's assessments of the situation. A lot of the ex-pats are living in a vacuum and are not aware of what's really going on. Let's hope things change. The Mayor's take on the situation is probably correct, for the short term, at least, local action will be vital. The fact that Tegus and the rest of the mainland have got more on their plate than what they can handle is evident. Also, the fact that the wheels move very, very, slow is also evident. One last fact, is that a lot of people don't really care about taking major steps to try to stem the tide of crime in all of Honduras is again, most evident. Some excellent suggestions as far as augmenting the police, fire, and the general awareness have been brought forward and should be seriously considered and implemented. This type of action must be undertaken with everyone chipping in. It's important to the citizens, important to the business community, important to Roatan and important also to Honduras in general. A committee should be convened of local citizens, business owners, and local leadership to move forward and attempt to bring on these needed actions. Oh yes, I am also for improving the overall image of the police. Let's get rid of the camo/fatigues and let's start projecting an image of professionalism as well as of seriousness for the officers who are on the frontline of what we all hope will be cordial, but effective enforcement of the laws. I hope that all the meetings and discussions bear fruit which will make Roatan the place that it was and should be for now and in the future. I surely don't want the momentum to slow on what needs to be done. One note to the realtors who might frequent the board: We all understand that your "party line" is one of being positive on Roatan and that, "well, crime is everywhere, but I don't see it much on Roatan", Life is great on Roatan, as long as you're not affected. I'd expect that the Realtor community would be leading the charge and mobilizing to help get things moving so that property values would increase even more and sales would get even better than the "hot" that it is now. How about it Realtors, are you willing to step up or sit on the sidelines? Let's hope we're seeing the beginnings of a positive movement to greater security for all. Rick ----------- Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://www.roatanet.com http://www.roatanet.com ----------- To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roatan/ roatan- the Yahoo! 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