He IS a COPS member. He is a valid COPS member. He feels he is doing the community a service by patroling the area and reporting ATVs. He just is not on the team that Melissa coordinates with RTHA. He works directly with Sgt. Choyce.
If you have a problem with this individual, please contact Sgt. Choyce. If you don't feel like you get a fair response from Sgt. Choyce, please call his supervisor, Captain Sudan at 392-4800.
RTHA has a neighborhood wide meeting scheduled for August. We have sent the crime update in a recent email to RTHA members. We will also include this informatoin in the newsletter that will go out to the entire neighborhood in July.
And yet on June 2 we read:
OK - I have watched this board and taken about all the comments against the HOA I can handle. I know that everyone will not always agree with what is said or done by any group. I also agree with you that everyone is entitled to their opinion. This board allows residents to express them freely.
The issue I have is when it is published that the HOA is doing something that it isn't. Our COPS coordinator regularly communicates with the police and our COPS volunteers patrol all of our neighborhood - usually at night - we just don't have enough volunteers to do so every night. We welcome new volunteers! By the way, I haven't yet heard of them patrolling the back section. As in most cases - the opinion and voice of one person is not the opinion and voice of the group.
This HOA has a membership of about 250 out of 1500 homes. It was established to help keep River Trails a great place to live. There are about 5 volunteers who consistently work to do the activities that we do sponsor. They all work full time in addition to helping us. As well as planning RTHA events, we attend city and other meetings to know as much as we can and have an impact on issues that will affect our neighborhood.
When I post on this board, I try to give all the information I have available at that time. I have been pleased that some have taken the initiative to do further research on topics that interest them - this information can only help us all. This board is also a great way for us to know more about what is happening in the neighborhood. I personally watch for crime postings (thank you for reporting your incident to the police) because not all incidents are reported. Only by having continued reports will we increase the police patrols here. We ARE all about that!
Ok, Ok, I waited a while before follwing up just to give an opportunity for a response to be posted. It hasn't been. First it's posted that the guy isn't a COPS member, complete with an indictment toward anyone who would dare say anything negative about the HOA. You know, the whole part in yellow, including the part about opinions and facts. (Yellow) Now he IS a member. (green)
I would expect the HOA to at least acknowledge that they were wrong in their accusations since "the facts" were such an important part of the post. Again, nice PR work HOA, but after living in a BIG city prior to moving to River Trails, it's just politics as usual.
Pablo, I would like to apologize to you for the somewhat jacking of your post. My hope is to raise the awareness out there that we must look out for each other. Even though COPS has the best intentions, we are responsible for our neighbors safety. I myself am tired of politics.
Any leads/news on the trailer?
I'm serious! Your ability to analize a post for accuaracy and contradictions and all the time you have available makes you an excellent candidate for COP. I think you would really enjoy it.
