Frisco Neighborhood Watch Meeting

I would like to invite each of you to attend the upcoming Frisco Neighborhood Watch meeting held here at the Frisco Police Department on Monday, February 28th, at 7:00 PM.

The topics for this month’s meeting include crime statistics, the police department volunteer programs, and detailed information on how to start a neighborhood watch program in your neighborhood.

Frisco Neighborhood Watch is a citywide, community-based crime prevention initiative that educates citizens in ways of reducing the risk of being a victim of crime, both at home and in the public. Citizens are trained to recognize and report suspicious activities and how to make their homes more secure. Frisco Neighborhood Watch is based on the premise of neighbors getting to know each other and passing on crime related/crime prevention information. Frisco Neighborhood Watch members receive valuable information concerning local crime related incidents, crime trends and local events via an e-mail network.

Frisco Neighborhood Watch is directed by a Steering Committee whose members work directly with the Frisco Police Department, Homeowners Associations and other organizations throughout Frisco. District Coordinators oversee Neighborhood Watch efforts in a specific area (such as a subdivision or apartment community) and Block Captains (or Building Captains in apartment communities) distribute information directly to the residents in their immediate block/building. Many members of Frisco Neighborhood Watch are also graduates of the Frisco Citizens’ Police Academy (CPA) and members of the Frisco Citizens’ Police Academy Alumni Association (FCPAAA) and Citizens on Patrol (COPS).

Neighborhood Watch instills a greater sense of security, well being and sense of community. Some other benefits of Neighborhood Watch include:

Frisco Neighborhood Watch meetings are currently being held on the fourth Monday of each month at the Frisco Police Department (7200 Stonebrook Parkway) and are open to anyone wishing to attend. Guest speakers address various crime-related issues and residents may voice their questions/concerns as well. Other Neighborhood Watch related meetings are held locally through Block Captains, District Coordinators and Homeowners Associations.

For more information on Frisco Neighborhood Watch, please visit their website at www.frisconeighborhoodwatch.com.

I look forward to seeing you at the meeting and feel free to contact me should you have any questions or if I can be of further assistance.

Grass clippings and yard debris should not be placed in your recycling or trash cart.

Pick Up Guidelines:

Grass, leaves, plants, small cuttings

Use paper bags. Plastic bags are not accepted.

Place three feet away from your cart on your regularly scheduled pick up day.

Paper bags may be purchased at local grocery, hardware stores.

Tree Limbs:

Cut into three foot lengths.

Tie and bundle with maximum weight not to exceed thirty (30) pounds.

Place three feet away from your blue recycling cart on your regularly scheduled.

Wood Pallets and Untreated Fencing

Wood pallets and untreated fencing are no longer accepted on regular trash day and are now a part of the Large Item Collection. Collection limited to one pallet or one six foot section of fencing per month. Must be free of concrete and dirt.

Unacceptable material

Tree stumps, roots or shrubs with intact root balls, dirt, soil and concrete