Mayor Matt discusses the Neighborhood Watch program in the City of Mount Vernon. Guest Guy Hager engineered the organization starting with his neighborhood. Since then, the Neighborhood Watch has expanded to the entire City (within city limits).
Information from mountvernonneighborhoodwatch.com outlines their mission and reason for beginning the program (which has roots dating back almost 50 years).
Neighborhood Watch, founded in 1972, is the nation’s premier crime prevention and community mobilization program. It unites law enforcement agencies, private organizations, and individual citizens in an effort to reduce crime and improve local communities. Visible signs of the program are seen throughout America on street signs, window decals, community block parties, and service projects.
The Mount Vernon Neighborhood Watch group, founded in 2020 in partnership with the Mount Vernon Police Department, allows volunteers to get involved in several ways:
For more information about the program or to become a volunteer, email: info@mountvernonneighborhoodwatch.com
Mayor Matt Starr visits with different community leaders in Mount Vernon, Knox County, and within the State of Ohio to discuss issues relevant to the quality of life and the economic, social, and cultural sustainability of the community.