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Teresa Bender <br />From:Mark Statz <br />Sent:Thursday, September 28, 2023 1:43 PM <br />To:Teresa Bender <br />Subject:FW: Centerville Elementary path security <br />Teresa, <br />Please place this in the Parks and Rec Packet. <br />CƩƚƒʹ Jim Mork <JMork@clpdmn.com> <br />{ĻƓƷʹ Thursday, September 28, 2023 1:27 PM <br />ƚʹ Mark Statz <MStatz@centervillemn.com> <br />/ĭʹ 'Macken, Michael T' <MTMacken@ISD12.org> <br />{ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Centerville Elementary path security <br /> <br />Hello Mark, <br /> <br />I just wanted to follow up with you regarding a meeting I had yesterday afternoon with Principal Mike Macken. I met <br />with Mike to discuss ways in which to make the school playground area and ball field areas more secure at Centerville <br />Elementary School. Many options were discussed including the use of gates and/or additional fencing. Ultimately, it <br />was decided that the best way forward at this time would be to post signs at opposite ends of the pathway advising the <br />public that for safety reasons the path is closed during school hours. While the actual wording for the signs is still being <br />worked on, our hope is that the majority of people that use the path would understand the reason for the closure during <br />school hours is for the students and school staff members safety and that they will comply without issue. The police <br />department has no desire nor does the school want the police department to take a heavy-handed enforcement <br />ğƦƦƩƚğĭŷ Ʒƚ ğƓǤ ͻǝźƚƌğƷźƚƓƭͼͲ ŷƚǞĻǝĻƩͲ ŷğǝźƓŭ ğ ƭźŭƓ in place advising the public of the closure would allow our <br />department to investigate any suspicious activity that gets called in or that we discover while on patrol. Since the path <br />in questions runs so close to, if not actually on school property, having the signs posted to keep the public away should <br />help create an additional buffer of safety. If posting the siŭƓƭ ķƚĻƭƓ͸Ʒ ĬƩźƓŭ ğĬƚǒƷ ƷŷĻ ğƓƷźĭźƦğƷĻķ ğŅŅĻĭƷͲ ğķķźƷźƚƓğƌ ƭƷĻƦƭ <br />could be discussed in the future. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks, JM. <br /> <br /> <br />James Mork <br />Chief of Police <br />Centennial Lakes Police Department <br />54 North Road | Circle Pines, MN 55014 <br />763-784-2501 (Office) | 763-784-0082 (Fax) <br />www.clpdmn.com | jmork@clpdmn.com <br /> <br />Serving with Courage and Compassion <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />