For Immediate Release
Contact: Irma Alexander at
ialexander@meridianhousing.net
601 482-5042
MERIDIAN EAST END CHOICE NEIGHBORHOOD POLICE SUB-STATION SET TO OPEN
Ribbon cutting ceremony will be held on October 10, 2012 Meridian, Mississippi
WHAT:
City, state, and local officials, including newly appointed Meridian Police Chief, James Reed will join executives from the Meridian Housing Authority, Michaels Development Company along with concerned citizens of the Meridian East End Choice Neighborhood to celebrate the opening of the community’s Police Sub-Station.
The event will mark the continuation of a commitment made by MHA and the Meridian Police Department to enhance its efforts to protect and serve all citizens of Meridian, specifically those residents in the Choice Neighborhood targeted boundaries surrounding the George Reese Courts Housing Development.
The partnership also serves to ensure the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that collaborative efforts are being sustained to provide affordable and safe housing opportunities for residents and business establishments in East Meridian.
WHEN:
Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 11:00 A.M.
(A brief community pride program including featured speaker Chief James Reed will start under the big tent at approximately 11:00am )
WHERE:
George Reese Court Housing Development: 1318 19th Street Meridian, Mississippi
DETAILS:
On January 10, 2012, the Meridian Housing Authority was awarded a $242,500 competitive HUD Choice Neighborhood Planning grant to develope a comprehensive community transformation plan for East Meridian. A community security task force was developed to address the growing safety concerns of the neighborhood. After several community meetings, MHA and MPD partnered to provide community space in the heart of the targeted area.
The sub-station will also be used to conduct neighborhood watch meetings, complete tedious police paperwork in addition to enhancing on-going community policing efforts.
Students from Magnolia Middle School will also be on hand to perform the Pledge of Allegiance, sing the National Anthem and introduce Cheif James Reed. The public is invited.
Special thanks to Patty Gossett the Master Gardeners of East Mississippi for providing the beautiful landscaping for the revitalized facility.
For more information regarding MHA’s Choice Neighborhood Planning initiative, visit www.meridianhousing.net and click on “press releases”.
