More Shoes Hanging at Bossen Terrace
I first reported on September 16th about the shoes hanging from the powerlines at Bossen Terrace in South Minneapolis and the challenges that housing development faces. Unfortunately, the shoes that were hanging there last month are still there, and another pair has joined them on the wire in the alley.
The community is well aware of the problems they face with this development. In fact, last year they requested an additional 400 hours ($15,644 ) of policing in that area:
First
Priority: More Police Presence
- Priority
area: 36th Ave S. on the west to 26th Ave. S
on the east, and E 54th St on the north and
Crosstown Highway (62) on the south. - Focus
on aggressive enforcement and resolution of
robbery and burglary. - Increased
squad car patrol hours
Second
Priority: Increased Presence at Bossen Terrace
Focus area: Diamond Hill and Bossen Terrace
apartment complexes.- Increase
enforcement of drug dealing, firearm usage,
and prevention/resolution of robbery and burglary. - CCP/SAFE
involvement with Bossen Area Rental Coalition
(BARC) meetings.
Third
Priority: Nokomis Village (Main Business Node)
Area Foot Patrol
- Focus
area: 34th Ave. S between E. 49th St. and E.
52nd St. - Enforce
loitering and curfew violations. - Increase
the perception of property and personal safety. - Occasional
Bike Patrols (low priority).
Fourth
Priority: Increase Block Club Participation
- Focus
on most needed areas and areas lacking participation. - CCP/SAFE
to conduct personal safety workshops.
Fifth
Priority: Traffic Enforcement
- Focus
area: In-Neighborhood, as needed, and additionally
as requested by Neighborhood. - Not
to include enforcement on or adjacent to Highway
55 (Hiawatha Ave.) or Crosstown 62.
The emphasis of some bullet points is mine. It seems clear that the development has problems with drugs, firearms, robberies, and burglaries, and also a shoefiti problem.
I find this bullet point particularly interesting:
- Increase
the perception of property and personal safety.
If shoefiti.com has accomplished anything to date, it’s create a log of comments from around the web showing that people clearly associate shoes hanging from power lines with drug dealing. If the goal of this Minneapolis neighborhood is to “Increase the perception of property and personal safety,” wouldn’t eliminating markers people associate with drug dealing be one simple tactic worth including in their effort?
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