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LOVELL WALKING PATH continued from page one
footprint of the visitor cen-
ter and surrounding area, a
gravel path would run along
the Hunt Canal and around
the back side of the pond, ty-
ing into the east sidewalk.
Currently, she said, five laps
around the pond on the in-
ner path equals one mile,
but on the perimeter trail
two laps would constitute a
mile.
The work within the vis-
itor center boundary would
be paid for through a YCC
funding proposal written
by Schneider, and the Park
Service is partnering with
the mustang center for the
path between the two facil-
ities, Fleming said.
As long as planning is
under way for the Park Ser-
vice and Mustang Center
pathways, Fleming said now
might be a good time to re-
visit the idea of a community
walking path in Lovell and
perhaps points beyond. The
town a few years ago worked
with then county commis-
sioner Keith Grant and
others on the idea of build-
ing a walking path in town
and extending it west along
the Globe Canal and on out
to the Foster Gulch Golf
Course. The project eventu-
ally ran out of steam.
"While we're doing this
we felt we had the opportu-
nity to propose to revive the
town walking trail in what-
ever way the public feels is
best to connect the mustang
center and visitor center to
the town and perhaps out to
Foster Gulch," Fleming said.
"I think it would be cool if it
could run past the highway
department (on McKinley
Ave.) and along the hillside
all the way (along the en-
closed Globe Canal)."
During a presentation
to the chamber of commerce
Monday by Fleming, Lovell
Supt. of Schools Rick Wood-
ford worried about the place
where the open canal en-
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see that much enforcement
when you go through Pow-
ell and that's a much bigger
town than here. It's going to
be totally up to Jason as to
how lenient he wants offi-
cers to be about this sort of
stuff, but I think it needs to
be looked at."
Beal expressed that he
thinks a lot of that decision
should be a matter officer
discretion. He said he thinks
there is a problem with
speeding in certain areas
and with other infractions
that put the public in jeop-
ardy, like not stopping be-
hind school buses. He said he
plans to patrol the town him-
self to determine which ar-
eas need more enforcement
and which areas may need
less. He said he also plans to
solicit public feedback on the
issue.
"One thing I really want
to emphasize in my new posi-
tion as chief, I'm very much a
believer in officer discretion,"
explained Beal. "I'm not go-
ing to tell officers they need
to have to write up a certain
number of this or that. If a
question comes up, we will
discuss the specific situation.
Also, once I'm out patrolling
myself, I will see certain
things that catch my atten-
tion that I may decide to em-
phasize a bit."
Beal said he hopes to
see more public education on
some of these issues. He said
he is in favor of community
meetings, the use of social
media and one-on-one con-
versations to achieve that
goal.
Montanez said he would
like to see all of the town de-
partments work together
more under what he referred
to as a "town umbrella," with
better communication be-
tween departments.
He said he likes the idea
of having an ordinance of-
ricer who deals with issues
like weed control, junk ve-
hicles and animal control.
He said he thinks a lot of
the problems with weeds
and junk vehicles have to do
with lack of sufficient man-
power for the task of en-
forcing those ordinances.
Beal agreed and added that
having an ordinance officer
would free up police officers
to perform more investiga-
tive duties.
Both agreed that the
town needs more enforce-
ment regarding drug relat-
ed crimes. Montanez said
he was particularly both-
ered by the multiple burglar-
ies that took place at Lovell
Drug over the years, espe-
cially in one particular in-
stance where a broken win-
dow was not noticed by police
for hours during a night pa-
trol. He said he has heard
many complain of "profil-
ing" based on either race or
on previous criminal histo-
ry. He said by targeting cer-
tain people, others who may
be "bigger players" are be-
ing missed. Both Beal and
Montanez agreed that drug
problems in the community
need to be addressed. Beal
said getting the community
involved is one way to help
with the problem. He said
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ters the enclosed canal west
of Lovell Middle School and
the suction created at that
point, and Fleming said
Tuesday that, ideally, the
walking path would climb on
top of the bench before that
location and avoid the open
canal, though she added,
"I'm not going to establish
where the trail goes. That's
something for the communi-
ty to decide."
FUNDING IDEAS
If the project gets going
and gains momentum, Flem-
ing said there is the oppor-
tunity for funding through
the Healthy Parks, Healthy
Communities program as
well as the National Park
Foundation's Active Trails
Program. Help could come
from the Roads, Trails and
Conservation Association
(RTCA) and workers could
come from the Public Land
Corps. But she stressed that
the project must be a joint
effort.
"This has to be a com-
munity partnership," she
said. "It can't be Christy
saying we need this trail
and me pushing it. I can't do
it alone. And a partnership
is a requirement of RTCA
funding.
"They (RTCA) will be fa-
cilitators. They'll come and
get community members in-
volved, they'll facilitate how
to find funding and who will
maintain the trail and build
parts of the trail."
COMMUNITY MEETING
In order to gauge inter-
est in a Walking path sys-
tem, Fleming will hold a
community open house on
Thursday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m.
at the Park Service Visi-
tor Center. People may call
Fleming for more informa-
tion at 548-5406, and she
urges community mem-
bers, businesses and orga-
nizations who may want to
be involved to attend the
meeting.
he is a strong advocate of a
"community-policing model."
"A community watch
concept, where people who
live in the community re-
port on what they see go-
ing on in their own neigh-
borhood, works well," said
Beal. "They know their own
neighborhood best and they
are the first to recognize if
something is out of place or
doesn't quite seem right."
Beal said he also is in fa-
vor of working with other or-
ganizations to resolve some
of the more complex prob-
lems like domestic violence
and sexual assault. He said
he believes there are some
very good resources in the
community to assist officers
with those kinds of cases and
he plans to continue to foster
relationships with organiza-
tions like CARES and child
advocacy organizations that
assist with forensic inter-
views. He said it's important
to make sure victims get the
services they need.
Montanez said he would
like to see a friendlier rela-
tionship between officers and
the public. He said he doesn't
believe intimidation works
as well as good communi-
cation. Beal added that as
part of the community watch
model, people feel more of a
connection with the depart-
ment and feel more comfort-
able coming to officers for
help. A big part of that is get-
ring to know the community,
he said.
"They get to know you
and you get to know them,"
he said. "I think the people
we have working in the de-
partment right now are real-
ly good. I think with a little
bit of guidance and a little
bit of leadership we can con-
tinue moving in a positive
direction. I don't see where
there is going to be any kind
of lag in improving. I see a
lot of positives here and we
will build on that."
Beal said he plans to
work hand-in-hand with of-
ricers and to work with staff
to develop common goals and
objectives. He said he plans
initially to even ride along
with some of the officers to
see how things are going and
to. determine what kind of
training might be helpful.
"I don't think coming in
and making changes right
off the bat would be help-
ful," said Beal. "I really
won't know what changes,
if any, are appropriate un-
til I'm in the position to see
what's working and what's
not working. There are a lot
of variables involved and I'm
an armchair quarterback
right now."
Mayor Montanez said
he wants Beal to run the de-
partment as he sees fit and
doesn't plan to micromanage
his decisions.
"I've said all along, I
have only three things I'm
interested in seeing; those
three things are ethics, hon-
esty and accountability,"
said Montanez. "How he
(Beal) does that is up to him.
As chief, Jason has my full
support and I want the oth-
er officers and staff to know
they have my support, too."
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