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Newton takes wait-and-see attitude after safety forum Jacob Zinn
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NEWTON — The city’s efforts to reduce crime in Newton and the rest of Surrey are being met with mixed reactions. Doug Elford of the Newton Community Association (NCA) – which held its second neighbourhood forum on Saturday – said he appreciated having Surrey’s executive employees like city manager Vincent Lalonde on hand to address concerns, but he was cautiously optimistic about the recommendations of Mayor Dianne Watts’ crime-reduction task force. See also LETTERS › page 13
Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts, left, talks to media Tuesday during the unveiling of Surrey’s new $97-million city hall. The six-storey building in the city centre houses 750 city staff across its numerous departments, as well as public services like daycare, community meeting rooms and a council chambers that doubles as a theatre for local arts groups. See story on page 3. (Photo: KEVIN HILL)
“It’s hard to be satisfied until we actually see things implemented,” he said, noting many residents wanted to know more specifics about the allocation of police resources. “We’re taking a waitand-see attitude because a lot of these recommendations are designed for all of Surrey. “We want to know what’s being done here, how many resources are we going to get in our neighbourhood and how is it going to apply to us.” Jude Hannah of ReNewton, a group pushing for the revitalization of the area, said a number of the 200-some residents who attended felt like some of the initiatives announced at the forum were recycled from the previous day’s task force update. see MAYOR SHOULD › page 3