The South Williamstown Community Association

Promoting community, historical preservation and neighborhood building for Williamstown and surrounding locales.

RAISE YOUR HAND AND BE HEARD

by | Mar 1, 2022 | News

Dear Neighbor,

Here are two opportunities to participate in your community — one has to do with Strengthening Police and Community Partnerships, an 8:30am-3pm event on Saturday, March 12 at Mount Greylock Regional School.
You must register for it.  If you don't have access to the internet, you can call the Harper Center (413) 458-8250 and they will register for you. 
The other is a survey for you to complete asking What Do You Want for the Spruces (deadline March 16).
Bette Craig, President, SWCA

Strengthening Police & Community Partnerships Event 3/12/22

An Introduction of the Strengthening Police and Community Partnerships (SPCP)

Program to the Residents of Williamstown, MA.


On behalf of the Williamstown Police Department and in conjunction with the SPCP Planning
Group and the Department of Justice, we would like to invite all residents of Williamstown to participate
in a facilitated dialogue on Strengthening Police and Community Partnerships (SPCP). The Williamstown
SPCP project was initiated by Interim Police Chief Mike Ziemba to support avenues of communication
and trust between the community and the Williamstown Police Department. This dialogue will take
place on Saturday, March 12, 2022, between 8:30 AM and 3:00 PM at the Mount Greylock Regional
School. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided for participants.


SPCP is a structured program where diverse community members come together to engage in
constructive and civil dialogue, work to identify issues that impact the police-community relationship
and develop solutions that best fit the community. SPCP dialogues are adopted and implemented by
local communities, with support and facilitation from the Department of Justice’s Community Relations
Service. Participants will have the opportunity to share their own thoughts and ideas on policing and be
asked to respectfully consider the outlook of others.


All voices and viewpoints are welcome and to ensure that all of Williamstown feels included, the
SPCP Planning Group will be intentionally reaching out to individuals and groups that may offer a unique
and often underrepresented perspective. We encourage participation from as many people as possible
to assist in finding solutions and coming together as a community. In the coming weeks, the Planning
Group will be providing further information on how to register for this event. Thanks for helping us
come together!

To register for this important event, please visit:
https://forms.gle/pYGtfGFSZnQ8BXAx8

AND HERE IS THE LINK TO THE SPRUCES SURVEY:

https://my.rdgland.com/spruces-park-project-site/