PLEASE BE AWARE: EDGEWATER IS NOT A SAFE COMMUNITY...

PLEASE BE AWARE: EDGEWATER IS NOT A SAFE COMMUNITY!

Over the past few weeks, three apartments have been broken into at night when the occupants were at home and had property stolen. There have been numerous cars broken into, windows smashed, common area furniture and TVs stolen, bikes stolen from a double locked enclosure and a homeless woman has repeatedly been trespassing in the common areas. Patio furniture was thrown off the 4th story onto Berry Street.

We had a community meeting about these incidents in which about 30 residents attended. The representative from Edgewater spent the 1st hour refusing to answer our appropriate and rational questions about details of the crimes. For example, would they consider more lighting, a faster garage door, more cameras, even if they don't work, security guards, etc... anything to help keep us safe? The representative informed us that those security measures were "too expensive."

There are renovations happening throughout the public areas of the complex: new carpets, a giant chess board, a jacuzzi, new landscaping being installed. We questioned whether funds, when available, could be re-directed towards safety measures instead in the future. The answer was no. Edgewater, we were told, is part of a "publicly traded company that has a responsibility to its shareholders" to produce profit.

Edgewater's focus during the entire meeting was only on how *we* are responsible for keeping our community safe. At the end, the representative stated simply: "Edgewater is not responsible for your safety." That is an important policy statement that the residents of Edgewater and those thinking of becoming residents here need to be aware of.

"Edgewater is not responsible for your safety."

Until this policy changes, we can expect very little to be done about the security issues in our community. Please keep this in mind and live elsewhere, where your safety IS a concern.