July 01, 2014
EN3220 Unit 2
Unit 2
What Would You Do?
July 01, 2014
Destiny Knott
518 Monty Ln
Leonardtown, MD 20650
The Honorable Daniel W. Burris
Mayor of Leonardtown, MD
P.O. Box 1 Town Office
41660 Courthouse Drive
Leonardtown, MD 20650-0001
Dear Mayor Burris,
My name is Destiny Knott, my family and I have recently moved into a house overlooking the park in the neighborhood of Park Hall. I would like to draw your attention to some of the lewd and lascivious acts that take place daily in Park Hall. On many separate occasions up to several times a day, I have noticed from my window or front porch a crowd of undesirable individuals sitting on the benches. Numerous times these individuals have been seen drinking alcohol and carrying on very loudly, using the foulest kind of language. On another occasion my family and I have witnessed a violent fight occur right in front of the park where all of our children play. It is an outrage that our young innocent children should have to listen to and witness such inappropriate displays of behavior.
I would like to recommend implementing a local community watch program to help ward off some of the undesired traffic in our area. I would also like to recommend enforcing a community curfew for our underage children for their safety and protection. Children out past curfew should be required to be accompanied by an adult. Another recommendation would be to follow up with local police to make frequent patrols through the neighborhood to help lessen the undesired traffic.
The neighborhood of Park Hall would like to see a drastic change in the way the local police handle these types of incidents. Lower crime rates in our neighborhood regarding prostitution and drug solicitation is much desired as well. We would also like to see a better comradery between our residents and the local law enforcement officers. I believe that given the proper diligence and attention to this