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In November, residents of our neighborhood and DeBaliviere Place met with John Nations, the CEO of METRO, and members of his staff at the Italian Restaurant on DeBaliviere.
Residents in attendance had concerns about the safety of the DeBaliviere Metrolink station.
They were concerned about drug deals taking place there on a regular basis.
A petition signed by hundreds of Skinker DeBaliviere residents called for turnstiles to plug an escape hatch for those engaging in criminal activity.
It was proposed at the meeting that a design committee be created to study the station entrance to increase security. Nations noted that Metro attends our security meetings, sharing information with residents, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police and Washington University police.
We were told turnstiles were not possible.
To date, little has happened. Metro has attended only one security meeting since November.
They encouraged neighbors to call a certain telephone number if they witnessed any untoward activity happening on a train or platform. At the March security meeting, Skinker DeBaliviere residents related personal experiences on the train and platforms regarding criminal activity. MetroLink ridership is down 17%. Metro is an independent authority.
It covers the city, St. Louis County and St. Clair County.
Each jurisdiction names members to the board. But, because of its structure, it is particularly hard to hold this bureaucracy accountable. Alderman Lyda Krewson (D-28) has been addressing this security issue with Metro.
She is trying to get cameras placed in the vicinity of the station.
In addition, St. Louis County has pledged additional officers to ride the trains and St. Louis city chief, Sam Dotson, said he is considering that as well. Hopefully this is a beginning but the Security Committee will continue to monitor the situation.
The Committee meets on the first Tuesday of the month at the SDCC office, 6008 Kingsbury, at 5:30pm.
All residents are welcome.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April–May 2016.
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