2023 Safety Strategy

The Main Street Morgantown Board of Directors adopted the Safety Strategy & Implementation Plan on February 15, 2023.  The goal of the plan is to:

• Reduce behavior that infringes on the safety and wellbeing of all
• Support a welcoming downtown environment
• Collaborate to dismantle root causes leading to loitering, unsafe drug use, crime, and assault

The plan is a collaborative framework for advancing safety concerns within the strategic areas of:

1. 1. Public Safety
   2. Health & Sanitation
   3. Property Safety & Security
   4. Contribute to solving root causes negatively impacting downtown safety

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Initiatives

Main Street Morgantown facilitates focus and accountability among our partners. Below are advancements since our initiative began:

• Increased engagement from City, County, and WVU as Safety Strategy advances
• Safety Committees formed by City, WVU, and MSM and increased coordination with one another
• Increased communication, responsive and tightened coordination between City Departments: (Morgantown Police Department, Public Works, Code Enforcement, City Ambassadors)
• Downtown “directed patrol” assignments by Morgantown Police Department (as of 3/4/23)
• Program development in health and sanitation, including Walnut Street Trash Services Pilot
• Safety Index to measure and assess safety under development

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