The Emerson Heights Community Organization is dedicated to maintaining a safe neighborhood. You can help us achieve this goal by being a participant in a CrimeWatch Block Club. Starting or joining a block club is easy. The hard part is getting others to join you. Unfortunately, many people do not feel the need to be involved in a Block Club until something happens to them.

What is a CrimeWatch Block Club? It is a group of neighbors looking out for each other. It is getting to know your neighbors and their habits and vehicles so that you will know if there is something out of the ordinary or suspicious. It is letting the criminals know that you care about your neighborhood and that you are not going to stand by and let them get away with anything.

There are many benefits to Block Clubs. You help deter criminal activity, you help create a sense of security, you help reduce the fear of crime, you get to know your neighbors and build bonds with them, you learn how to make your home more secure, and you make a difference in the neighborhood. As a Block Club participant, you are not expected to become a vigilante or stop any crime. You are expected to call the police when you see something suspicious.

If you are interested in joining a Block Club, e-mail us at emersonheights@aol.com. We can tell you if there is an active Club in your block. If you are interested in starting a Block Club, contact Dequincy resident Joe Wade, home:353-6002 or cell:694-5427. Joe will work with you to help get your neighbors involved. For more information regarding Block Clubs, visit IPD’s website and click on the CrimeWatch link under Get Involved.

Tried and True is a list of contractors that neighborhood residents have used and can recommend.

Our contractor referral list is located in the "Forum" section of our website. Please add contractors that you have used and would recommend. Also, let us know if they are an eastside business or resident. It’s good if we can give our money to businesses in the neighborhood.

Links page to various community resources

Historic Preservation and Architectural Resources

American Bungalow online – Get ideas for your home.

A brief history of the Near Eastside - Religion an Urban Culture - The Polis Center - IUPUI


Links to Neighboring Communities

Irvington

Little Flower Neighborhood

Windsor Park Neighborhood - Includes calendar of NESCO events





Additional City Resources

Center Township Newsletter

Great Indy Neighborhoods – Community Development, Includes discussion forum

Indianapolis GIS page – Great for looking up zoning – includes aerial photos

Permit Research Page – look up permits and violations

Voting Services – Includes poll location

Here are the most important things to know about trash pickup:

• Weekly trash pickup is on Monday morning


• The dumpster must be close enough to the alley or street for the mechanical arm to reach it. Dumpsters that are not accessible will not be emptied.


• All trash bags must be inside the dumpster. Do not put any trash outside the dumpster. If you have extra trash, put it in a neighboring dumpster Sunday evening.


• Take your dumpster in, off of the sidewalk or out of the alley, Monday after it has been emptied.


• Put your trash inside closed trash bags to keep the trash from blowing when the dumpster is emptied


• Heavy trash pickup is on the second Friday of each month.


• You may place up to two heavy trash items out per month.


• You must call 327-4622 to have refrigerators or air conditioners hauled away.

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Report suspicious activity to the police non-emergency number. The Police non-emergency dispatch number is 327-3811. The same people who are answering 911 calls answer this phone. Keep this number nearby to report suspicious activity, activity that is not an emergency or a crime that has already happened. Of course, call 911 to report a crime in progress.

Suspicious activities, incidents, and crime can also be reported online. Click on the "Report a Problem" link below, complete the form and click the "Submit Form" button at the bottom of the form. Giving your name and address information is optional. Again, call 911 to report a crime in progress.

Fred Carpenter is our IPD officer who patrols this neighborhood and has been very helpful to us.

Libby Milliken is the Community Prosecutor - IPD East District and is also very helpful. Contact her about the Courtwatch program. 327-6233

If you have concerns about crime, be sure to attend our monthly meetings

Court Watch Information

Report a Problem

The Mayors Action Center is the place to start to report problems from potholes to trash to zoning violations.
Mayor’s Action Center – MAC
327-4 MAC (327-4622)
The Mayor’s Action Center is also available online here.

You will be given a case number. Be sure to write it down so that you can follow up on it if the problem is not resolved in a reasonable amount of time. A list of typical city services is available here.

Typical problems to report to the MAC include:

-Trash
-Zoning issues
-Construction work without a permit
-Abandoned vehicles
-Uncut grass and weeds
-Potholes

FACE clinic and Indy Feral offer low or no cost spay, neutering and health care for cats and dogs.

Indy Feral offers low cost spay / neuter services for stray cats. They focus on non-lethal Trap, Neuter and Return rather than trap and kill to manage cat population. Typical cost is $20 for spay / neuter and vaccinations of stray cats.

More information may be found at http://www.indyferal.org/




FACE offers low-cost spay / neuter for cats and dogs. They have special low or no cost programs for large dogs and certain breeds of dogs.

FACE also offers other low-cost health care and is currently promoting vaccinations.

See the flier for services and prices.

Face.pdf

More information about FACE may be found at http://www.facespayneuter.org/

Families needing legal assistance or representation with mortgage foreclosure or predatory lending can contact:

-the Organization for a New Eastside (ONE) at 917-8922
-Indiana Legal Services at 631-9410 ext. 250
-Momentive at 266-1300.

These are non-profit groups who are working together to provide financial education and legal services