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Written by Web Master
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With each passing week, Mid-City is becoming a better and better place to live. New businesses, social groups, educational and artistic centers are popping up all over. Unfortunately, crimes such as auto theft, burglaries, and even shootings hold us back from achieving a much needed sense of peace and security. It is for the reason that neighbors from Mid-City and Parkview came together to create the Mid-City Security District. By increasing police coverage via a security district, we aim to achieve our primary goal which is to make our area safer. We have seen the successes of security districts in areas such as Lakeview and the Uptown Touro Bouligny area and believe we can have similar if not better results. The next Mid-City Security District meeting is scheduled for Thursday, 07/16/2009 at 6:30 PM. The meeting will be at the new Old City Building Center at 341 N. Hennessey St. This meeting is open to the public and we encourage participation!
The boundaries of the district are Tulane, Broad, Orleans, W. Moss, City Park Ave., and I-10, as can be seen below: 
The Mid-City Security District operates through a Board of 5 Commissioners who, with the help of a coordinating Sergeant, manage the logistics of providing additional security for the area.
The Mid-City Security District was passed on November 4, 2008 through a general election vote on the legislation which can be viewed on this website. The Mid-City Security District has a “shelf life” of 8 years. After that period, the district must be renewed by another vote to continue the additional property tax fee or millage. To date, no security district in the New Orleans area has ever been discontinued. In each voting period, the citizens have voted to continue the service. We believe this is a testament to the effectiveness of the security district itself. Security District Benefits: - 24 hour patrols of our neighborhood
- Increased collaboration between police districts 1 and 3
- Additional police presence
- Late-night escorts from your car to your home with just one phone call
- Extremely affordable
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