Ventana Lakes
Block Watch Street Maps

Example Of A Ventana Lakes Block Watch Street Map

Block Watch Street Maps are being issued to Ventana Lakes residents to give everyone on a Block Watch Street or in a Block Watch Area a graphical visualization of the location of the homes on the street and the names and phone number for the residents living in the homes.  You must have a Block Watch Captain on your street to receive a Block Watch Street map.  Block Watch Captains are responsible for the information on their Block Watch Street Map.  If you don't have a Block Watch Street Map, most likely you don't have a Ventana Lakes Block Watch Captain for your street, so please volunteer.

The example map above has had the residents names and phone numbers removed, but the map distributed to residents will have all of this information included.

Using the map from your home, it is easy to quickly identify who lives in a home across the street and 3 doors down.  If you observe something suspicious happening at their home or you observe an emergency situation, using the Block Watch Street Map, a neighbor can easily identify who is living in a particular house by looking at the map, making it easier to quickly contact the resident without having to run out and look at their address numbers.  This also helps to provide an address to the police during an emergency situation observed at a home on your street.

Keep your Block Watch Street Maps near your phone for use when wanting to contact a neighbor, or for an emergency situation if it should occur.  Emergency phone numbers appear on the Block Watch Street Map.

Who Is Responsible To Distribute

And Keep The Block Watch Street Map Accurate?

The Block Watch Captain for the street or area is responsible to handout and keep the Block Watch Street Map updated and accurate.

If you have no Block Watch Street Map for your street you may not have a Block Watch Captain.  If you would like to volunteer as a Block Watch Captain for your street contact Chuck Schumm or CLICK HERE.

If you do have a Block Watch Captain and no map, the Block Watch Captain should contact Chuck Schumm and provide the information for your street (i.e. A Calling List or Tree) so a map can be constructed for your street or area.  If a calling list is not available the Block Watch Captain should visit each home on the street or area and ask each resident if they would like to participate (Note that participation is voluntarily) on the Block Watch Street Map.  If yes get their names, phone number, and street address.  The Block Watch Street Map is particularly useful to help residents to get to know their neighbors and the people living up and down their street.

If there are any changes to the Block Watch Street Map the Block Watch Captain should call Chuck Schumm with the updates and an updated map will be reissued to the Block Watch Captain within a few days.  The Block Watch Captain should then copy and distribute the updated map to all street address that appear on the map.

In the lower left-hand corner of the Block Watch Street Map is an “Issued” date.  This date lets the residents on the street know when the map they have was issued.  ALWAYS use the latest map.  If you question if you have the latest Block Watch Street Map look-up the name of you map in the table at the end of this page and you can find the issue date of your map.  The name of your map appears in the upper left-hand corner, and the issue date appears in the lower left-hand corner.

Block Watch Captains do not have to wait until all the information for your street is complete.  Provide Chuck with the information you have and the Block Watch Street Map can be constructed.  After that, making changes to the map only requires a quick 5 to 10 minutes of editing.  Remember that a map that has a few pieces of missing information (like some telephone numbers or a residents name) is better then no map at all.

After the Block Watch Captain receives the new or updated Block Watch Street Map, the Block Watch Captain should go to the VLPOA Management Office and copy the map making enough copies for each home on the Block Watch street to have a map.  Note that in the Issue Date box is a “Properties On Street” number that represents the number of homes on the street.  Make enough copies, and maybe 2 to 3 more as extras, using this number as the number of copies to make.

I Have My Block Watch Street Map – What Do I Do With It?

Use the map to identify the residents living in the homes around you, and up and down your street.  Get to know your neighbors using the map to identify their names, and get to know their habits and their comings and goings.  Watch out for your neighbors, and keep an eye on their homes.

If you observe or hear any suspicious activity or noise at a home on your street IMMEDIATELY call the people at the home, using the Block Watch Street Map to identify their address, names, and phone number to see if they are aware of the activity.  Almost all residents will appreciate your watching over their homes and thank you for the call.  If you get no answer call the Peoria Police Department at the following numbers that also appear on the Block Watch Street Map.   If the activity observed is a crime in progress or an emergency situation, don’t call the resident, but IMMEDIATELY call the Peoria Police Department by dialing 9-1-1.  Please don’t wait to call the police hoping that someone else will make that call.

Peoria Police Emergency – Dial 9-1-1

Peoria Police Non-Emergency – Dial (623) 773-8311

What Block Watch Street Maps Have Been Issued?

What Are Their Current Issue Dates?

The following presents a listing of all Block Watch Street Maps that have been issued, and the current Issue Date for each map.  The Block Watch Captain’s name who is responsible for the map is also listed, along with the address numbers of the homes covered on the map.  If you see information on your Block Watch Street Map that is incorrect, contact your Block Watch Captain and provide him or her with the corrected information.

When viewing a Block Watch Street Map the “Map Name” (May be called “File Saved As” on your map) will appear in the upper left-hand corner of the map, and the “Issue Date” will appear in the lower left-hand corner.  Some Map Names have been changed to better identify the map and they may not appear exactly as they appear on the map you have.  When the map is reissued due to a change, the reissued maps will have a Map Name exactly as listed below.

By looking at the Map Names listed here and the Address Numbers Covered, you can identify if you have the latest Block Watch Street Map and who your Block Watch Captain is.  If "No Captain" is listed as the Captain's Name, that means that a map has been created for the street, but there is currently no captain for the street because the Captain has resigned or left the community.