Task force proposes youth input, events to help prevent crime Columbus Municipal School District Superintendent Cherie Labat speaks at a meeting of the community Crime Prevention Task Force in the Trotter Convention Center in downtown Columbus Thursday. Labat chairs the task force s education committee, and committee members Fairview teacher Roselynn Rainey, left, and Dennis Irby, right, also presented during the meeting. The task force aims to find ways to prevent crime in the Columbus area. Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff
Members of the community Crime Prevention Task Force had plenty of suggestions for community improvements when they met for their regular meeting at Trotter Convention Center Thursday night: from planning town hall-style meetings with community members, to partnering with organizations like Boys and Girls Club to hold events and recreational activities for youth, to hosting a community-wide festival celebrating Columbus.
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