Bryon Eagon, one of the two candidates vying for Eli Judge's position as District 8 alder, released his full safety plan Wednesday.
The plan, titled ""Addressing Downtown and Campus Safety: Balancing Immediate Action with Long Term Solutions,"" includes actions to improve campus-area safety while looking at long-term methods to reduce the conditions under which crime flourishes.
Eagon has included in his safety plan a review of the Downtown Safety Initiative to exclude bar raids, but believes there is more that must be done to ensure campus safety.
""We cannot just talk exclusively about bar raids and think we have a real solution to making students safe in Madison,"" Eagon said in a statement. ""It is time the discussion about campus and downtown safety be guided by solid policy proposals, and I hope this safety plan is a first step in making that discussion a reality.""
Eagon also included in his newly released plan the continued funding of Judge's Downtown Lighting Initiative, the promotion of neighborhood watch programs like the Langdon Street Watch Program and the creation of a ""Collaborative Safety Organization"" on campus to organize discussions about student safety.
Eagon said he wants to accomplish more group-effort organization with his Collaborative Safety Organization.
""With ASM having a campus safety coordinator position, the UW Greek community promoting their own safety strategies, various UW-Madison's efforts (e.g. SAFE services), the Madison Police Department's approach and numerous other organizations and individuals caring about the issue, why not bring everyone around one table?"" Eagon said in his safety plan.
The full version of Eagon's safety plan can be found at bryoneagon.com/ideas.
