Start a Blockwatch

Meet the Association:

Are you interested in starting a Blockwatch in your neighborhood?

1. Establish an area to be covered by the Blockwatch group. You need to define a specific area. The designated area would likely include common neighbors, street, or division of a block. The area can be as small as three and/or up to twenty households.
2. Obtain a listing of owners of the properties within the designated area you have selected. This information can be obtained from the Kitsap County Assessors' Office.
3. Make up a map of the specified area to include, property locations, with the resident's location on the map, name of resident(s), street address, and telephone number, etc.
4. Talk to neighbors within the specified area to determine who is interested in the program; some may choose not to have their information published.
5. Schedule a meeting with Deputy Pete Ball of the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office, to discuss Blockwatch decals, brochures, and pertinent information.
6. Select a Blockwatch Captain and Co-Captain to coordinate the group's activities.
7. Develop a list of those you have contacted. Record and comments made by the interested parties. Explain the advantages of marking your possessions and what marking devices are available in developing a property inventory.
8. Write a newsletter that will outline the contacts that have been made. Ask for ideas, suggestions, and general input.
9. Personal contact with prospective participants has proven to be much more effective than mailing information. Hand delivery to residents is another successful method.
10. As soon as things start coming together for the Blockwatch group, arrange to hold a neighborhood get-together. This meeting would likely include representation by the Kitsap County Sheriff's office and a representative of a marking device company such as Data Dot. Try to have the meeting mentioned in the meetings section of the local newspaper, as well as posting notices in public places. Other neighborhoods may wish to attend this informational meeting.