Above all else, a neighborhood must be a safe place to live. Corn Hill gets a very high grade on safety. A major contributor to that record is our outstanding security committee of approximately seventy neighbors who address the following aspects of security:

PAC-TAC

Police And Citizens – Together Against Crime (PAC-TAC) is a joint effort between the Rochester Police Department and the residents of Corn Hill. Residents schedule convenient times to walk the neighborhood in teams of two. Wearing PAC-TAC jackets and police radios, they are additional eyes for the police department. The frequent presence of our teams on the streets in itself is a deterrent to crime.

Neighborhood Watch

At the heart of the CHNA Neighborhood Watch Program is a team of "Block Captains" committed to working with residents living on their block. These volunteers disseminate pertinent security information, monthly crime statistics, sponsor the annual "National Night Out" each August and maintain resident contact information for the neighborhood. You are urged to get in touch with the block captain for your street and ensure they have your most current contact information. If you are unsure who your 2008 block captain is, call the Corn Hill Neighbors Association Office at 262-3142.

Court Watch

As the need arises, the court watch team is in touch with the district attorney’s office to follow criminal proceedings related to any neighborhood crimes. They attend court sessions and/or trials to observe proceedings, write letters to judges, attorneys and probation officers to oppose bail or plea bargains and to ensure appropriate sentencing for criminals who target or victimize Corn Hill. They also are in touch with Victims Assistance to lend support to neighbors who have been victimized and accompany victims to hearings and lend support when they are needed to testify.

Security Supplies

The association also provides, at no cost to residents, motion detector light systems, and steering wheel "Clubs" to deter crime.

Security web page

This interactive security web page is for Corn Hill residents involved with PAC-TAC or the security committee. It contains on-line security statistics, the security blog, monthly PAC-TAC schedules and the signup form for requesting individual patrol dates and times. Access is limited to avoid publishing those odd times when there are no PAC-TAC patrols on the streets of Corn Hill.

The association has established a fund to assist Corn Hill residents 62 and over deal with emergency situations such as:

interruption of telephone services, lodging for a night due to fire, small household repairs like broken windows, snow removal, locksmith repairs, transportation (Lift Line, Cabs, etc.) and emergency medical needs like prescriptions or office appointments, etc.

Assistance is provided in the form of one-time grants valued at up to $200.00. Grants do not have to be repaid and are available until the fund is depleted. An emergency grant may be requested by calling the CHNA office at 262-3142. Provide your name, address, telephone number, date and time you called and, especially, the nature of your emergency. If you have to leave a message, someone from the Philanthropy Committee will return your call.

Ever have a project to do and need the one tool you just don’t have? The South Wedge/Corn Hill Tool Library is now open to Corn Hill residents.

Over 300 tools, consisting of just about every possible tool needed for gardening, lawn care, carpentry, painting, masonry and electrical work, including power tools, ladders, scaffolding and dollies are available.

The tool library is conveniently located at 224 Mount Hope Avenue, just across the Ford Street Bridge and is open from 4:00-6:00PM Thursdays and 10:00AM-2:00PM on Saturdays. The phone number is 256-1740, extension 107. A one-year "user’s fee" of $10 and a photo ID will be required.

The majority of Corn Hill streets are posted "Parking by Permit Only". Residents of the following streets are required to have parking permits for their vehicles if they wish to park on the street on weekdays (Mon-Fri) between the hours of 8AM & 5PM.

• Adams St. (from Clarissa St. to S. Fitzhugh St.)

• Atkinson St. (from Ford St. to S. Plymouth Ave.)
• Corn Hill Place
• Eagle Street
• Edinburgh Street
• Frederick Douglass Street
• Garden Street
• Greenwood Street
• Lunsford Circle
• Sophia Place
• South Fitzhugh Street (from Glasgow Street to Troup Street)
• South Washington Street
• Troup Street (from Clarissa Street to Plymouth Avenue)

Parking permits may be purchased at:

Department of Municipal Parking, City Hall - 30 Church Street, Room 012A

The cost per vehicle is $20.00 and must be renewed annually. To purchase a permit at the above office, please bring the following items:

Check or Money Order for $20.00, Current Automobile Registration, Proof of Residency (driver’s license, utility bill, lease or rent receipt)

The Dept. of Municipal Parking is open Monday through Friday from 9AM – 5PM. For more information please call 428-6925.