To everyone who subscribes to the WHCA Constable Patrol, thank you for your support. The program provides a pair of Precinct One constables who spend 80 hours/week on patrol in the neighborhood. This helps ensure that everyone who lives here has fast access to law enforcement when it’s needed.
Earlier this year, after much consideration, the board increased the subscription price to $420/year to address rising program costs. In point of fact, the price had not changed since 2019. Our understanding at the time was that neighbors who subscribed to the program would simply renew at the new rate. Unfortunately, this has not turned out to be the case.
New subscriptions are being processed correctly at the new rate (yeah!) And given the attention the program has received at recent meetings, we’ve seen an uptick in new subscribers.
That said, existing subscriptions that auto-renew are being renewed at the old rate. This is both unexpected and entirely beyond our control. It’s an aspect of how our web host handles auto-renewing subscriptions. As a consequence, we have not yet realized the additional revenue necessary to fully fund the Constable Patrol Program.
We have crafted a plan to address this problem. After your Constable Patrol subscription auto-renews, you will receive a message from WHCA inviting you to cancel your subscription and sign up again at the new rate. When you do this, we will ensure that your renewal at the old rate is refunded. In this manner, over the course of a year, everyone will transition to the new rate.
As this process rolls along, Beth, Doug, and I will be available to answer questions and help people go through the transition. We know it’s an inconvenience. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
Thank you for your continued commitment to help keep Woodland Heights safe!
- Michael Graves, President
president@woodland-heights.org