Some neighborhoods have worked to more actively include nearby businesses by walking door - to - door, getting acquainted and asking a few questions.
Barbara Lehmannn, of the Dodge Flower Neighborhood, offers the following:
"Attached is a business outreach package created by Leslie Clark (former chair of the Methamphetamine Free Alliance Business task force). Although its primary focus is toward addressing meth and its associated crimes in our neighborhood, it's a model that can be personalized by each neighborhood."