Law enforcement, businesses react to recent fights in Charlotte including new action
In a matter of urgent action filed with the Monroe County Legislature last week, County Executive, Adam Bello, is calling for an amendment to Capital Improvement Plan Projects set for next year, specifically asking for an accelerated approval of $200,000 for the installation of entry and exit gates at the county-run parking lots at Ontario Beach Park.
Police were called to the area Saturday evening for reports of fights and after closing down roads in an attempt to contain the incident, it spilled over towards Lake Ave. right in front of Tropix, a local event venue space.
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Nearby business owner, John Kabrvoski of Tropix, said this is now a more regular kind of activity and a trend negatively impacting his establishment. Cell phone footage provided to News 8 from Tropix shows several young people engaged in fights, many bystanders also recording videos.
Kabrovski told News 8 it was particularly frustrating as it was a nice weather evening with an Eagles tribute band on stage and growing patrons, but after the roads closed and the incidents began unfolding, many of his customers became scared and left.
'Our business has tremendously, tremendously diminished the last couple weeks,' Kabrovski said. 'I don't know how we're going to do in the next couple weeks. We have a concert tomorrow that's run by the City, it's a free jazz event — it's going to be interesting to see how many people come to that because are they scared? Wednesday nights, the Concerts at the Beach, Is that going to be busy this week? Are people coming back? Are they scared of what happened last week? I don't know but obviously something has to happen relatively soon because we're already coming up to the middle of June, if we don't solve this problem fast, the summer season of 2025 is going to be gone for all of us,' Kabrovski said.
RPD said leaders are meeting with partnering agencies, including the Monroe County Sheriff's Office and New York State Police to develop plans for an increased police presence in the area. Kabrovski notes it's a start, but says the younger generation doesn't respect police in general, pointing to a need for even greater change.
'There has to be something besides more police. There has to be some type of discipline, if you're arrested or involved in a fight maybe you get banned from all the festivals,' Kabrovski said. 'Our clientele, it makes them nervous so we've got people having dinner, people watching a band then they come down here and they see this and it makes them really re-think about coming to Charlotte. And I've always told people, we have to kind of reimagine Charlotte, right. There's no such thing as 'bringing it back' or 'fixing it' right now; it's about re-imagining, right. What are we going to do differently? It's not about, what are we going to change just this one thing — it's about changing the whole dynamics of Charlotte.'
Kabrovski also says he's added increased security for his own establishment, but believes it will take village to enact lasting change and higher expectations.
'Having maybe a different task force that's strictly addresses the youth in a sense, that social media. I know the police department has a social media that takes care of our entertainment license. They see what us, as bars, do and what DJs we put and events we do. Maybe there could be a task force that really addresses what the talk is on social media, are these kids talking about going to Charlotte to fight? Are they talking about going to one of the local town festivals, are they talking about getting in a fight at a playground, at a school, a park,'
News 8 will bring you more details about the plan from law enforcement as more information is made available.
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