Charlottesville police hold seven neighborhood talks on public safety technology, starting Monday, Nov. 9. Here are the dates, places and what they cover.

The Charlottesville Police Department starts a series of neighborhood meetings on public safety technology Monday. Seven sessions run from Nov. 9 to Jan. 13, most of them at neighborhood association meetings.

The department announced the series, called “Let’s Talk! Public Safety Technology and Community Conversations,” in an Oct. 14 city release. It said it is running the meetings with community organizations.

What the meetings cover

The release says each session will take up three questions:

  • what technology the department has and uses now
  • what technology it has but does not use
  • where its technology gaps and needs are

The release does not name any specific tools.

It says the series follows the department’s recent technology presentations to the Police Civilian Oversight Board and City Council. The oversight board recently wrote to the council supporting technology that would help the department analyze data and “support evidence-based approaches to policing,” the release says.

“Technology is changing how communities approach public safety, and those conversations must include those in our community most affected by it,” Police Chief Michael Kochis said in the release. “Let’s Talk! is a chance to listen, learn, ask questions, and work through these issues together.”

Dates and places

Date Time Host and place
Monday, Nov. 9 6 p.m. Community Room, Velocity Urgent Care, 920 E. High St. Online option too
Tuesday, Nov. 10 7 p.m. Rose Hill and 10th and Page neighborhood associations, 1104 Forest St.
Thursday, Nov. 12 6:15 p.m. Fifeville Neighborhood Association, Benjamin Tonsler Recreation Center, 500 Cherry Ave.
Monday, Nov. 16 5:30 p.m. Venable Neighborhood Association, Gordon Avenue Library, 1500 Gordon Ave.
Tuesday, Nov. 17 5:30 p.m. CitySpace, 100 Fifth St. NE
Wednesday, Nov. 18 7 p.m. Lewis Mountain Neighborhood Association, online, members only
Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2027 7 p.m. Fry’s Spring Neighborhood Association, Fry’s Spring Beach Club, 2512 Jefferson Park Ave.

For the Nov. 9 session, the release says to visit the Albemarle-Charlottesville NAACP website on the day to join online.

What it means for you

  • Go to the one nearest you. Six sessions meet in person. The Lewis Mountain session is online and for that neighborhood association’s members only.
  • Bring questions. The department said residents should come ready to ask them. If you cannot attend, the Police Civilian Oversight Board meets in public. Its next meeting is 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at 100 Fifth St. NE, according to the city calendar.
  • Your neighborhood: see our guides to Rose Hill, Fifeville, Venable and Fry’s Spring, and the city’s weekly Police and Fire log.