SURREY (NEWS1130) – One week after the death of a Surrey hockey mom, people in Newton are getting ready for a heated discussion tonight on safety.

Doug Elford with with the Newton Community Association says it’s not just the killing of Julie Paskall that is prompting this.

“How do we deal with these people that are in the neighbourhood, the recovering addicts, recovery houses?” he asks.

The group wants more street-level police patrols, CCTV, and better lighting. But the meeting will allow anyone to voice suggestions.

Elford says the short-term goal is catching the suspect in the fatal beating.

Surrey Councillor Barinder Rasode expects her government will take a lot of heat tonight but she agrees change is needed. “I am saying that yes, we do need to do things differently and we do need to do things more quickly and that’s a commitment that I am making to the residents of Newton.”

She says it will take a partnership between the community, city, and businesses.

“We’re a part of the solution. We can be very aggressive as a municipal government where we can, however, getting eight cents of the tax dollars and needing resources from both other levels of government and having laws and policies developed to help some of the vulnerable people is very important.”

The meeting takes place tonight at 7 p.m. at the Newton Seniors Centre.