April Meeting was held on April 2, 2008 downstairs at St Edith Stein's Church. Meeting was called to order by President Scott Dwyer (Dwyer's Glass) @ 6:04 p.m.

Brockton Neighborhood Health Center and Asack's Place renewed their memberships.

President Scott Dwyer wanted to report no street signs yet, and that there are new hookers walking around.  He also wanted to report that there was a break in the house next to U-Haul and they got the person breaking in. Home Cafe no news has been heard on their progress.

 Treasurer's Report was read by Treasurer Rebecca Beckford, we have $4,676.79 in the account. We paid out a sponsorship for the BPS Basketball All Star.  We have a few new members and a lot of renewals.

Secretary Al Gazerro (Brockton Police Dept.) warned about the spray painting of businesses and all over. He said Affiliated Warehouse was hit by the spray paint really bad. Any graffiti call the hot line, and talk to Tom Washington and his crew. 

Downtown Association is back meeting. They may be contacting about the Parade. 

We are looking for businesses to tell us who you would like to see as guest speakers. We need your help in doing this. We would like to get the meetings interesting and informative to all.  Contact Scott Dwyer or Al Gazerro with any suggestions. Clean Energy - person from here will talk to the association.  We hope to have the tax assessor here to speak with the association, so have questions ready.  

We are looking to spotlight business for the month anyone interested get in touch with Al Gazerro. 

There was a question about police officers calling and asking for donations. Al Gazerro answered the question by saying no police officers call. If they call ask them their name, most of the time they will say thank you and say goodbye. Black and Blue Hockey is a group of retired officers do call and they are a good organization and it's up to you if you want to give.  There maybe some people who call saying they are calling in behalf of the police, ask who they are and where they are from.  Police officers can not collect money, they usually hire private firms.   

Mary Waldron informed the association that Brockton has a ten year plan to eliminate homelessness in Brockton. First managing it and then eliminating it. 

Leadership group get together and sees if the plan needs to be revised state money to come to help homelessness, some do not want the services but need it.    

They are looking in places near Bargainer, freight yards, East Ashland St. Mary will try to get copies of the plan. It is important to read this plan. People to get jobs and housing, federal and state grants hopefully will help with this plan. There was some mention of the Fairfield Farms property where the church is suppose to be going up. There are homeless people making their castles and huts. 

Father Bill and The Mainspring House are trying to build housing behind the Mainspring on Spring St, and they are using these as transitional housing, to help the ones on the work express.  There are a few of the homeless that just don't want help. They have no housing, no address. 

There are two big houses near Max's Blues Cafe there are no parking spaces for the houses and the property owners are not getting what they want so they are leaving these buildings to fall apart. The city is fining these property owners, and if they have too many the city can step in and take them over.  

Near the train station they wanted businesses and to do housing on top floors with businesses on the bottom floors. 53 Spark St, is a 40R district, they want to develop 70 units to house people. There is a river underneath the property and when it rains it gets flooded.

 Boston Society Architects working with Brockton to create a cultural center, with metal workers furniture crafters, glassblowers to come to downtown. Simple Syrup -glassblowing is expensive to run. They are located in the village section of town. 

T.F. Kinnealey Foods is on 1100 Pearl St. it could be bringing all 3 of there businesses to Brockton, keeping the people they have and giving Brockton residents a chance for employment.  

Good Times maybe coming to the mall, there are talks about an additional tiff.

 Salvation Army that bought the old Merrill's wants to come to the association and talk about its project.  

Catholic charities is being organization expanding. 

Kevin DeDominici  the owner of the new business that opened on North Montello St. called Super Laundromat wanted to thank the association for being apart of the grand opening.

 Fairfield Farms current owners wanted more money, and the building is not sold as of yet. 

Regarding Oceanic who took over the old Mcgrath Industries , there has been a call into the Mayor's office , Lt Williams, and Officer Scott Uhlman of the task force and to Councilor Mcmillan about the problem with this property. Property is not being kept up. There has been several complaints about this property. 

Merrill Shoe Center is up and running, Thanks for help, moving in process, from Jeff Solup. 

Meeting ended see you May 7, 2008   

Those in attendance were: 

Name                                                         Business 

Scott Dwyer (President)                              Dwyer's Glass
Fran Fistori Vice President)                         Modern Autobody
Gale Lutz (Recording Secretary)                                      
Rebecca Beckford( Treasurer's
Al Gazerro ( Secretary)                               Brockton Police Dept.
Sheila Gazerro                                           Visitor
Ralph Lawcewicz                                       Lit Ames St. Pub
Derek Salamone                                        Brockton Police Dept.
Stanley David                                            Brockton Police Dept.
Christopher Hill                                          Brockton Police Dept.
Kevin Amaral                                             Brockton Police Dept.
Richard Gowell                                          Gowell's Candy
David Lynch                                              Lynch's Towing
Dan Derito                                                Keller Williams Realty
Robert Chestnut                                        Keller Willaims Realty
Cathy Dalton                                             C J Dalton Accounting
Mary Waldron                                           Brockton 21st Century Corp.
Jeff Solup                                                 Christopher Shoe,Merrill's Shoe

 New Business Keep Brockton Beautiful April 26th

Email ideas on what you want the association to do at meetings and speakers.

 Voted to sponsor a tee for the Brockton Historical Society Golf Tournament

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MARCH 5th 2008

March Meeting held at St. Edith's Stein Church downstairs March 5, 2008

President Scott Dwyer called meeting to order @ 6:06 p.m.

Treasure Rebecca Beckford couldn't make the meeting tonight. Secretary Al Gazerro said memberships 
had a good renewal so far. Let's see if we can increase the number.  There is a possibility that there are a few more to come.

Secretary's Report from Al Gazerro
         Al stated the mayor Harrington was having meetings on the plan 2008. Brockton Community School (Cathy Smith director) is having an all star game and is need of either sponsor's or to run an ad, Vice President Fran Fistori made a motion and Dave Lynch  2nd the motion. It was approved with no objections.  Question on getting a team together was brought up.


If you haven't renewed yet this year please send in your renewals.

Councilors report:

Councilor Linda Balzotti reminded the association about "Keep Brockton Beautiful" day is April 26th the organizational meeting for the  event will be tomorrow.


Councilor Michelle Dubois Introduced herself and she is councilor of ward 6. She is available to neighbors and business people, and any problems or concerns call her.

Councilor Chris MacMillan of ward 7 a lot is happening in the ward, the old Garland Mills building was bought by Equity Partners. They are still planning, it is a very large company.

President Scott Dwyer asked about the flooding at the mall, it was at this time to introduce D.P.W. Commissioner Mr. Thoreson for that question. It is always a problem at the mall because of the stream. Fire and police were doing there best to keep people from going in there. Flooding in front of the lanes gets backed up  partly because the underground retention pond under Lowe's, the water doesn't always get there and it causes the back up .

About Keep Brockton Beautiful Day it is the 4th year running, it is getting bigger and better. Teams are forming and feel free to join in. They are excepting all donations and all supplies. Everyone will meet at Height's Crossing and then go back for a cook out. Everyone is welcome to join and participate. Allied Waste will have a truck available for pick up, and there will be phone numbers available too. It is a fun day and the Mayor is behind this day. Good will between everyone.

Commissioner Thoreson talked about the problem on North Main St. That holiday weekend. Water Main broke and don't know when. They couldn't shut off the valves because they are old and that is why they had to go as far as Pleasant St. and a mile the other way. They were exercised 5 years ago, stems 2 years ago. The plan is to do the construction in the spring , can't do it in the winter. Commissioner Thoreson wanted to give kudos to the crews that worked around Christmas week, 36 hours straight to fix the problem. It was an act of nature that broke the pipe.
Dave Lynch from Lynch's Towing has a problem on Cary St. with the flooding. He asked if there was anything that could be done to fix the problem? Commissioner Thoreson said the plants are very overgrown and that maybe the reason , you would have to dredge the river to fix it. They do have a contract to clean the rivers and he will send someone down to fix the problem. Call his office in April to remind him.
Richard Gowell of Gowell's Candy asked if the Construction could go after Easter? In your situation with the break the last time I would like to apologize. D.P.W. doesn't shut down roads, the police officers shut down the road and it shouldn't have happened. We try to leave at least one lane opened. Police officers thought it would be best to shut it down. commissioner Thoreson said Richard Gowell has been very pleasant under the circumstances. Gowell's Candy patrons could not get near the business during this time they either walked a distance or they did not stop.
Commissioner Thoreson said this old city has pipes well over 100 years old. And some of the older pipes have lasted longer than the new ones. They do try to get a problem fixed before the road is redone. Pleasant St construction is in design by the state. Project Belair St., Moraine St. and Pleasant St. are under construction and running smooth. Winter St. is under reconstruction also. West St. and Pleasant St. is still a sticky situation with the gas station and the trucks coming in and out. Secretary Gazerro said they had a plan 4 years ago, with a road to the gas station. Taking the land, and having another entrance before the current entrance. Intent was to cut traffic on Reynolds memorial. The reconstruction of the mall area, with a new movie theater. There are a series of steps, eventually state will try to do over with the intersection. Bid in September for the construction on the intersection, Spring 2009 theaters should officially open. The upcoming budget could be hurtful.

President Dwyer asked about the intersection of North Main St. and Oak St. is there any changes coming in that intersection? Commissioner Thoreson asked why he didn't call earlier. Any time they have a problem to call him. He said he will ask the Traffic Commission to look at it and see what could be the solution. It is a very bad intersection.

Jeff from Christopher Shoe will be moving April 1st to 750 Belmont St. (Auto Zone Plaza) and thanks to Mary Waldron ,Councilor MacMillan, President Dwyer for all their help during this move.

Al Davis not of the Oakland Raiders but from B.A.R. asked about the intersection of Ames St. and North Montello and the water that comes from the triple decker. Commissioner Thoreson said that he is surprised that there aren't more accidents there with this problem. He sends crews out to sand frequently. Doesn't know where the water is coming from , he did say that the stone wall in front collapsed and someone fixed it but the water is still running.

Commissioner Thoreson thanked the association for inviting him to the meeting. and again if anyone has any questions call him.

Mary Waldron from 21st Century said the old Garland Mills Building was tagged badly. Chief Conlon knows about this problem. Council Meeting on water rates, Public safety issues and the foreclosure problems, businesses still looking to come to Brockton.

Grand Opening of the Super Laundromat on 797 North Montello St. cordially invites you to come and meet the new owner Ken DeDominici. Welcome him to the Montello area. Mayor will be speaking and councilors.

Mayor informed that the sports complex still in stages, Suppose to add the Tukis Park and the Sports Complex it is an expensive amount of money to do. Important city is still moving forward. Eli Bakery is now in Ward 5. W.B. Mason is moving forward at the old site of the Bargainer. They have spent about 800,000.00 alone to clean it up, and they plan to be here another 25 years bringing in more jobs to the city. 

Mary says the city is working with both small and large businesses to come to Brockton.  Keannelly Foods , Allied Products bringing 100 jobs. And there are a few more knocking on the door. They can have the ability of owning the building and having enough water.

Councilor Robert Sullivan wanted to thank the councilors for coming here tonight. Monday was a long meeting. They had the three cab companies serving Brockton at the meeting discussing the plastic barriers. He wanted to thank Councilor MacMillan for the information about the safety and how much is a life worth. some concerns of some of the owners were the bigger drivers that couldn't move the seat back. and some concerns were the loss of leg room the customer would have. They have not mandated the issue yet of the plastic barriers.
Other big issue was violence, there was and hour and a half discussion on it. That proactive things are being done. Tagging has a hidden meaning. If tagging has been done on your property call the police first, then call Main Spring to remove it fast.  Police Officers will take a picture of it.

Desal Water Increase Committed along time ago, $100.00 more per house. The vote was 6 to 5 to move forward. We now have water and will have to pay for it. We are still cheaper than other towns.
Huge Money concerns, Mayor Harrington coming in and giving a realistic approach. Very serious , tough decisions to make in trying to make a difference.

Dave Lynch brought up that Brockton is the only one in the nation that don't have a train crossing.

Richard Gowell asked about First Choice building on North Main St. there are a lot of boats and junk laying in front of the property. The issue is can we have it looked into, when people come in from other towns and cities, what kind of appearance does that give us. And what type of Company are they .

Barbara Lutz from the Brockton Historical Society was introduced by President Dwyer next. The Brockton Historical Society is trying to raise funds. They are a totally volunteer Society and are planning a golf tournament. It is on May 22, 2008 at the D. w. Field Golf Course. D.W. Field was a Montello Businessman himself. They are going to have a luncheon and great prizes to raffle. The flyer will be sent out soon to all businesses, so they may help us with this event.
Barbara Lutz also invited everyone to come and visit the Historical Society. She then thanked the association for the time to speak.

Councilor MacMillan said Westgate is looking for free standing restaurants to be in the mall. Cape Cod Cafe backed out of a deal they had with the mall.

Concerns with the Home Cafe was asked by some association members. Councilor Dubois would like to talk to the owner to see what is going on.

Still waiting for the parking issues on North Main St. with the Traffic Commission.

There was talk about the Enterprise and the media selling pages. Always talking about the crime. And not talking about the good news in Brockton. Councilor Petti talked with Steve Damish of the Enterprise and coming soon will be Brockton High School news. All about the happenings, and talking to the principal. Positive reporting about Brockton High School. The Enterprise is printed at the Globe. A lot of errors in the paper, Brockton people not working there. 99% say that to them it is totally different paper.

President Dwyer closed the meeting.


Those in attendance were:

Scott Dwyer President            Dwyer's Glass
Fran Fistori Vice President      Modern Auto Body
Al Gazerro                            Brockton Police And Secretary
Gale Lutz                              Recording Secretary
Kathy Paige
Chris MacMillan                   Councilor of ward 7
John Polvere                        Harbor One Credit Union
Kevin Amaral                       Brockton Police
Stanley David                      Brockton Police
Jim Bibby                           American Medical Response
Jeff Chrzanowski                 Spark St Autobody
Richard Gowell                   Gowell's Candy
David Lynch                        Lynch's Towing Service
Dan Derito                          Keller Williams Realty
Mary Waldron                     Brockton 21st Century
Al Davis                             B.A.R. Automotive
Jeff Solup                           Christopher Shoes
Linda Balzotti                     Councilor at Large
Barbara Lutz                       Brockton Historical Society
Cathy Dalton                       C. J. Dalton Accounting
Tom Brophy                        Councilor at Large
Robert Chestnut                   Keller Williams Realty
Sandy Wixted                      Catholic Charities South
Sheila Gazerro                    Visitor
Todd Petti                          Councilor at Large
Derek Salamone                   Brockton Police
Michelle Dubois                  Councilor Ward 6
 

February 6, 2008

February 6, 2008 Montello Business Association Meeting @ St. Edith's Stein Church lower level

 Meeting called to order @ 6:15 p.m. by President Scott Dwyer.

Secretary Officer Al Gazerro called in ill. 

Hopefully we will have D. P. W. Commissioner Mike Thoreson for our next meeting.  There are a lot of issues and questions to be asked about the water problem on North Main Street.

 Treasurer's Report was read by Rebecca, we have $2,892.79 in the account. we bought a roll of stamps, and the annual report to Massachusetts. We had three renewals, Rockland Trust , Ames St. Pub, Lawcewicz Homes.

 The association pushed off the Christmas Party. The question is do we still want one. One place that was recommended was Westgate Lanes. President Dwyer would see if it was available.

 In the village there were two shootings Saturday night, Banks St. there was a chase involved.  There has also been some problems on Spark St. with the factory having gangs around there and others littering on other businesses. some people think there are people living in this factory. At Tamboo there were  two stabbings. On North Main Street there has been a lot of break ins, such as Crown Chicken, Rosette's, store on East Main St., store on the corner of Prospect St. There have been reports of hookers on Vine and Upland St. They are the same girls that have been around, now some of them meet at hotels with ads that are placed on Craig's List. Also in the village the old Roman's changing hands kicking out time is 1:00 a.m. A remark was made that it shouldn't be the city's job to get patrons out of the bar.

 President Dwyer would like to form committees for fundraising, Scholarships, we are looking for ideas to better serve the community.

 President Dwyer wanted people to introduce themselves and their business:

 Scott Dwyer Owner of Dwyer's Glass and President of the Montello Business Association

Cathy Dalton Accounting business  at her home on Field St., also is  a volunteer at the Edwina Martin House on North Main St.

Ralph Lawcewicz owner of the Ames St. Pub
Louis Brambilla Development Director at the Neighborhood Health Center
Jeff Chrzanowski  owner of Spark St. Auto body
John Polvere representing  Harbor One Credit Union
Richard Gowell owner of Gowell's Candy
Chris Hill Police officer of  Brockton
Kevin Amaral Police officer of Brockton
Todd Petti Councilor at large since 1996
Gale Lutz Neighbor and Recording Secretary for the Association
Sandy Wixted representing from Catholic Charities
Rebecca Beckford Treasurer
Chuck Beckford Bettridge Auto Parts

There have been some water issues we will save it for when the DPW Commissioner comes to the next meeting.

Fuller Art Museum coming to a meeting to try to generate more people to go. They are reaching out to the citizens, to come and enjoy the arts .Officer Hill informed that the museum has had many sculptures stolen. The Police have notified the salvage yards in the area about the thefts.

Officer Hill also stated the a lot of G P S thefts, he stated even if you leave the bracket or wire they still will break in to try to find them. They are having handfuls of these thefts, so remove the whole GPS System and take it with you.

 Home Cafe trying to settle, haven't heard anything new.

The Old Garland Mills building was sold , and they are looking for ideas to find out what to do with it.

Letter of thanks went to Jeff Chrzanowski, Richard Gowell, and David Lynch for the clothing to the Franklin, Ashfield, Brookfield , Angelo,  Howard Schools from the association.

A lot of discussions about the parking on North Main St., especially around the East Ashland St. area. and up to Oak St. Parking signs are supposed to be coming.

Charlie Dwyer asked if there could be signs for no turn on red at the intersection of North Main St. and Oak St., he asked Councilor Petti what could be done with this problem. Also talked about the parking at the corner of Wilmington St. councilor Pet said he would look into it, as he is on the traffic commission.

About the Howard School Playground , all the papers are in front of the Mayor. That's all we have on this business.

New Hair Salon next to Dunkin Donuts moved in. The Old First Choice Building raised some questions about having boats, boxes, furniture, storage containers. They were going to get a hold of Scott Olman from the police dept. or Ed Williams from the fire dept. to check this place out.

Meeting adjourned

 See you next month March 5, 2008 at the lower level of St. Edith's Stein Church

 Bring a friend that has a business too.....

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January 2, 2008 meeting was held @ Brockton Community Health Center

President Scott Dwyer called meeting to order @ 6:13 p.m.  And wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year, and hope that 2008 will be a better year for everyone.

President Dwyer wanted to thank everyone for their contributions to Rosie's Guardian Angels.  There was a van full of gifts to deliver to Rosie. We hope to make next year better.  

We had quite a few councilors here tonight, and for reasons beyond control some councilors haven't been to our meetings. So we would like to hear from them at this time.  Councilor Michael Brady from Ward 2 spoke first do to he had to leave early for other commitments. He spoke that he was very supportive of business Associations and all that the business community does for the City of Champions. His ward is part of the downtown, he would like to see the association revitalized, a lot of good businesses that belonged to the downtown business association. He also spoke of the Home Cafe and how bad he feels on their loss, with the recent water pipe break in front of their business. He said any help we can give the Home Cafe would be good. And he also wanted to thank Lou Brambilla from the Neighborhood Health Center for having the meeting here tonight. Again he apologized for leaving early for other commitments. 

Treasurer's Report by Rebecca Beckford was $2,984.74 money we have in bank. Pay out to Scott Dwyer for 2 years worth of coffee was $186.80. we had two new members Speigal Scrap Metal , David Sullivan from St. Paul's Kitchen. 

Secretary's Report was read from Officer Al Gazerro, He said website was up to date. He also said he sent out new renewal memberships. So send you r renewal membership in. And if you know anyone that would like to join , have them send in form from website. Al wanted everyone to introduce themselves so new people know who people are and what there titles  or businesses are. 

President Dwyer introduced Lou Brambilla and thanked him for letting the association have their meeting here tonight. After the meeting we all will go on a tour of the facility. 

Lou Brambilla started off saying the Neighborhood  Health Center was incorporated in 1992. The health center started on the corner of West Elm St. and Main St. At the old facility they had 10,000 sq. ft. and they now have 58,000 sq. ft. He said the old facility grew to small and so they moved to the new facility on 11/6/07.He said 42% of the people that come to the facility don't speak English , most of their employees speak more than one language. Health Care - how much you pay is based on your income. Pharmacy is one the first floor, so you can get the medication right there before you leave. The hours of the pharmacy are the same as the health center. They are expanding pediatrics, they also have ob/gyn, and hope that the dental can expand as well.  They have a satellite program @ Main Spring.  The have an Urgent Care so you can come to the center for sick visits rather than clogging and waiting long hours at the emergency room in the hospitals. They hope to add two more physicians. Also joining in on the conversation about the health center was Sue Joss also from the center.

A question asked  " are all 5 floors full ?" there are some small spots open but soon to be filed. Anyone can come here. Make appointments, they do take health insurance.  How many people that come to the center are Brockton residents?  77 % reside in the city of Brockton, rest reside outside of the city. the people that live outside of the city may have lived in Brockton and moved and are attached to the doctors here.  How many employees do you have? 160 employees , they speak different languages , there is a homeless specialist. they are the largest private employee.   www.bnch.org

Secretary Gazerro asked about the health care reform, 55% were uninsured,  they have an increase in patients . Outreach Workers go to the Laundromats and high rises, to see if they can help.

Asking about senior citizens. Some times the seniors have to decide between meds or food or heat. the Health Center helps with these questions. Some times with all the help seniors will get 90 % discount on their meds. One story that was told about a diabetic patient that made a doctor upset that a patient had to decide between medication and food for his family.

Richard Gowell asked how is the center funded? 9% federal, state contracts, billing insurances, private, Mass.

Adding doctors is the biggest challenge, it is really tough. appointments are usually physicals in 3 months, pediatrics 3 weeks, and sick visits same day. Dental is a big service, waiting list , for pediatric dentistry, Mass. Health is being reopened.

Triathlon - D. W. Field's Park , come and join in the fun, helps the center. Officer Gazerro would like to get a team together for the triathlon. Any one interested in participating let Al know.  

What can we( association)  do for you (health center) just get the word out to employees, and the small businesses.

Mary Waldron from 21st century ( www.brockton21.com )asked maybe information for Health Center be provided be at the businesses. Outreach workers will come to the businesses and talk to employees.

We wanted to congratulate Councilor Robert Sullivan  on becoming the Council President, as he was voted unanimously .

Councilor Report  Councilor Macmillan said everyone was reelected and that was great, we have tough times ahead though. The group is dedicated , to get the job done.  Councilor Todd Petti has been here 12 years, Councilor Linda Balzotti also has been here starting off as councilor as ward councilor and now councilor at large. He also said that they try to make every meeting. He also added that they are working on what they can do with what what they have. they are asking for early budget to see what needs to be done, and making the tough decisions. And if anyone has any problems don't hesitate to call the councilors  - you pay taxes. He wanted to say that the Health Center building is fantastic. Issues are the Home Cafe, and the water break out front. Workers couldn't stop the water, 60 valves same age, and they couldn't be closed. That's why they had to go as far as Pleasant St. and North Main St. to  open the hydrants, and residents and businesses in the area were with out water. And when it finally returned they had to run the water for a while. The Home Cafe had a stone foundation under it, and it was damaged. Larry Rowley was working on the problem. In the area we also had a fire in the area on North Montello St. a vacant house at the same time the pipe broke. The work that was done in the area were sewer pipes from Ames St. to Oak St. Some people talked about the department having a better maintenance program set up. they would like to have the D.P.W. Commissioner to come to the next meeting. 

Councilor Petti talked about the Fire Dept. a  2 rating and there is only 5 in the state. Fire Chief Galligan is always up on things. David Sullivan whose been in the insurance business also. he also agrees with Councilor Petti, he said Cambridge is rated 1. Councilor Petti also said that it is stated to make Brockton to be rated 1 we would have to have every home 1 1/2 miles away from a fire station. It was stated that we would like to have Chief Galligan Come to a meeting.

Sandy Wixted from Catholic charities  (www.sharingweb.org/agencies/catholic_charities_south.htm )wanted to know what will be going on with the water pipe problem because they are involved with a new building and old hospital , she said they had the old hospital checked and the ground was pretty sturdy.

Mary Waldron from the 21st century talked about 2007 , looking back was a good year.  Prospects for 2008 is getting better. Tax bill  just came out. Bernie Segal received a lot of phone calls. There was some discussions on whether or not the bills went down. she said a number of new businesses coming to Brockton (food).   She said the labor force is available and hope for new growth. Mary Waldron also stated she is a one person office now.  She said Island Oasis ( www.islandoasis.com ) is in deep negotiations was waiting for the first of the year. The building that was Maxwell shoes or as some remember Garland Mills is still waiting for a business. Eli Baking company 228 North Montello across from Woodard's is coming soon. Last thing she said they are applying for Grants . For workshops -short term- take a look at them , and  go to them ( www.montellobusinessassociation.com/training.htm

Councilor Balzotti said she is looking forward to working with the association this year.

another note of interest is that Father Flavin of St. Edith's Stein is leaving, and Father Flynn will be joining St. Edith's Stein.

 Meeting Adjourned @ 7:14p.m. and we took a tour of the Health Center.

 Thank you to Lou and Sue for the tours.

Those in attendance were:

Name                                      Business 

Scott Dwyer                             Dwyer's Glass  President of association
Fran Fistori                              Modern AutoBody  and Vice President of association
Al Gazerro                               Brockton Police Dept. and Secretary of association
GaleLutz                                 Neighbor and Recording Secretary
Jeff Chrzanowski                      Spark St. Autobody
Richard Gowell                        Gowell's Candy
Kevin Amaral                           Brockton Police Community Police
William Schlieman                   Brockton Police Community Police
Jim Bibby                                American Medical Reponse
David Sullivan                          St. Paul's Community
Chuck Beckford                       Bettridge Auto Parts
Mary Waldron                          21st Century Corp.
Lou Brambilla                          Brockton Neighborhood Health Center
Mike Brady                             Councilor of Ward 2, Democratic State Comm.
Robert Sullivan                        Councilor at large, City Council President
Chirs Mcmillan                        Councilor of Ward 7
Linda Balzotti                          Councilor at large
Todd Petti                               Councilor at large
Rebecca Beckford                   Treasurer of association
Sandy Wixted                         Catholic Charities
Sue Joss                                Brockton Neighborhood Health Center

 See you February 6, 2008 for the next meeting

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