Happy New Year 2025 - Year of the Snake

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Welcome New Member : Francia Monteiro - Community Development Officer

MONTELLO BUSINESS ASSOCIATION MEETING MINUTES FOR MAY 7, 2025 IN ATTENDANCE: Scott Dwyer President, Greg Belcher Treasurer, Lisa Waitt Belcher Secretary, Sue Dwyer, Councilor Win Farwell, Councilor Phil Griffin, Cpt. Bill Hallisey BPD, Gale Lutz-Henrickson and Lee Henrickson, David Lynch, Al Davis, Cpt. Nicholas Tropeano BFD, Paul Stewart and Ben Tubbs from Home Café, Pires Brothers Auto Body 2 reps Adelino Pires and Procopie Pires, resident Michael Nunes, Councilor Shirley Asack, Atty. Jay McLaughlin, Atty. Phil Nessralla, Vinny Colarusso. See below added names invited to join and/or speak. Scott opened with Old Business, see last month posting. Greg announced Treasurer report. Home Café reps said business is way down because people are loitering, parking all over the area including Brewer Ave. off Ames St. behind Home Café so their patrons cannot get to the parking area owned by Home Café. Also since the characters are parked on both sides there is NO WAY a firetruck can get down the street. Giant barrels of alcohol are being consumed on the public way. This is happening Friday and Saturday nights. Pires Brothers Auto Repair licensing is going through city process of transferring license and improving the parking situation on North Main St. At 820 North Main St. Pires Brothers said former Harbor One Bank property is preparing for Citizens Bank opening. Special guest City of Brockton Parking Authority Mr. Eric Akesson, Executive Director. His presentation: Two parking control officers for the entire city so occasionally they can get up to Montello area as opposed to focusing on downtown. Dave Lynch asked what can we do to expand the department? Revenue does not support extra employees. He asked Could extra ticketing revenue justify extra employees? The department generates about $400,000 from tickets per year. Grants might not help to grow this department. Expansion would need to involve Montello Streets, Warren Avenues, not just the “Main” Streets. Win Farwell suggested to add one person, expand the area and see if this justifies the extra person. Parking meter expansion where people are parking all day was suggested, at old parking lots and near MBTA commuter rail stations. Bill Hallisey said Brockton High School this past year has improved over prior years. Recent cancer walk at the high school went well. Homeless population is now at former armory on West Chestnut St. which has improved downtown area. Brewster Ambulance still collects needles.

Date: April 2, 2025 Wed. 6 PM NEW Location Tinrays 9 Winter St Brockton, MA Time: 6PM Guest Speaker : City Clerk Timothy Cruise

Bye Bye Birdie May 16 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Brockton High School Drama Club Spring Musical: Bye Bye Birdie Friday, May 16th at 7:30 pm Saturday, May 17th at 7:30 pm Sunday, May 18th at 6:00 pm Brockton High School Fine Arts Building, 470 Forest Avenue  Bernadette Werra :Phone Number: 5083264016 Email*:bwerra3@gmail.com Subject*: Brockton High Drama Club Message: Hi! My name is Bernadette and I’m from the Friends Committee of the BHS drama club and we are reaching out to business and community members to ask if they would like to sponsor this years musical Bye Bye Birdie. Sponsors will be listed in the musical’s program. Please reach out to me for further information or to obtain a sponsor form. Thank you and have a good day.

Welcome New Member : Pires Brothers Automotive

Welcome New Member : Geoffrey Yalenezian

Welcome New Member The Damaris Family