March 6, 2024 Meeting Minutes
Attendance:
- Scott S. Dwyer, President
- Phil Nessralla ESQ
- Jay McLaughlin ESQ
- Capt. Hallisey, Brockton Police
- Derek Salamone, Brockton Police
- Al Davis
- Dave Lynch
- Sam Audi
- Rich Gowell
- Gale Lutz and Lee Henrickson
- Guest Speaker Councilor Alex Hoxie
- Mary Waldron
Topics of Conversation:
The Montello Business Association meeting was called to order at 6:01p.m.
Scott read the letter about getting a list of names of Businessesthat lost revenue due to the construction detours on North Main St. We will need to get the last three year of sales to show this year's loss. The Association will then need to start a Committee. Trying to get this all done by the end of March.
DUES ARE DUE!!!!
This evening not in attendance
Ward 6 Councilor Jack Lally
Ward 7 Councilor Shirley ASack
no other City Councilors
Mayor's Office
Economic Development Bob May
Fire Dept Ed Williams
We have been having some street issues that were told to Captain Hallisey
AS follows:
1. Herrod Ave Parking
2. 756 North Main St. There are a lot of vehicles for sale out there but no license.
3. Between 544 -554 North Main St a lot of big trailers for storing property doesn't look kept up. Houses are run down.
4. 147 Battles St where there was some digging, property filled in a large hole that had been left open, No dumpster for yard waste, or boulders. Case that some child may get hurt, no tape or block this off.
5. Between 287 - 311 North Montello St there are too many cars on the lots, and parking on the street. There are some blue tubs out back, you can see from the street, the possibility of someone living in them.
6. Porter St parking on both sides of the streets, a small street in which school buses go down there.
7. Snow Ave No Parking signs on both sides of the street, a small BAT BUS has been parked on the street, cars parking right under no parking signs. Street sometimes not passable, for small vehicles probably won't be able for emergency vehicles to get down there.
8. Linden St parking on both sides of the street, cars parked out of the small lot., cars parked right at the corner to North Main St. Cars Parked to the corner on North Main st and Linden St. clearly marked for signage and stripes on street
9. Broad St and North Main St what is going on there and the property?
We have a guest speaker Alexander , with Clean City Crew ( 508-203-0081),
Alex introduced himself as being homeless, living in a tent city, and on drugs years ago, and went into rehab and got clean. He hooked up with a church at 30 North Main St, L Street church yard filled with needles and started cleaning them up. He had heard at a meeting that Irving's Hardware wanted to move due to a shooting. He said give him a week and clean the drugs and gangs away from there. The gang Leaders and the gangs soon moved from the parking lot and the park nearby, to the area on Montello St near the :Library in that park. He was told by the City he was doing a good job getting the places cleaned up and literally cleaning up the city. He got a person with a van to help him and went back to City Hall to look for money that was promised to him. But at the meeting he was told no money to help him clean up in front of the businesses and the downtown area. He had moved from West Bridgewater to Brockton to help clean up the City and he was not given a chance for a meeting or money or anything. He was given some help by Irving's for the help he did for them. He has a flyer out that will join this message if any Business wants some help cleaning, he is ready, willing and able to do it.
President Dwyer had asked him to see Crown LInen Company; they had just asked Pres. Dwyer about cleaning around their fence. He mentioned a few other places that might need help with outside cleaning also.
President Dwyer asked Captain Hallisey if he had anything to talk about, he just said the issue of BHS and the Police Calls and fights. Captain Hallisey applauded the Principal for starting to turn the school around. It is not going to happen overnight, but he has brought back inhouse suspensions and on Saturdays. Are the teachers safe ? was a question asked to the Captain, the school is run by the Administrators not by the police. He also said the principal is trying and he thinks he will be doing a good job.
Mary Waldron spoke about Alex the speaker and how good the job he is doing. Also wanted to thank Pres Dwyer for the name of Adams Ironworks on Ames and North Montello St for the great work for the Iron doorway of the Edison building so homeless people weren't sleeping and other things on the steps of the building. Mary also said More working cameras have been added and better lighting.
Motion to adjourn the meeting was made.
