Time: 7:00 PM - 8:45
PM
Number of attendees: 14
National Park Service – John
Manson reported to the Association that the Evacuation Day
ceremony will take place on March 17, 2003 at 10:00 A.M.
John will also be doing his annual Evacuation Day
slide presentation at our March 13th meeting.
Come early to get a good seat!
Boston
Police –
Officer
Rich Doherty reported there were very few reported incidents
in our neighborhood during the previous month.
South
Boston High School –
Tom
Pilleri reported that all is quiet at the High School.
He reported that Superintendent Thomas Payzant
doesn’t want to change the name of the high school without
the support of the community.
Tom provided some school statistics: 19% of students
are residents of South Boston; 78% of last year’s
graduating class went on to further education, earning
almost 1 million dollars in scholarships.
Senator
Jack Hart’s Office –
Matt
Sances reported that the Senator will have Library hours in
South Boston every first Friday from 10:00 to 12:00 at the
Washington Village branch, and every third Wednesday from
10:00 to 12:00 at the East Broadway branch.
Matt also reported on the parking meeting held last
month at the Tynan Community School.
He reminded us that it is the responsibility of the
neighborhood residents to initiate the Resident Parking
program in their neighborhood.
A neighborhood is defined as an area covering a
minimum of five blocks, and a minimum of 50% plus one must
be in favor in order for the neighborhood to be approved. Contact Joe Rull at the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood
Services (617-635-3485) for more information.
Major
General Henry Knox Square Dedication -
The intersection located at
the top of Telegraph Street, Old Harbor Street and Thomas
Park will be dedicated and named “Major General Henry Knox
Square” on Saturday, March 15, 2002 at 9:00am, Thomas
Tinlin, Honorary Chairperson, Bill Foley, Jack Forbush, John
Manson, William "Doc" Reid Co-Chairmen.
Knox
Trail Marker Rededication – There is a new marker being
placed up on the Dorchester Heights during this ceremony
Saturday, March 15, 2003 at 10:30am, Post Master Michael
Powers, Honorary Chairman, Bill Foley, Jack Forbush, John
Manson, William "Doc" Reid Co-Chairmen.
To
learn more about Henry Knox visit this web address http://www.americanrevwar.homestead.com/files/KNOX.HTM
Message from the
President - I would like to take a moment and ask that all
members attempt to make this very important meeting on March
13th. We
have much to discuss and our numbers at the meetings have
been growing smaller. We
cannot get the Association’s business done when so few of
us are in attendance. We
need to make a final decision on an Easter Egg hunt, kick
off the BBQ committee, discuss this spring’s neighborhood
clean up and take your temperature on neighborhood parking.
I look
forward to seeing you all at the meeting and I would like to
ask for maximum DHA Member participation for the two events
scheduled for Saturday, March 15, 2003.
