National Parks Service – Marc Vagos now has a new assignment and our new representative is Ranger John Lynch. John can be reached at 617-242-5631. The DHA has made arrangements with the park service to allow us to use the heights for our 3rd annual summer starter picnic which will be help June 14th at 5:30.

State Representative Jack Hart - Rep. Hart was at the meeting and spoke to the association about the possibility of setting up a joint meeting with the Andrew Square Civic Association. The purpose of the meeting would be to address the rise in problems both associations are having with the school children during the day. Both neighborhoods are having many problems with vandalism, kids doing drugs right out in the open, drinking and just plain harassment. The time is now to get with our new Captain Cunningham to ask for the Boston Police Departments assistance in dealing with these issues.

Dixfield St. Parking - The association was asked to vote as a neighborhood representation on the viability of placing small pylons in the sidewalk across from the four garages at the end of Dixfield St. The purpose of these pylons will be to keep people from parking their cars across from the garages and to stop the damage to the fence along that sidewalk. The association voted for this motion and a letter is being sent from the Association to City Councilor James Kelly to officially inform him of our approval of this work.

South Boston High School - There were a total of 11 students suspended from the school for various reasons. Also school security as been taking a more active role in policing the neighborhood during the school day. They have been very responsive to calls from the neighborhood about students being where they shouldn’t be and doing things they shouldn’t be doing.

SEE YOU ALL AT THE NEXT MEETING!

Thursday, May 10^th  2001

Marian Manor, 7pm