Co-chairs: Jennifer Deabler, Dianne Lescinskas
Minutes: Doreen Miller
Guest: Ross Cochran
Also in attendance: Donna Blythe-McColgan, Bill Brennan, Heidi Moesinger, Mary S, Alice Sol, Susan Wadlington
Walgreens Update
- There’s been a change of management. The person the chairs were working with has been transferred.
- Walgreens has been responsive to weekly emails.
- There has been a slow response to property management and maintenance.
- The property appears somewhat cleaner.
- Broken parts of the fence have been removed, but not replaced.
- A shared news article revealed that the property has been sold.
- The community has not been notified as to any future plans for the site.
- There are many bare shelves in the store although the store appears to be busy.
- The question we have: Is Walgreens staying? Councilor Baker’s office might have more information.
Updates on the Homeless Encampment near the Gas Tanks
- A red tent was recently spotted near the I-93 off ramp on the gas tank side. Jennifer will scout out the area and take pictures of the situation.
- Needles entangled in seaweed have been found washed up on Malibu beach.
- Heidi submitted a report to 311 and DCR to alert them to this problem.
- If you see any needles, alert 311. If you have the phone app to take and send a picture, that’s even better.
- Dianne will see if there is a dedicated DCR number to report issues at the beach.
- Councilor Baker’s office is aware of the problem and is looking into getting a sharps box at the beach.
- The chairs will contact Rep. Dan Hunt to follow up on this problem.
Updates from Ross Cochran, City Liaison
- Ross contacted John Ulrich, Commissioner of ISD, about the rat infestation along Dorchester Ave and its side streets.
- John Ulrich sent him materials about preventative measures.
- Ross intends to
- Schedule a walk-through with John Ulrich.
- Develop a comprehensive plan with ISD to deal with the problem.
- Invite John to a CSHCA meeting – either a Safety or General meeting – to address this issue.
- There are reports of rat holes at the corner of Savin Hill Ave and Auckland Street.
- We should ask residents to message the chairs to identify where the rat infestations are located.
- An abandoned house on Romsey Street is being put on the problem property list.
- Ross will also ask John Ulrich to check out the “mini-Mass-and-Cass” near the gas tanks.
Updates on the Work at Savin Hill Bridge
- The work is taking longer than expected.
- There will be a temporary fix for now with the plan to eventually replace the bridge.
- Safety issues raised at the general meeting revealed
- A crosswalk cannot be installed due to the obstruction by the clock and planters.
- The south side was closed to foot traffic as that is the worse side currently being worked on.
- The MBTA rep’s answers implied her hands were tied in terms of making safety improvements.
Congestion at Savin Hill Ave. and Sydney Street Intersection
- There continues to be a lot of congestion at that intersection.
- The C-11 police enforced the parking time limits for a while, but haven’t been doing so more recently.
- Ross will reach out to C-11 to ask them to patrol more often.
- Parking is tight due to the loss of parking on the bridge. People are double parking.
- Councilor Baker’s office is working on having traffic calming measures installed such as bump-outs.
- McKenna’s is reducing its delivery order times to 8 AM – 2 PM.
Fox Point Road Updates
- There has been no progress on replacing the collapsed guardrail at the end of Fox Point Road along Morrissey Boulevard.
- The chairs will continue to follow up with Dan Hunt to try to get this fixed.