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Mayor Menino Visits the South End

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by Sully

Boston’s Mayor Menino recently held a press conference in our back yard (literally, right outside our window, on Fay Street in the South End).  Menino was in our ‘hood to announce a new initiative with the Boston Police Department to proactively address neighborhood issues with crime and work to improve the neighborhood’s overall quality of life.

You may be asking yourself, of all the streets in Boston, why Fay Street?  It’s because the residents of East Berkeley, Fay and surrounding streets are some of the most conscious of their surroundings.  Residents recently formed a neighborhood watch program that is the most proactive in the city – demanding that the city and police department listen and react to their requests.  Kudos to them for making a difference and getting results.

The conference was a call to action for Boston residents.  The city would like its people to take an active role in reporting petty crime and social and physical disorders like abandoned buildings, graffiti, litter and vacant lots.  As city dwellers, we sometimes become accustomed to metro living and ignore empty lots, graffiti, etc.  Maybe you aren’t accustomed to it – maybe you are actually sick of it.  Well, this is an opportunity to take more of an initiative to clean up your home, and actually see results.  The BPD will compile, review, analyze and map this data to identify “hot spots.”  The city can then focus on those areas that generate the biggest amount of citizen complaints for quality of life issues – addressing small problems before they become bigger ones.

This is great news for many neighborhoods in Boston that often see a lot of the same issues – loitering, street harassment, vandalizing, etc.  The BPD will enlist and dispatch Community Service Officers, who will use community meetings and visits to help solve these recurring problems.  Take advantage of this and get involved!  If you see anything in your neighborhood or around the Bean, contact the Mayor’s Hotline (617-635 -4500) or by visiting the City’s website or reading the release.

Thanks for the drop by, Menino!