Minutes

Ron Bethoney, Felicia Villamagia, Mannie Bethoney, Ed Williams, Tom Thibeault, David Lynch, Karl Schuler Jr, Rob May, John Fay, Evan Sears, Jim Jamoulis, Fred Nicoli, Jeff Miller, Marina Oliveira, & Karla Lynne Rogers

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Jeff Miller from Signature Healthcare

Several members from Brockton’s Office of Planning & Economic Development

Marina Oliveira from South Shore Bank

Old Business

-         Website continues to have changes made. Some enhancements to come are an interactive business directory, membership application links, etc…

New Business

-         Street sweeping needs to be done to keep neighborhoods in best possible shape for both esthetics & health reasons. We were reminded by David Lynch that we have a towing association available to us and it only takes a call to get cars moved that have remained still.

-         A question was asked about the homes which were damaged/gutted on South Street and what will happen. Chief Williams reminded us that insurance investigations take awhile to process but most likely 1 would be rebuilt and 1 would be repaired. Rob May & Tom Thibeault both said that it should be rebuilt to the specs it was due to the historic zoning.

-         Reminder that the next Campello Public Workshop is on 6/28 at South Middle School from 6-8pm. They will be collecting feedback & input about Urban Design principles & how they relate public & private spaces, and what we envision the Campello Neighborhood to look like.

These are great forums to make your voice heard whether as a business owner, resident, or property owner. Take ownership of what is happening and be part of what can be.

-         The Phantom Gourmet will be filming in Campello at the Italian Kitchen on Wed 6/28 from 2p-6p. All our invited to come down & be part of the action- maybe wear some swag from your favorite business for free publicity!

·         Beginning balance $38453.01

·         Receipt of $100

·         Debit of $230

·         Ending balance $38323.01

Motion to accept report accepted.

An Update on Brockton Hospital

Appx 5 months ago there was a devastating fire at Brockton Hospital. While the ER remains closed due to damage & supply chain issues, they are hoping to re-open with limited capacity the end of this summer for day surgeries, minor procedures, etc… The hope is they will have a full re-opening at the end of next year.

It’s a matter of balancing projects & resources.

Efforts continue with rebuilding- some examples of what has been done or will be done

-         They are proud of the fact they were able to keep all 300 employees working with no layoffs during this time by setting up a job agency and having people work at other locations, making them available for when they are ready.

-         2 Urgent cares were set up almost immediately (which would normally take 9 months!)

o    650 Center St which is 24/7 (moving OB/GYN space) which is seeing appx 65 patients/day

o    110 Liberty St which is 7a-7p (moving Eye services) which is seeing appx 45 patients/day

-         Mission possible project continues to go ahead with plans for a new ER, labs, etc….

A few words from the Planning office

-         Reminder about the public forum again Wed 6/27 & the importance of our voices being heard.

-         To try to involve residents that are unable or unwilling to attend the forums at night the office is hoping to organize an event on Saturday 9/16 which will have music, food from local restaurants, and tents which will have information about the project. They are hoping to get co-sponsors to support both financially & with attendance such as the CBA, local businesses, property owners, etc…

A discussion occurred regarding what kind of businesses would draw the most people into Campello & what would be the best use of space & zoning.

-         Gilmore School needs support to clean up the baseball field, and maybe even setting up a snack shack. Any ideas? Any volunteers? PLEASE HELP!

*= Councilor NiCastro update was delivered by David Lynch

09/26/2023, 12 noon Location: Cape Cod Cafe

Motion to adjourn was made at 12:47 p.m. and was passed unanimously.