Barbara Haller

March 7, 2009 will be the 19th anniversary of a tragic fire that took placeat 21 Florence Street in which four people perished.  Each year on March 7ththe Main South Alliance for Public Safety commemorates not only thisterrible disaster but all fire-related deaths since 1986.  The large blackgranite memorial at 1020 Main Street will again be the site of this year'smemorial.In 1990, 28-year old Ethel Baisden and her three children - Francis, age 3;David, age 23 months; and Paul, age 7 months - died when flames sweptthrough their apartment at 21 Florence Street.  The fire began when thebaby's blanket was ignited by a gas space heater.There are now 46 names inscribed on the monument.  This year one name willbe added:George A. BerganAge:     91 Died:    December 24, 2008The goal of the Main South Alliance for Public Safety's original placing of

Community Meeting

Housing Foreclosures: What You Should Know

Our City continues to be hit hard by the foreclosure crisis. We are all affected – owners who lose their properties, tenants who face unmanaged buildings and eventual evictions, and neighbors who see increases in crime and grime.

City Manager O’Brien, with the full support of City Council, has rolled out a comprehensive plan to lessen the impacts of foreclosure on our City. This plan is flexible so as to respond to the changing foreclosure scene.

Working on the advice of Lorraine Laurie and Green Island Residents Group, Inc., we have scheduled a meeting for neighbors to learn more about foreclosures, our City’s response, and how each of us can help ourselves and our neighborhood.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25TH

6:30 – 7:30 pm
25 MEADE STREET
(Health and Code Building)

Questions? Can’t attend, but want some information?
Call Councilor Barbara Haller, 508 414-0266