Great job Fran, I read the minutes from the meeting at the YMCA. I was present at the meeting and am pleased and impressed with the results and progress. Not a bad start.
Anyway, I am Darryl Harris, owner of 139 Madison Street for the past 10 years. I didn't really attended the meetings organized by the last Block Assoc.,due to a very busy schedule and impatience for an inexperienced Block Assoc. Now, I have a less hectic schedule and a lot more patience. I'm sure that I will be more involved this time around.
I am a computer operator (40 hours a week) and I've never "blogged" before... (I hope that's the correct term). I don't know what it is or how its used, although I have heard of it before. Residents may be confused about how to sign up. I attempted to sign up, but am not sure if I actually did sign up. We (or I), need clarification on this. Some, may not be computer savvy. I'm not and its my job. Although I'm mainframe competent, not PC competent.
I believe the residents of Madison St. are genuinely concerned and will be more involved when we have knowledgeable, dedicated, responsible officers who can properly maintain a block association and motivate the many tenants on Madison St. to step up and take control of what belongs to us as residents and hard working, taxpaying citizens.
Our block is like the garden on the block, "without resident support and members to maintain and protect it, they will take it." "They", being the city or the drug dealers or whomever.
Tony Saunders should be so overwhelmed with calls from Madison Street residents that it would be in his best interest to resolve our problem.
We need a strong block association. We should all recruit our neighbors to come to the meetings. Kisha stayed on me and I needed that. Others may need the same.
We have attained speed bumps through the last block association and gotten rid of a drug spot near the Bedford Avenue side of Madison Street. Now we need to work on drug situations on the Nostrand Avenue side of Madison Street. Without fail. Not an option. Must go. Cannot allow it. Sorry. See ya. You gotta go... Make it happen.
Lastly, let's get a definition on "Block Captain", I am considering this position.
P.S. Feel free to post my thoughts on our Madison Street Block Association Blog, (whatever "BLOG" means...
Thank you for listening (reading),
D. Harris
139 Madison St.
2 comments:
You mentioned that there was a trouble house near Bedford - how did you all help clean it up? Maybe we could do the same to help the other end of the block.
darryl, thank you soo much for posting. i am new to the block but i participated on my last block association so i know the difference a strong and plugged in block association can have on the block. i agree that we as residents need to take control of our block and make the police and elected officials respond to our complaints. we all need to track our calls to the 79 precinct and 311 so we can hold them accountable. i look forward to working with you to improve our block and make it a place we are all proud to call home. see you on jan 6.
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