February 25th Meeting Notes

We had another great meeting last night at Howard Elementary School. Lots of new faces and plenty of people who want to pitch in to help our neighborhood thrive. Many thanks to everyone who braved the cold to attend.

Last night we discussed new ways you can keep up with breaking city news, snow emergencies and police situations. Nixle and Twitter provide almost instant reports to your email or mobile device. Take a look and sign up, if you're interested:

www.nixle.com

www.twitter.com/cityofdearborn

Also, the City of Dearborn has updated its website. The new site is easier to navigate and much more user-friendly. Check it out here:

www.cityofdearborn.org

John Cascardo from Dearborn's Residential Services Department discussed the Wayne County Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Program. This is a free service that has already helped over 2,000 families avoid foreclosure. From the sound of it, this is a very worthwhile program. You can look into it for yourself at www.FightMortgageForeclosure.com or by calling 877-693-6199.

The issue of neighborhood traffic was brought up. We've had several complaints about speeding drivers, as well as cars rolling through stop signs. The corner of Edward and N. Martha was cited as being particularly bad (especially after Howard School lets out in the afternoons). If you're having traffic issues in your area, please let us know. We will contact the Dearborn Police Department's Traffic Safety officer next week.

Finally, we need BLOCK CAPTAINS! Block Captains can help the Association with certain issues that may be affecting your specific block (vacant homes, unregistered rentals, code violations, etc). They can also help spread the word about upcoming events, meetings or neighborhood projects. Some of you volunteered last night. Please send me an email with your address, and we'll start compiling a list.

Early next week we'll put up a post detailing some of the Association projects that were proposed last night. Lots of great suggestions...keep 'em coming!

NEXT MEETING: APRIL 15th
GUEST SPEAKER: MAYOR O'REILLY
LINDBERGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAFETERIA
7:00PM