A Message from Mayor Stimpson - January 6
Jan 6th, 2021
Good evening,
It is 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, January 6, and I am writing to give you an update from the City of Mobile.
Today, the Mobile County Health Department reports 27,485 COVID-19 cases, an increase of 208 cases. To review MCHD's detailed report, click here.
Earlier this week, our crews began the next phase of a multi-year widening project on Zeigler Blvd. that will alleviate traffic congestion and create a safer environment for motorists and pedestrians. Construction of the first phase from Schillinger Road to Cody Road began earlier this year and is still under way. The second phase will focus on the section of Zeigler Blvd. between Athey Road and Forest Hill Drive.
Once the total project is completed, Zeigler Blvd. will have four lanes from Schillinger Road to Forest Hill Drive. It will also add sidewalks, bicycle trails and a raised median in front of Langan Park designed around several oak trees that will be preserved during the construction process.
Like all road projects, this work will be a temporary inconvenience, but this project is very needed and will have a lasting impact on commuters and residents. After two decades of discussions, it was my pleasure to work with Councilwoman Gina Gregory and her colleagues to see this project come to fruition.
Yesterday the Mobile Fire Rescue Department honored a local business and three civilians who helped save a woman’s life after she went into cardiac arrest last fall. On October 13, 2020, MFRD personnel responded to a medical emergency at Springhill Toyota. When they arrived, the patient, Lisa Perry, was already receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from three bystanders.
Shennon Lambeth, Cindy Hubbart and MaKayla Reed all quickly jumped to action after Perry began to show signs of cardiac arrest — beginning chest compressions, locating and applying a nearby auto external defibrillator (AED) and calling 911. We later learned all three were off-duty nurses who did not know one another and were all at Springhill Toyota for separate, unrelated reasons. Perry was transported to the hospital by MFRD personnel, and though she is still on the road to recovery, she survived this very serious health scare thanks to the quick actions of these women.
Tuesday, MFRD presented Springhill Toyota with an Excellence in Business Award and Lambeth, Hubbart and Reed with Civilian Life Saving Awards. Six members of our MFRD team — Cpt. Todd Norsworthy, firetruck drivers John Hall and Evan Seaman and firefighters Adam Beeson, Brandon Ripple and Miguel Izaguirre were — were also recognized for their contribution to saving Perry’s life last October.
Sometimes I get asked: “Mayor what can I do to help Mobile?”
We all have different gifts, talents and blessings to contribute but sometimes the opportunity to help presents itself when we least expect it. We never know when we’re going to be called upon to do the things that make this a better community, but we can be ready when we are. These bystanders were ready that day. Are you?
Some people may not believe in miracles, but I do, and I seems like Lisa Perry does as well. At the ceremony yesterday recognizing her heroes she said: "Between them all and God is why I’m still here.” ?Amen, Lisa.
Sleep Tight,
Sandy Stimpson