A Message from Mayor Stimpson - November 6
Nov 6th, 2020
Good evening,
It is 8:35 p.m. on Friday Nov. 6, and I am writing to give you an update from the City of Mobile.
Today, the Mobile County Health Department reports 17,696 COVID-19 cases, an increase of 98 cases. To review the detailed report, click here.
If you think about it, we (you and the City) have been cleaning up Hurricane debris from Sally since September 16. On October 28, Hurricane Zeta piled on more debris. During this time you have helped the City immensely by segregating your construction debris from limbs and by bagging leafy materials and hauling them to the collection sites.
What we are experiencing now is that on every street in the City, citizens are continuously bringing both hurricane debris as well as other household trash, i.e. sofas and other items to the street every day. We must discontinue doing this because if we don't, we'll never catch up.
The day before yesterday, one of the City's main corridors was completely clean. By the end of the next day, about 10% of the households had put out additional debris. So, going forward from now, we are requesting that you only put out debris on your normally scheduled trash pick-up day. Also, if you are able, hauling bagged leafy materials to the collection sites is a huge help.
Because we know you are tired of looking at the debris lining our streets and piled in your yard, we've set an aggressive timeline to complete this task. Working together, we can get there.
When talking about some of the many things we have going on in the City of Mobile, I often brag about the jobs members of our team are doing in their role with the city. However, this morning, I had the opportunity to recognize a team member for something that happened off the clock.
Greg Mosko works in the mechanical division of Build Mobile, but on the morning of Oct. 27, he was simply a good Samaritan helping a stranger in need on the side of the road. Greg helped change this woman's tire, and according to her, he did so with "kind words and a smile."
There are many skills that make someone a good employee but kindness, service and willingness to help others in need are the things that make someone a good person. This morning I sat down with Greg to thank him for going above and beyond as a representative of the City of Mobile.
Reading my devotional this morning I was reminded that people's decisions can often made by a combination of their habitual responses and their desire to please themselves. But, it's not just in making major decisions that we show our character. Sometimes the smallest things can have a big impact on the lives of others. Our community is stronger when we are looking for ways to help our neighbors.