A Message from Mayor Stimpson - October 7
Oct 7th, 2020
Good evening,
It is 8 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7, and I am writing to give you an update from the City of Mobile.
Today, the Mobile County Health Department reports 13,850 COVID-19 cases, an increase of 44 cases. To review the detailed report, click here.
After a briefing with public safety officials this morning, I am relieved to report the projected path of Hurricane Delta is drifting farther to the West. With that said, forecasts can and often do change. Our team will continue to monitor this storm closely, and I would encourage you to do the same.
As of today, our teams on the ground have collected roughly 54% of the estimated 381,360 cubic yards of trash and debris left by Hurricane Sally last month. In hopes of speeding the process, we have also opened up drop off sites for bagged yard debris in two separate locations. These drop off locations do not replace our current efforts, but will allow citizens who are able to bring bagged yard debris like leaves to the City on their own timetable.
You can drop off bags of yard debris between from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at James Seals Community Center at 540 Texas St. and Langan Municipal Park at 4901 Zeigler Blvd.
In December, we welcomed actor and producer Samuel L. Jackson to Mobile as he was making the docuseries "Enslaved: The Lost History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade." The six-part documentary premiered on the Epix network in September, and an episode exploring the history of the last slave ship Clotilda and the remarkable story of the Africatown Community aired for the first time Monday. "Enslaved" has since been picked up by multiple networks and will air in more than 100 countries and territories.
This week, my administration and the Mobile City Council have recognized October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I also joined many throughout our community in building birdhouses as part of an awareness display with Penelope House. The goal of this project is to bring attention to domestic violence in our community and show that "peace on Earth begins at home."
Earlier this year, the City of Mobile began working with non-profit partners like Penelope House to explore ways to reduce incidents of domestic violence and better assist victims as they navigate the criminal justice system. We look forward to sharing more about those efforts later this month.
I recently came across a test for the signs of pride. When thinking about our community, pride can hinder our ability to become One Mobile. This is because pride lends itself to mistrust and prevents us from seeing other perspectives. Click the link to take the test for yourself.
Depending on how you fared on this assignment, you may want to read the following attachment. If you answered "Never" to all of them, stop here and trash this because you are perfect. Or, you may want to scan through the following footnotes copied from the Life Application Study Bible regarding pride. Or, you may want to do a more introspective look into yourself.
P.S. I hope you don't take this as subject matter too heavy. So for fun, after scoring yourself, let your spouse or best friend score you and compare the results. I bet they are different. Jean says I have lots of room for improvement!!
Sleep tight.