FYI Mobile - July 11, 2007
Jul 11th, 2007
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FYI Mobile Mobile City Government Working For You July 11, 2007 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In this issue -- City Offers Amnesty for Certain Municipal Offenders -- Hey Mobile - Let's Can the Litter! -- Council News: Street Renamed for Civil Rights Pioneer -- Firefighter Honored for Bravery -- Louisiana Katrina Evacuees in Mobile Can Learn About The Road Home Program -- Catch the Game - Feel the Bite with the Mobile Sharks -- Announcements... Greetings! It is our hope that everyone had a safe and enjoyable
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City Offers Amnesty for Certain Municipal Offenders ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On July 2, the City of Mobile began an amnesty program for certain municipal offenders such as traffic cases where fines are owed, traffic cases where defendants need to enter a plea, criminal and domestic violence cases where money is owed, and Municipal Offense Tickets. By taking advantage of the amnesty program, those who face jail time can avoid being handcuffed, taken to Metro Jail, and having family members or friends forced to pay to bail them out.
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Hey Mobile - Let's Can the Litter! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On June 30, Mobile kicked off an anti-litter campaign called Let's Can the Litter with the first ever Litter Summit in Mobile at the Z-Technology Center at Hank Aaron Stadium. Bob Haskins, director of Keep Mobile Beautiful, moderated the panel of neighborhood leaders who have spearheaded successful litter campaigns. Topics included "Beauty is Good for Business," "Litter League," "District-wide Community Policing," and "We Want Our Neighborhood Back!"
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Council News: Street Renamed for Civil Rights Pioneer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  The family of Dr. James H. Finley gathered at the Mobile City Council meeting on Tuesday, July 3, 2007 as the Council changed the name of Dixie Street to James H. Finley Drive. Dr. Finley's widow, Ms. Joycelyn Franklin Finley, accepted a resolution declaring the change and a ceremonial street marker. A sign dedication will be held on Saturday, July 28 at 10 a.m.
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Firefighter Honored for Bravery ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On May 1, Mobile Firefighters were dispatched to a residential fire located at 3304 Autumn Ridge Drive, West. The fire call was received at approximately 6:12 a.m. and when firefighters arrived shortly after at approximately 6:19 a.m. they discovered the fire, which was in the kitchen, had already been extinguished by the owners' neighbor with a garden hose. It was later discovered that that neighbor was off-duty Firefighter- Driver Tommy Bishop, 51, a veteran with over 28 years with the department. Bishop was awakened by his neighbor pounding on his door and telling him his kitchen was on fire. Bishop quickly got dressed, only as a firefighter can do, ran across the street, grabbing the garden hose and extinguishing the fire.
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Louisiana Katrina Evacuees in Mobile Can Learn About The Road Home Program ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A representative from the Louisiana Road Home program attended a City Council meeting recently to tell the thousands of people who were displaced to Mobile after Hurricane Katrina what they can do if they want to go home.
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Catch the Game - Feel the Bite with the Mobile Sharks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The inaugural game of Mobile's new minor league football team, the Mobile Sharks, will kick-off at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 14 at Medal of Honor Park. The Sharks will be taking on the New Orleans Firepower. Tickets are $7.00 for adults, $4.00 for kids 12 and under and FREE for kids 3 and under.
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Announcements... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Councilmen William Carroll and Clinton Johnson will hold a joint District 2 & 3 Midtown/Loop Community Meeting on Thursday, July 19, 2007 at the Little Flower Catholic School Cafeteria (2103 Government Street), starting at 6:30 p.m.
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