How to Thank a Veteran: Have Their VFW Post Closed

[bombardiette]

I wasn't there for it on Friday, 11-11-11, Veteran's Day here in the US, but at some point during the ceremonies at the George Dilboy VFW, my post, officials apparently entered and informed the post commander that code violations (which we've been trying to fix via a new post that about 100 people in the district have so far successfully fought

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[ron_newman]

Why did the fire department consider that room less safe than the main one? Were you able to remove everything of value from there before it was bricked up?

[bombardiette]

It's an occupancy issue. Because of the square footage of that room, the ascertation is that our theoretical occupancy increases. Given that we've never gone over occupancy down there and on any given day, at any given time, there's at most 10 people in the whole place, it's laughable.

But we had to reduce (permanently) the square footage of that combined space to reduce our occupancy threshold.

[ron_newman]

I don't understand why they couldn't have reduced the occupancy limit while leaving the room open.

Perhaps you or other Dilboy folks should come to the Somerville Ward 6 ResiStat meeting this Wednesday at 6:30 pm at Ciampa Manor.

[bombardiette]

What's the ResiStat meeting and how would it benefit us of we attend? The name seems to imply "residence". We aren't home owners there...well, ok, a lot of the members ARE homeowners, but the issue of the post isn't a homeowner one.

Because Boston Fire Prevention didn't approve any other way of reducing occupancy while leaving the game room open.

[ron_newman]

ResiStat meetings are open to anyone living or working in Somerville. As a stakeholder you have just as much right to be there as I do (and btw, I'm not a homeowner either)

The meeting allows for a general discussion of any issue related to Ward 6.

[bombardiette]

Yeah, I went back to the DSLJ thread on that. It really pissed me right the fuck off too. Everyone's cheering for such tactics when the people in question fit their mold of the New Somerville.

[ron_newman]

Going to that meeting will show that there is another side to this story that the city needs to pay attention to.

[ron_newman]

And that's exactly why you should come to the meeting. Hope to see you there.

[bombardiette]

Given the timeframe, I can't go. I don't even get home until then, and I'd have to find someone to leave Amelie with until Mick gets home from work. That's one of my huge frustrations. The most I've been able to make my voice on this matter heard is via letters the members who attend the meetings read on my behalf because scheduling is not in favor of my own schedule at all. :(