PAX Centurion - January / March 2016

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • January/March 2016 • Page 9 Treasury Notes: Robert P. Colburn, BPPA Treasurer Ashley Guindon See Treasurer on page 36 Congratulations to some of the 2015BPPAscholarshipwinners. Thanks to thosewho took the time to come inor providedaphoto. Andrew Brown – son of Tab Brown, Harbor Unit Bridget Colburn – daughter of Julie Colburn, Family Assistance Unit and Robert Colburn, K-9 Unit Lillian Joyce – daughter of Terrence Joyce, CBU Nicholas Marino – son of Gary Marino, A-7 Devin Rideout with his father Michael Rideout, E-18 James Turcotte – son of Jason Turcotte, D-4 W e are in!! The new BPPA building located at 295 Freeport Street is open for business. The process of moving is gradual and slow as all the furniture, file cabinets and shelves have to now be set up and relocated. Bulletin boards, pictures and other fixtures are being put up and hammered into place, largely by us so at times it can be a little chaotic. Please excuse the chaos. It will take months to settle in and get comfortable so please be patient. That being said I welcome you to stop by and see YOUR new union hall. Many of you came to the last open meeting and toured the building before the renovations. Since then there have been many improvements including removal and replacement of walls, plastering, painting, carpeting, wiring and plumbing. Come back to see the finished product. We will be having an open house in the near future once the weather gets warmer. Like last time we will get the grills going and you can have lunch. I know many people are wondering what is going to happen with 9-11 Shetland Street. That decision will be made collectively by the leadership, the building We’re in and open for business committee, the House of Representatives and ultimately the membership. The BPPA is working with real estate professionals. The property on Shetland Street and that entire area is very hot right now. When to sell the property and for how much is not a decision we take lightly. Financially we are in very good shape. We just completed our annual audit and things are looking great. It is our goal to put Shetland street on the market at the right time and get the maximum price. Due to our financial standing we are in a good position because we are in no rush to sell. As I am writing this article we just returned from the funeral for another officer killed in the line of duty. OfficerAshley Guindon was killed on her very first day on the job inVirginia. This twenty- eight year old officer was killed while responding to a domestic violence call. She and her family hailed fromMerrimack, NH and the Springfield, MA area. Ashley was laid to rest on Monday March 7 th . Next