MANCHESTER, N.H. – Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais ended the new business section of Tuesday’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting with a set of statistics highlighting progress by the city’s government.
MPD Hot Spot Enforcement in and Around Parks July 12-Nov. 14:
- Arrests: 123
- Citations Issued: 476
Addressing Addiction:
- 21% reduction in overdoses this year over last
- 20% reduction in overdose fatalities this year over last
Beech Street Shelter and Engagement Center June-October:
- Total Provider-Guest Connections: 710
- Housing Placements: 33 Guests Housed
- Vital Documents Acquired: 30 Guests obtained IDs, birth certificates, or SS Cards Bus Passes Provided: 27
- Employment Opportunities: 10 Guests Gained Employment
- Detox and Recovery Services: 8 Guests entered and completed programs
Street Plus Downtown Street Cleaning Crew July through October:
- Trash Pickup: 38,880 lbs. (Estimated: 1296 bags of trash removed at 30 lbs. a piece) Needles: 663
- Pressure Washing: 480 Block Faces
- Sticker Removal: 377
- Graffiti: 259 Removed
- Waste: 161 Removed
- Oversized Debris: 78
DPW Saturday Cleanups Since Inception of Program in August:
- 14,200 cubic feet of debris, and 797 needles have been removed from public spaces over the course of 11 cleanups.
“Pulling all this data together is a ‘proof of progress’ exercise. It shows the city is safer, cleaner and providing services through our Engagement Center that are truly getting lives back on track,” said Ruais. “I want to thank the Board of Aldermen, our city departments, and community partners who are helping to make these advancements possible. My goal is to continue to build on this progress and to further increase our quality of life here in Manchester.”