Dear Community,

In light of the Confederate flag placed on a Brookhaven Fire Truck we as a Board have sent a letter to Chief Di Pinto Jr. which we are posting here for the community to read.

It is at this challenging time that the Board looks to the BVA’s mission as stated in our bylaws: The Object of the Association shall be to aid in the preservation of the natural beauties of Brookhaven Village; to encourage and assist in all improvements pertaining to the public welfare; to cooperate with the public officials in the faithful performance of their duties; to guard, in every way, the interests of the residents as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation.

We continue our mission to guard the interests and to stand for all residents. We strongly disagree with everything the Confederate flag represents and we don’t condone the use of that flag anywhere in our community. We agree with Chief Di Pinto Jr.’s statement that racism has no home in our Firehouse or our community.

The BVA Board supports diversity across all lines of difference, including age, economic circumstance, ethnicity, sex, race, range of ability, religion, sexual orientation and gender ID.
The BVA Board will move forward towards inclusion, diversity and equality in our policies and activities in the community.

Our community comes together with strength and unity. We see examples of this every Memorial Day Parade and at every Clean Up Day. We saw the strength in unity this past spring as neighbors responded by helping each other through the pandemic. The Board will continue to support that unity and strength.

In service and support,
The BVA Board