~ City Council Roundup ~

Mayor sends list of appointees to City Council

The City Council received a small stack of communications from Mayor Patrick Keefe regarding the following appointments to city boards and commissions.

Don Martelli to the Library Board of Trustees

  Somaya Laroussi to the Human Rights Commission

  Hector Rivera to the Planning Board

  Hal Abrams to the Planning Board

  Herby Jean-Baptiste to the Human Rights Commission

  Wilson Correa to the Conservation Commission

  Matt Wolfer to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board of Trustees

New Leadership

  The six new city councillors were not the only big change at the City Council. Ward 3 Councillor Anthony Cogliandro was unanimously elected City Council President. Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky was unanimously voted City Council Vice President. Both councillors bring experience and plenty of institutional knowledge to their new roles.

A Fitting Tribute

  Ward 5 Councillor Angela Guarino-Sawaya graciously proposed naming the community meeting room at the new Point of Pines Fire Station in honor of former Ward 5 Councillor John Powers. Fellow councillors were quick to support the motion. All agreed Powers’s decades of service to the city should be recognized. The Point of Pines Fire Station was the longtime city councillor’s pet project, and the honor was especially appropriate.

Bring Back the Workouts

  Councillor-At-Large Robert Haas asked that Mayor Patrick Keefe, Jr. be requested to reinstate the Weekend Workout program at Revere High. According to Haas, the program was effective in battling isolation and inactivity and offered residents a safe space during the colder months.

Help Wanted

  Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna asked for a part-time building inspector to work from 5 p.m. Thursday to 5 p.m. Sunday to shut down all the illegal construction going on throughout the city after City Hall hours.