Revere City Council Roundup

Advocate Staff Report

The City Council began their meeting this week doing one of the things they do best — recognizing and celebrating residents and their accomplishments. This week Ward 6 Councillor Paul Argenzio introduced the winners of the George V. Colella Academic Achievement Awards for Revere’s top performing fifth and eighth graders and their teachers and principals. The top performing eighth graders were David Marco Spiriti, Narolyn Baez Rodriguez and Tyler Pham. The top performing fifth graders were Juliette Calderon Tejada, Kastani Fartun, George Fotiadis, Tavleen Kaur, Gioia Sciaraffa and Arianna Delplank Bastianelli.

Changes on Lee Burbank Highway

The City Council unanimously voted to grant a special permit to the petitioner of 20 Railroad Street to reconstruct the building with a new two-story commercial building with 26 parking spaces at 250 Lee Burbank Highway. The permit is subject to the conditions set by site plan review.

Natalia Maria Catano Gomez was granted a special permit for class II auto sales at 195

American Legion Highway.

Car Wash Coming to Squire Road

The City Council also granted a special permit to New York Capital Investments Group to open and operate a car wash. The permit is subject to the conditions set by site plan review.

Light Up Squire Road

The City Council supported Ward 3 Councillor Anthony Cogliandro’s motion that the mayor be requested to talk to National Grid about which poles along Squire Road can handle a light installation, and the cost for the work.

Play Ball

Ward 5 Councillor Angela Guarino-Sawaya presented a motion that the city conduct a feasibility study to evaluate the installation of a basketball court at the corner of Dunn Road and Shawmut Street; should that site be found unsuitable, the study should consider the existing park at the corner of Neponset and Sagamore Streets.

Library Makeover

Councillors Joanne McKenna (Ward 1) and Angela Guarino-Sawaya presented a motion for a feasibility study for the installation of a handicap-accessible ramp at the front entrance of the Revere Public Library; if a ramp is found to be infeasible, the study should explore the installation of an exterior elevator lift.

Don Martelli, a member of the Library Board of Trustees, responded to the motion during the public comment segment of the meeting. Martelli explained that the library is a historic building and the Board of Trustees is looking for grant opportunities to upgrade it. Martelli said the hope is to incorporate the ramp proposal into broader plans to improve the library.

Beachmont Green Thumbs

The City Council received a request from CFO Richard Viscay to transfer $60,000 from the Community improvement Trust Fund for the construction of a community garden in Beachmont.

Pitcairn Street

City councillors supported Ward 3 Councillor Anthony Cogliandro’s motion that police be requested to provide additional traffic enforcement on Pitcairn Street, particularly for the no heavy commercial vehicle restriction in the interest of public safety and preventing damage to the roadway.

Clean Up After Pets

Ward 5 Councillor Angela Guarino-Sawaya proposed that the Public Works Department install dog waste stations along Rice Avenue and that the DPW continue weekly maintenance of the stations.

Call for Public Hearing

The City Council supported Ward 3 Councillor Anthony Cogliandro’s motion that the City Council hold a public hearing to revoke for cause the Chapter 148 License # 221, 870 Broadway granted June 14, 1926.