The Advocate - A household word in Revere Vol.29, No.46 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday Conservation Commission approves Amazon plan for cinema site 781-286-8500 Friday, November 13, 2020 Veterans Day Ceremony honors local vets’ service The appearance of the building will be in line with that of the Amazon Last Mile distribution facilities and will be similar to this rendering, according to Amazon offi cials. (Photo Courtesy of Amazon) By Adam Swift A mazon is primed to begin development of the former Showcase Cinemas site on Squire Road for a last mile delivery station. Last week, the proposal from Amazon and Northbridge Partners, which is purchasing the approximately 22acre parcel, passed muster with the Conservation Commission. The delivery station will be similar to the operation that recently opened at the former Necco site on the VFW Parkway. The proposal has also been before the city’s Site Plan Review Committee, which has issued recommendations for parking and traffi c on the site. “Our proposal is to remove the existing building (of 102,000 square feet) and build a 90,000 square foot Last Mile delivery station,” said Larry Beals of Beals Associates, the project designer for Amazon. “The site as it is today is essentially fully paved, and there is not much landscaping in the area.” Beals said the current project will decrease the paved area and add more trees than are currently on the property. “I know what is important to the Conservation Commission is creating green space and open space,” said Beals. “One of the things we are trying to accomplish with this plan is that we have added as much green space as we possibly can.” The entrance to the site will remain the same, but Beals said the truck and van traffi c associated with the Amazon deliveries will be traveling along Rte. 1 and not using local roadways. The traffi c pattern on the site should allow for a smooth fl ow of traffi c, with a counterclockwise flow from the employee parking area to the area where Amazon vans are parked to the loading dock where the packages are loaded onto the vans, according to Beals. “The Last Mile delivery sta$1.55 GALLON We accept: MasterCard * Visa * & Discover Price Subject to Change without notice 100 Gal. Min. 24 Hr. Service 781-286-2602 tion is the last stop a package takes before it is delivered to your door,” said Jessica Schumer of Amazon’s New York City corporate offi ce. “In the overnight hours, the majority of our product is coming in by 18-wheel line hauler trucks. Of the associates who work on the site, the majority work overnight and arrive at 10 p.m., getting the packages ready for morning distribution.” The delivery van drivers begin arriving around 9 or 9:30 a.m., Schumer said, with packages beginning to leave the site via van around 10 a.m. Those delivery vans begin returning around 7 p.m., she said. “I believe that at this site, there will be 20 to 30 vans leaving every 20 to 30 minCINEMA | SEE Page 15 Director of Veteran Services Marc Silvestri, shown speaking virtually during Wednesday’s Veterans Day ceremony, served in Afghanistan (pictured right) receiving the Bronze Star with Valor and a Purple Heart. See page 3 for story and photo highlights. (Courtesy Photos) A hidden gem – Sears Street footbridge a convenient cut through to beach Ward 5 Councillor John Powers and Chief of Infrastructure/Public Works Donny Ciaramella stand by the Sears Street footbridge. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) By Tara Vocino W ard 5 residents recently shared their thoughts about the convenience of the newly-restored Sears Street footbridge. Chief of Infrastructure/Public Works Donny Ciaramella said the bridge was built by Chris Ciaramella and Chris Courage, of the Revere Water/Sewer Drain department, inside a Department of Public Works facility, which saves the city money. “It would have cost approximately $30,000,” Ciaramella said. “The way we did it, it costs approximately $6,000.” Lincoln Lloyd Redley said to see the 30-year-old-bridge restored was the dying wish of his neighbor Mary Anne. “I, too, was disappointed when it was unusable,” Redley said. “Although it’s quaint, it’s a little piece of nature.” Ward 5 Councillor John Powers said it saves residents a halfmile walk to Revere Beach. “There weren’t any handrails and it wasn’t handicapped accessible,” Powers said. “Boards were sticking up.” Opened on Labor Day weekend, the bridge is handicapped accessible and convenient for all residents. BRIDGE | SEE Page 14
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