EVERET R Vol. 30, No.6 -FREEEVT TT www.advocatenews.ne v Happy Valentine’s Day to all our Readers! H AD CT D O .net et 419 BROADWAY, EVERETT MA 02149 Right by you. 61 7-38 7 - 1 1 10 7 7 1 SALEM ST, LYNNFIELD, MA 01940 7 8 1 - 7 7 6 - 4444 WWW.EVERETTBANK .COM Member FDIC Member DIF AT 617-387-2200 Free Every Friday With unity, we can achieve anything. HAPPY PRESIDENTS DAY. WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THE LONG WEEKEND. PLEASE REMEMBER WE’RE CLOSED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH IN OBSERVANCE OF THE HOLIDAY. AS ALWAYS, YOU CAN ACCESS OUR ATMS AND ONLINE BANKING ANYTIME. he City Council, during its February 8 meeting, voted unanimously to approve plans to overhaul Ferry Street, Elm Street and part of Chelsea Street. “Ferry Street and Elm Street T SINCE 1921 Messinger Insurance Agency 475 Broadway Everett, MA 02149 Phone: 617-387-2700 Fax: 617-387-7753 NEW COMPETITIVE AUTO RATES AND BENEFITS AVAILABLE ACCIDENT FORGIVENESS DISAPPEARING COLLISION DEDUCTIBLE 11% DISCOUNT WITH SUPPORTING POLICY 10% COMBINED PAY IN FULL DISCOUNT AND GREEN DISCOUNT 10% GOOD STUDENT DISCOUNT Celebrating 100 years of excellence! Monday thru Friday: 8am to 6pm Saturdays 9am to 1pm! Check out our NEW website! www.messingerinsurance.com are being reconstructed from the ground up,” said city Transportation Planner Jay Monty. “Utilities, pavement, sidewalks, traffi c lights – the whole thing.” Because the $28 million project is federally funded, the city is required to have control of the property along those traffi c arteries. “We need to have the rights to that property in order to rebuild it,” said Monty. Therefore, the council approved the allocation of $2 million for expenses related to eminent domain and property easements. Kristopher Surette, a project engineer at WorldTech Engineering, said construction is expected to begin in late-summer or early-fall and will take approximately five years to complete. He also said a representative from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation will be onsite at all times. In addition, Surette spoke about the long-term benefi t once the project is completed. “When this project is done, you will not have a trench AD OCATE Friday, February 12, 2021 Construction to begin on Boston Street mixed-use development A rendering of the mixed-use project at 85 Boston Street, which is slated to begin in April. See story on page 6. (Courtesy Photo) Council approves plans for $28M Ferry Street Reconstruction project By Christopher Roberson down the middle of Ferry Street for a number of years,” he said. Linkage Fee Ordinance In other news, the council voted 10-1 to approve the ordinance regarding Linkage Fees. Similar ordinances are already being used in Boston, Cambridge and Somerville. Everett’s Linkage Fee will be $1,000 per unit for buildings that do not qualify as being affordable housing. There will be a $500 fee for units that are under construction and are located in a building with five percent affordable housing. Attorney Jonathan Silverstein of KP Law said the ordinance will not be retro-active and will only apply to new projects. The council also approved a number of amendments to the ordinance including: • Making the square footage threshold 15,000 square feet for commercial buildings • Giving developers five years to payoff reduced fees and seven years to payoff standard fees • Deleting the section of the ordinance regarding refunds • Giving rulemaking authority to the council rather than to the Inspectional Services Department. The new Linkage Fees will take effect next month.
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