Page 24 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, ApRil 25, 2025 GET A FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO MASSTERLIST – Join more than 22,000 people, from movers and shakers to political junkies and interested citizens, who start their weekday morning with MASSter~ Legal Notice ~ ADVERTISEMENT TO BID The EVERETT HOUSING AUTHORITY, the Awarding Authority, invites sealed bids from Contractors for the Concrete Stairs Replacement - Phase 1 at State Aided Development: Veterans Avenue (200-1) in Everett, Massachusetts, in accordance with the documents prepared by WATERFIELD DESIGN GROUP, INC.. The Project consists of but not limited to: Concrete entry stairs, site stairs, bituminous concrete paving The work is estimated to cost $390,000.00. All bidding Requests for Information (RFIs) shall be submitted online by 05/09/2025 at 4:00PM EDT for general bids. Bids are subject to M.G.L. c.30§39M and to minimum wage rates as required by M.G.L.c.149 §§26 to 27H inclusive. THIS PROJECT IS BEING ELECTRONICALLY BID AND HARD COPY BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Please review the instructions in the bid documents on how to register as an electronic bidder. All Bids shall be submitted online at biddocs.com and received no later than the date and time specified. General Bids will be received until 21 May 2025 at 2:00PM EDT and publicly opened online, forthwith. General bids and sub-bids shall be accompanied by a bid deposit that is not less than five (5%) of the greatest possible bid amount (including all alternates) and made payable to the EVERETT HOUSING AUTHORITY. Note: A bid deposit is not required for Projects advertised under $50,000. Bid Forms and Contract Documents will be available for review at biddocs.com (may be viewed and downloaded electronically at no cost). The Contractor and all subcontractors (collectively referred to as “the Contractor”) agree to strive to achieve minority and women workforce participation. The Workforce Participation benchmark is set at 6.9% for women and 15.3% for minorities. The Workforce benchmark percentages are a statutory requirement under MGL c. 149 § 44A(2)(G). PRE-BID CONFERENCE / SITE VISIT: Scheduled Date and Time: 05/07/2025 at 10:00AM: 17 Drive A, Everett, MA 02149 The hard copy Contract Documents may be seen at: Nashoba Blue Inc.,433 Main Street, Hudson, MA 01749, 978-568-1167. April 25, 2025 CITY OF EVERETT 484 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149 Jacob St. Louis, Tree Warden jacob.stlouis@ci.everett.ma.us ~ LEGAL NOTICE ~ TREE REMOVAL HEARING In accordance with the provisions of Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 87, Section 3, notice is herewith given that a public hearing will be held on, Thursday, May 1, 2025 At 6:00 PM Everett City Hall, 484 Broadway, Everett, MA, 02149 3rd Floor Room 35 To determine if the following public shade trees shall be removed or remain per the Tree Warden of the City of Everett. The trees are located at or near the addresses identified below: Street Address 535 2nd Street DBH 6” Common Name Zelkova OBJECTIONS TO THE REMOVAL OF ANY TREE(S) MUST BE RECEIVED IN WRITING BY THE TREE WARDEN AT THE ABOVE LISTED ADDRESS PRIOR TO OR AT THE TREE HEARING. LETTERS CAN BE MAILED OR EMAILED TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS. Jacob St. Louis Tree Warden, City of Everett April 18, 25 2025 List—the popular newsletter that chronicles news and informed analysis about what’s going on up on Beacon Hill, in Massachusetts politics, policy, media and infl uence. The stories are drawn from major news organizations as well as specialized publications. MASSterList will be e-mailed to you FREE every Monday through Friday morning and will give you a leg up on what’s happening in the blood sport of Bay State politics. For more information and to get your free subscription, go to: www. massterlist.com THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ votes on roll calls from recent House sessions. There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week. CONSOLIDATED EDUCATION AMENDMENT (H 4005) House 151-4, approved a consolidated amendment adding $46.2 in education funding to the $1.3 billion supplemental budget. Much of the funding was for education projects and programs proposed by individual representatives for their local districts. “This consolidated amendment provides critical funding for a variety of education-related programs and projects at both the state and municipal levels, including $15 million to assist communities with regional school transportation costs,” said Rep. Brad Jones (R-North Reading). “These initiatives are funded with excess … surtax revenues, which is in keeping with the will of the voters to use this money to supplement spending for education and transportation-related initiatives.” Amendment opponents said that the amendment was full of pork barrel spending proposed by representatives for projects in their own district. They noted that the money should be used for education projects for all cities and towns, including fully funding special education costs for all the cities and towns in the state. (A “Yes” vote is for the $46.2 million. A “No” vote is against it.) Rep. Joseph McGonagle Yes CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION AMENDMENT (H 4005) House 134-20, approved a consolidated amendment adding $28.8 million in transportation funding to the $1.3 billion supplemental budget. Much of the funding was for transportation projects and programs proposed by individual representatives for their local districts. “This consolidated amendment includes funding for multiple transportation-related initiatives across the state, providing cities and towns with the funding needed to carry out essential transportation infrastructure repairs and maintenance,” said Rep. Brad Jones (R-North Reading). “When the voters approved the [surtax] amendment in 2022, they were clear that these revenues should be spent only on transportation and education, and this consolidated amendment upholds the will of the voters.” “We are seeing the necessity for overrides pop up all across the commonwealth and in multiple towns of the 6th Plymouth District, dominated mostly by school operational budgets,” said Rep. Ken Sweezey (R-Hanson). “I believe that the … funds would have been best used on education in the dire situation we fi nd ourselves in rather than the disproportionate amount we funneled to transportation and the MBTA.” (A “Yes” vote is for the $28.8 million. A “No” vote is against it.) Rep. Joseph McGonagle Yes ALSO UP ON BEACON HILL FORECLOSURE PREVENTION PROGRAM (S 765) – The Financial Services Committee held a hearing on a bill that would create a Massachusetts Foreclosure Prevention Program to assist homeowners in avoiding foreclosure through supervised pre-foreclosure conferences between creditors and borrowers regarding foreclosure alternatives. Conferences would result in a report, and foreclosures can only proceed with a Certifi cate of Compliance, contingent on BEACON | SEE PAGE 25
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