Page 16 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, MAy 2, 2025 NEW HIGHER $82,044 BASE GET A FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO MASSTERLIST – Join more than 30,000 people, from movers and shakers to political junkies and interested citizens, who start their weekday morning with MASSterList— 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 Saturday 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: There were no roll calls in the House and Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call examines the salaries and other benefi ts received by your state representatives. SALARY FOR REPRESENTATIVES – The base salary for the state’s 160 state representatives rose from $73,655 for the 20232024 session to $82,044 for the 2025-2026 session. That’s an 11.39 percent hike which means an additional $8,389 per representative. The estimated price tag for the hikes is $1,342,240. Gov. Maura Healey announced these hikes in January. Under state law, Legislative salaries are up for adjustment in January every two years, either up or down, under a 1998 constitutional amendment approved by a better than twoto-one margin by voters. It requires that every two years the salaries of the governor, the other fi ve constitutional stateCITY OF EVERETT - LEGAL NOTICE - BOARD OF APPEALS 484 BROADWAY, ROOM 24 EVERETT, MASSACHUSETTS 02149 To Whom It May Concern: This notice is to inform you that a public hearing will be held on Monday May 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM, Everett City Hall, 3rd Floor George Keverian Hearing Room. All interested parties may attend and opinions will be heard regarding the following petition. Whereas a petition has been presented by: Property Address: Map/Parcel: Property Owner: Proposal: The existing building is non-conforming as to the following requirements: - Section 4.C.2.b – Lot area: Required is 7,000 SF for Two-Family and 0.5 FAR for Three-Family; existing is 4,368 SF. - Section 4.C.6.a – Combined side setback: Required is 16 feet; existing is 11.2 feet. - Section 4.C.6.a – Northwest side setback: Required is 4 feet; existing is 2.8 feet. - Section 17.A.1 – Parking: Required is 2 spaces per dwelling unit; existing is 0 parking spaces. Converting the existing Two-Family dwelling to a Three-Family dwelling will render the structure more nonconforming by intensifying use of the structure and undersized lot. A special permit is required pursuant to Section 3.C of the Ordinance. In addition, the plans provided indicated a proposed driveway and parking area, but no parking plan is provided. The Applicant must either demonstrate the provision of two new parking spaces that conform to the requirements of Section 17, elect to participate in the Transportation Demand Management provisions of Section 35 or request a special permit to increase the existing parking nonconformity pursuant to Section 3.C. Rebecca Edmondson Korom - Chairman Roberta Suppa - Clerk of Board of Appeals May 02, 09, 2025 55 Reed Ave. Everett, MA 02149 M0-02-000201 55 Reed Ave. LLC 84 Central Ave. Medford, MA 02155 wide offi cers and the state’s 160 representatives be increased or decreased based on data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) that measures the quarterly change in salaries and wages. It also requires that the same formula be used every two years to increase or decrease the stipends that 108 representatives receive for their service in Democratic or Republican leadership positions, as committee chairs or vice chairs and as the ranking Republican on some committees. Representatives’ base salaries were $46,410 when the voters approved the automatic pay adjustments in 1998. Since that time, the salaries have been increased every two years except for a $306 pay cut for the 20112012 session; an $1,100 pay cut for the 2013-2014 session; and a salary freeze for the 20152016 legislative session. The new $82,044 salary means that the base House salary has been raised $35,634 or 76.7 percent, since the mandated salary adjustment became part of the state constitution in 1998. $22,430.96 OR $29,907.95 FOR GENERAL EXPENSES – Each representative also receives an annual general expense pay allowance of $22,430.96 for members who live within a 50-mile radius of the Statehouse and $29,907.95 for those who are located outside of that radius. This separate, flat rate expense allowance is taxable as income. It is designed to pay for some of the costs of representatives’ district offi ces and other expenses including contributions to local civic groups and the printing and mailing of newsletters. Representatives are not required to submit an accounting of how they spend the money, but they are allowed to deduct any expenses, permitted under federal law, from their gross income on their federal and state tax return. EXTRA PAY FOR 108 REPRESENTATIVES – One hundred and eight of the state’s 160 representatives receive an additional stipend, ranging from $7,776.07 to $119,631.81, above the $82,044.31 base salary, for their positions in the Democratic and Republican leadership, as committee chairs, vice chairs and the ranking Republican on some committees. The stipend is increased or decreased every two years based on data from the BEA that measures the quarterly change in salaries and wages. House Speaker Ron Mariano (D-Quincy) the top Democrat, earns the highest stipend of any representatives: $119,631.81. House Minority Leader Brad Jones (R-North Reading), the top Republican, earns an $89,723.85 stipend. Here are the top fi ve representatives who are paid the highest salaries including the three categories of base pay, stipends and general expense pay allowance: Reps. Ronald Mariano (D-Quincy) $224,107.08; Aaron Michlewitz (D-Boston) $201,676.11; Bradley Jones (R-North Reading) $194,199.12; Michael Moran (D-Brighton) $194,199.12; and Kate Hogan (D-Stow) $179,245.15. The 34 representatives who receive the lowest salary of $104,475.27 are: Reps. James Arena-DeRosa (D-Holliston); Michelle Badger (D-Plymouth); Michael Chaisson (R-Foxboro); Manny Cruz (D-Salem); David DeCoste (R-Norwell); Rodney Elliott (D-Lowell); Dennis Gallagher (D-Bridgewater); Colleen Garry (D-Dracut); John Gaskey (R-Carver); Ryan Hamilton (D-Methuen); Tara Hong (D-Lowell); Vanna Howard (D-Lowell); Kristin Kassner (D-Hamilton); Patrick Kearney (D-Scituate); David LeBoeuf (D-Worcester); Marc Lombardo (R-Billerica); Bill MacGregor (D-Boston); Joan Meschino (D-Hull); John Moran (D-South End); Francisco Paulino (D-Methuen); Bridget Plouff e (D-Brockton); Sean Reid (D-Lynn); Amy Sangiolo (D-Newton); Margaret Scarsdale (D-Pepperell); Gregory Schwartz (D-Newton); Danillo Sena (D-Acton); Dawne Shand (D-Newburyport); Priscila Sousa (D-Framingham); Alyson Sullivan-Almeida (R-Abington); Kenneth Sweezey (R-Hanson); Joshua Tarsky (D-Needham); Erika Uyterhoeven (D-Somerville); Marcus Vaughn (R-WrenBEACON | SEE PAGE 17
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