Page 2 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, MAy 26, 2023 Have a Safe & Happy Memorial Day! ANGELO’S FULL SERVICE 1978-2023 Celebrating 45 Years in Business! s! Regular Unleaded $3.259 Mid Unleaded $3.739 Super $3.899 Diesel Fuel $3.799 Heating Oil at the Pump $4.759 $2.99 9 DEF HEATING OI 24-Hour Burner Service Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) DEF Available by Pump! Open an account and order online at: www.angelosoil.com (781) 231-3500 (781) 231-3003 367 LINCOLN AVE • SAUGUS Hours. Mon.-Wed. 6AM - 6PM / Thurs. & Fri. 6AM - 7PM / Sat. 7AM / Sun. 9AM-5PM Mayor announces Memorial Day Service Residents are asked to meet at the Gold Star Pavilion/gazebo at Glenwood Cemetery Special to Th e Advocate M ayor Carlo DeMaria is pleased to announce that the City of Everett’s 2023 Memorial Day Service will take place on Monday, May 29, at 10 a.m. at Glenwood Cemetery. The entrance to the cemetery is located on Washington Avenue. Emceed by Director of Veterans Affairs Antoine Coleman, the event will honor veterans of our armed services who have given the ultimate sacrifice to protect our country’s freedom. Those who attend will have the opportunity to hear from guest speakers and pay tribute to those who served our country and are no longer with us. The program will also include a performance from the award-winning Everett High School Band. The City of Everett invites residents to attend this Memorial Day Service to remember our country’s fallen heroes and listen to patriotic songs performed by our City’s youth. Those who plan to attend are asked to meet at the Gold Star Pavilion/gazebo, where the service will take place. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. City Council votes 6-3 to delay $1 million in ARPA funding to Youth Initiative Council By Tara Vocino A fter some discussion, the City Council voted 6-3 to delay appropriating $1 million in ARPA funding to the Everett Youth Initiative Council during Monday’s meeting at City Hall. Councillor-at-Large Stephanie Smith made a motion to send it to the Ways and Means Subcommittee, as they do with all appropriations, in a roll call vote. “I ask that students come with a project plan prior to the meeting,” Smith said. Ward 2 Councillor StephaAdvocate Online: www.advocatenews.net nie Martins requested a roll call vote on the motion, believing the Youth Initiative Council shouldn’t have to wait to receive their funding. “I personally witnessed students’ hard work,” Martins said. “The people of this city say where the money should go and will vote on where the money should go.” Martins said students want to use the $1 million for the people to pitch their ideas and for the people to vote on it. “I don’t think this should go to committee,” Martins said. “I think we should make an exception and vote on it tonight.” Councillor-at-Large John Hanlon said the motion is not a stranger to the council. “I don’t know what another $1 million will do except put it in the same pocket the fi rst $1 million went in,” Hanlon said. “It won’t go anywhere and just sit there.” Hanlon said students put in hard work, and he asked that students come to the Ways and Means Subcommittee meeting. “It will be much appreciated by me and them,” Hanlon said. “They can learn a lot more about what’s going on.” City Clerk Sergio Cornelio said this is the actual appropriation. “We can’t allocate money without the Mayor’s Offi ce,” Cornelio said. “We requested it to leave the Mayor’s Offi ce a few months ago.” Marchese said the amount isn’t in question, but rather who is overseeing the amount of money. “You can’t just write a check,” Marchese said. “It’s not fair to taxpayers or anybody.” Marchese said they don’t want to put it in a circle again, and that is what Smith is alluding to. Ward 3 Councillor Darren Costa said the kids have earned it. “Even if this gets through a committee, they’ll come with details of what they plan to spend for approval,” Costa said. “This is a pre-approval.” Costa said their plan was pretty well defined. “They earned it,” Costa said. “We’re not giving them anything.” Councillor-at-Large Richard Dell Isola said he still has questions, but he is all for it. He said that, once the Mayor’s Offi ce agrees on it, he asked students and councillors to come up with a plan where everyone can agree. Dell Isola said the same would apply to planting trees or installing trash cans – there needs to be a specifi c plan. “I have a lot of questions on how steps are going to be done,” Dell Isola said. Smith suggested sending it to committee to avoid any debate. The motion was made and seconded to send it to the Ways and Means Subcommittee and to invite students to bring their plan as to how the money will be appropriatVOTE | SEE PAGE 4 Prices subject to change DIESEL TRUCK STOP FLEET
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