Page 8 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, July 12, 2024 Mass. Senate voting on fate of proposed Everett pro soccer stadium Advocate Staff Report he Massachusetts Senate was expected to vote on a $2.8 billion economic development bill this week, which includes plans to transform a 43-acre parcel in Everett into a state-of-the-art, professional soccer stadium for the New England Revolution. The vote was expected to take place yesterday (after Advocate press deadline). A separate bill passed by the T Mass. House in June – H.4804 – did not include plans for the stadium. If passed by the Senate, the measure would have to be resolved in a joint conShown above is an artist’s rendering of the proposed professional soccer stadium in Everett. (Courtesy Photo) Sunday, July 14, 2024 6:00 p.m. Glendale Park 50 Elm St. Everett, MA 02149 Live Music and Entertainment!Live Music and Entertainment! Fireworks Begin at 9:30 p.m.Fireworks Begin at 9:30 p.m. ference committee. The 43-acre parcel, which is located at 173 Alford St., is considered a part of the Mystic River Designated Port Area (DPA). The DPA designation would have to be removed for the stadium project to move forward. Even with the removal of DPA designation, the proposal would still undergo state environment reviews. The project also includes a four-acre waterfront park. The bill stipulates that if the stadium and waterfront park are not permitted and constructed within fi ve years, the DPA would be restored. In an April hearing, Revolution President Brian Bilello testifi ed before a State House committee that the Kraft Group had signed agreements with trade union Unite Here and the Teamsters to build the project. Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria said during the April hearing that it would cost around $100 million to clean the site, and touted the economic and environmental benefi ts of building the stadium. “There’s no other industry that’s going to come here and spend that money to clean that up,” Mayor DeMaria testifi ed in April. State Senator Sal DiDomenLEARN MORE AT CITYOFEVERETT.COM/EVENTS/INDEPENDENCE-DAY-2024 ico of Everett told State House News Service that “signing this bill will allow the public process to move forward on a project that will be an economic catalyst and environmental win for my constituents. This will open up the possibility for hundreds of millions of dollars in private investment, cleanup of a hazardous waste site, create good paying jobs and open our waterfront for the public to enjoy.” The Revolution have played in Gillette Stadium since 2001. Before that, the team played in the former Foxboro Stadium from 1996, when the team was founded, until 2001.
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