EVEEVERET Vol. 30, No.28 -FREERETT AADD WWW.EVERET TBANK . COM www.advocatenews.net A household word in Everett for 30 years! CTE OCAT AT Free Every Friday 617-387-2200 Banking with a hometown touch. Open a free checking account with no monthly fees, and get access to Mobile Banking, Bill Pay and other features. Because no matter where you go, we’re right by you. Call or visit us to sign up. 419 BROADWAY, EVERETT MA 02149 61 7-38 7 - 1 1 10 7 7 1 SALEM ST, LYNNFIELD, MA 01940 781-7 76- 4444 Everett Chamber of Commerce President Colin Kelly is shown receiving a plaque honoring his dedication and service as Chamber President (2019-2020) during the recent $10K Raffl e Dinner at Spinelli’s in Lynnfi eld by Chamber Board member Attorney David O’Neil as Executive Director Cheryl Smith looks on. Kelly is also the $10K Raffl e Dinner’s Master of Ceremonies, making the event a success for many years. See photo coverage in next week’s Everett Advocate. (Advocate photo by JD Mitchell) City Council passes CIP budget totaling $10.1M Right by you. Member FDIC Member DIF Package includes $250K for Fire Dept. ambulance By Christopher Roberson 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 he City Council voted unanimously, during its July 8 meeting, to approve the city’s Capital Improvement (CIP) budget in the amount of $10.1 million for Fiscal Year 2022. Within that fi gure, $250,000 will be used to purchase an ambulance for the Fire Department’s new Ambulance Transport Service. The need for the service was underscored following a study conducted by Municipal Resources, Inc. (MRI) that looked at the daily operations of the Fire Department. During the meeting, MRI consultant Donald Bliss highlighted the Ambulance Transport Service as one of his top recommendations. “It is a cost-eff ective utilization of your city resources,” he said, adding that the study produced a total of 65 recommendations. “Think of them as guidance for the future.” In addition to maintaining the contract with Cataldo Ambulance Service, Bliss suggested that the Fire Department eventually have three frontline ambulances and one ambulance CIP BUDGET | SEE PAGE 18 E Friday, July 16, 2021 With Great Appreciation
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