EVERETT Vol. 31, No.28 -FREEA household word in Everett for 30 years! ADVOCATE www.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday 617-387-2200 Friday, July 22, 2022 Mayor’s vision to clean up city’s “door step” with waterfront development moves forward By James Mitchell I Valid as of 7/14/2022* Open a 2-year CD with one of the region’s highest rates. Make your money work harder, longer, with our 2-year certificate of deposit account. Stop into one of our branches to open an account. n his ongoing effort to clean up the city’s “doorstep” along the Boston/Everett city line, Mayor Carlo DeMaria this week expressed his support for future development at Constellation Energy’s 43-acre Mystic Generating Station property at 173 Alford St., Boston, which would complement the Encore Boston Harbor site with the possibility of such additions as hotels and restaurants to BioTech startups and Life Science companies. As reported in a recent arti419 BROADWAY. EVERETT, MA 02149 771 SALEM ST. LYNNFIELD, MA 01940 WWW.EVERETTBANK.COM 617-387-1110 781-776-4444 Member FDIC | Member DIF *Annual Percentage Yield (APY) is subject to change without notice. Fixed rate term Certificate of Deposits accounts, rates are guaranteed for the length of the term. Minimum deposit to open account and to obtain the APY is $500 unless otherwise specified. APY is based on principal and interest remaining in the account for a period of one year. Penalty may be imposed for early withdrawal. For consumer accounts only. No out of state deposits. ECB NOW Checking Account is requested. cle in Banker & Tradesman, the Kraft family have reportedly expressed interest in building a soccer stadium for the New England Revolution soccer team enhanced by what the article stated was a “fast-track approval from Beacon Hill” exempting the waterfront property from state environmental regulations, such as the Chapter 91 waterfront access law that prohibits development along coastlines. “We have local zoning alSINCE 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 ready in place that is designed to prevent new development that would be as objectionable as what is there currently,” said the mayor in a telephone interview with The Everett Advocate on Tuesday. “It would be beneficial to Everett if we can find better balance in regulating the development of the area to encourage cleaner, higher uses that show a respect for the waterfront,” he said, referring to a multibillion-dollar economic development bill filed by Charlestown State Representative Daniel J. Carlo DeMaria Mayor Ryan last Thursday that would exempt the 43-acre industrial property from a number of environmental requirements for development for the specific purposes of sports, recreation or an events center. The mayor stated that any development would not affect the fishing industry, which is one of the protected industries included in the Chapter 91 law. In preparation for Mystic Generating Station’s shutdown in 2024, city officials in 2021 added the Constellation property to the Lower Broadway Urban Renewal Zone for future development. Wynn Resorts has already been approved by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission for a 999seat live entertainment venue across from the casino along with restaurants and two hotels. “This parcel of land is prime for redevelopment that reflects what residents have been asking for, which is to DEMARIA | SEE PAGE 3
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