Page 6 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, AugusT 1, 2025 STADIUM | FROM PAGE 1 across Lower Broadway from the Encore casino and across the Mystic River from Charlestown. It is presently home to a nonoperational power plant, formerly operated by Constellation Energy, that closed in 2020. Although the site is in Everett, Boston is a party to negotiations for a Community Benefi ts Agreement (CBA), because of the presumed impact on Charlestown because it is the closest Boston neighborhood to Everett. A letter from the Boston Planning Department included a multi-page attachment on mitigation measures Boston is seeking, including MBTA connectivity, off -site parking options and an analysis of economic impacts a new 25,000seat stadium in Everett could have on competing concert venues in Boston like TD Garden and Fenway Park. “I’m hopeful we’ll get a resolution,” said State Senator Sal DiDomenico, who represents Everett, Cambridge and Charlestown. “The timeline is still in eff ect. Mediation will be happening soon, if not now.” Despite representing those areas, he is not involved in If We Happen To Meet By Accident ... You’ll Be Glad You Found Us! There is a difference between the rest and the BEST! Celebrating 46 Years In Business! TONY’S AUTO BODY Call or Visit 781-321-0032 34 Sharon Street Malden, MA 02148 TONYSAUTOBODYLLC.COM COME VISIT OUR STATE OF THE ART BODY SHOP • Computerized Paint Matching (State of the Art Spray Booth) • Computerized Frame Machines • P.P.G. Refinishing System • R134 + 1234yf A/C Machines Fully Insured -RS2415 Insurance Company Approval ALL OUR WORK IS GUARANTEED! TONY BARTOLO Owner 46 Years Let Us Handle Your Next Insurance Claim. Go With the BEST It Doesn’t Get BETTER! RENTAL CARS Available negotiations, “by design,” he said. “My job was to get it to this point.” Mayor Carlo DeMaria and the members of his team are not part of the negotiations between The Kraft Group and Revolution Soccer and the City of Boston. He declined comment, but reported, “Conversations with representatives of the Krafts and Revolution Soccer have been cordial and respectful. Representatives of the Kraft Group and Revolution Soccer understand the importance of this potential stadium to our community and the opportunities it creates to advance public transit-oriented development, sustainable construction practices on a project using union labor, the creation of job opportunities for Everett residents, and access to open space and a clean waterfront for the fi rst time in our lifetime and for generations to come. While the details of the community impact agreement with Everett are not finalized, I remain confident that both sides will continue to work towards an agreement that allows the project to proceed in a way that will bring important positive benefi ts to our city and our residents.” “Everett fully agrees with Boston that mitigation pertaining to the community and transportation improvements are a must,” local Planning Director Matt Lattanzi said. “Getting patrons in and out of the area safely, effectively, and without a reliance on single-occupant vehicles is one of the highest priorities in ensuring a successful project. As for specifi c mitigation proposals and Boston’s opposition to those drafted thus far, any agreed-upon mitigation proposals were drafted as part of the State’s legislation to remove the parcel from the DPA. These conditions were made public during the years-long legislative process and were championed by legislators representing both Boston and Everett. Importantly, the CBA that accompanied the aforementioned legislation notes clearly that ‘any items stipulated within the CBA section shall serve as material elements of the fi nal CBA, with a full understanding by the parties that additional items will be negotiated into the fi nal CBA.’ So, the door has been intentionally kept open for additional discussion and advocacy for further mitigation proposals.” Looming over all this is a December 31 deadline. If a CBA is not fi nalized by then, the parties will be required to enter binding arbitration. At a community forum at the Connolly Center in Everett on April 30 attended by the Krafts, suggestions from residents included that the CBA have provisions for the stadium facilities being available for sports banquets as well as games, traffi c calming measures being introduced and bike lanes protected and a ticket surcharge to create a medical trust fund for people in need. A CBA, however, is not approval of a stadium. It merely allows the classifi cation of the land as a Designated Port Area (DPA) to be lifted to pave the way for a specifi c proposal, which would be subject to standard project reviews. The current proposal includes only 75 parking spaces on the site, based on the idea that patrons will use public transportation to attend events because there is little parking. Enhancements and improvements are planned for public transportation, including bus and subway lines, and facilities to accommodate attendees of New England Revolution soccer games, concerts and visitor parking for which room will be available because the stadium must be set back from the coastline. Another wrinkle is Josh Kraft, son of Revolution and New England Patriots football team owner Robert Kraft, running for Mayor of Boston. That could create confl icts of interest or appearances of confl icts of interest, although Josh Kraft has said he would not participate in negotiations in accordance with ethics guidelines. There are a number of people who object to having a stadium at all and others who think the issue should be a ballot question in November, which came up at a community forum on March 31 and a City Council meeting on April 14, as well as April 30. The deadline for a ballot question STADIUM | SEE PAGE 7
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