THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, AugusT 15, 2025 ~ Op-Ed ~ Page 3 Stadium or no Stadium? Is that really the question or just more Everett politics? By Peter Napolitano, Candidate for City Council, Ward 1 am a lifelong Everett resident, a former City Councilor and a taxpayer. At the last City Council meeting, I spoke about the referendum regarding construction of a professional soccer stadium and the potential to send the wrong message to the public. Ten years ago, the City Council started the process to convert lower Broadway into an Entertainment District. Four existing members on the current Council and myself as a then Councilor, worked hard to make the transformation of Everett’s defunct industrial area into a viable, income generating part of our city. I Let me ask you, what type of entertainment venue could afford to tear down this 100-yearold power plant, a building that cannot be repurposed into something else. They will need to remediate and clean up all the land to build new, safe construction? This is ultra expensive, and this project will take years to complete. Traffi c is always a concern, but all the traffi c studies after Encore opened show that only lower Broadway has been aff ected and it has had little impact on the rest of Everett. There is an argument that there is no public parking at the stadium. How much parking does Fenway Park have? Fenway Park relies exclusively on public transportation and is larger and hundreds of times busier than the soccer stadium will ever be. Fans will have to take advantage of public transportation, and those authorities have years to work out a viable transportation plan. Additionally, as the Community Benefi ts Agreement, which the city is currently negotiating, is worked out, the sheer number of Everett community services that will be assistOP-ED | SEE PAGE 9 * Life-Long Resident * Dedicated Family Man * US Navy Veteran * Experienced City Councillor “Everett is on the threshold of unprecedented growth and development. Vote to elect an experienced leader for a changing city” PETER A. NAPOLITANO COUNCILLOR, WARD 1 Sponsored by the Committee to Elect Peter A. Napolitano. Contact us at 617-389-7340, panward1@aol.com, or Facebook SABATINO/MASTROCOLA INSURANCE AGENCY 519 BROADWAY EVERETT, MA 02149 Auto * Home * Boat * Renter * Condo * Life * Multi-Policy Discounts * Commercial 10% Discounts * Registry Service Also Available Sabatino Insurance is proud to welcome the loyal customers of ALWAYS READY TO SERVE YOU: Our Staff are, Emma Davidson, Jeimy Sanchez, Josephine Leone, Marie D’Amore, Rocco Longo, Z’andre Lopez, Anthony DiPierro, Darius Goudreau, Laurette Murphy, Danielle Goudreau and Tina Davidson. PHONE: (617) 387-7466 FAX: (617) 381-9186 Visit us online at: WWW.SABATINO-INS.COM Elect
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