EV R Vol. 33, No.34 -FREEEVE ER TT www.advocatenews.net Your Local News & Sports Online. Scan Here! ADDOCCO TEAT Free Every Friday 617-387-2200 Friday, August 23, 2024 Mayor and City Council agree on funding order for roof repairs at former EHS; quick vote on further upgrades to follow Roof repairs help preserve a vital community resource; further action will alleviate overcrowded classrooms in Everett By Neil Zolot T Carlo DeMaria Mayor he City Council approved an appropriation of $10 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to repair the roof of the old High School, 548 Broadway, but delayed a vote on borrowing $72 million to relocate 7th and 8th grade there, in a Special Meeting on Monday, August 19. The $10 million appropriation required a simple majority of the Council and passed, 9-1, with Councillor-at-Large Guerline Alcy Jabouin dissenting and Council President Robert Van Campen (Ward 5) absent due to illness. Action on borrowing $72 million – requiring approval of two-thirds of the full Council – was delayed because of Van Campen’s absence and Councillor-at-Large Katy Rogers having to leave the meeting before the matter was presented. In requesting the delay, Councillor-at-Large 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 Stephanie Smith noted the building is in Van Campen’s district and he should be given the opportunity to vote. All present councillors agreed. Ward 3 Councillor Anthony DiPierro motioned for reconsideration of the $10 million appropriation, which was voted down, eff ectively ending any further action. Ward 6 Councillor Peter Pietrantonio was the lone vote in the minority. Repairing the roof will allow the building to be functional and house a preschool, the Eliot Family Rescue Center and the Broadway Boxing Club regardless of whether it is used for the educational purpose proposed by Everett Public Schools Superintendent William Hart. In Public Comment at the outset of the meeting, Liliana Patino and Fiona Brymer of Eliot Family Resource Center REPAIRING | SEE PAGE 20 Former Tide football star, Washington Commanders rookie Mike Sainristil ready to take on the Patriots Sunday night on national TV By Joe McConnell E verett football fans can tune-in Sunday night (Aug. 25) to watch former Everett High School (EHS) Super Bowl hero Mike Sainristil play for the Washington Commanders against the visiting the New England Patriots in SAINRISTIL | SEE PAGE 2
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