Page 16 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, OCTObER 4, 2024 Beacon Hill Roll Call By Bob Katzen If you have any questions about this week’s report, e-mail us at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com or call us at (617) 720-1562. Beacon Hill Roll Call Volume 49 - Report No. 39 September 23-27, 2024 Copyright © 2024 Beacon Hill Roll Call. All Rights Reserved. By Bob Katzen GET A FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO MASSTERLIST – Join more than 22,000 people, from movers and shakers to political junkies and interested citizens, who start their weekday morning with MASSterList—the popular newsletter that chronicles news and informed analysis about what’s going on up on Beacon Hill, in Massachusetts politics, policy, media and infl uence. The stories are drawn from major news organizations as well as specialized publications. MASSterlist will be e-mailed to you FREE every Monday through Friday morning and will give you a leg up on what’s happening in the blood sport of Bay State politics. For more information and to get your free subscription, go to: https://massterlist. com/subscribe/ THE HOUSE AND SENATE: There were no roll calls in the House and Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports on the number of times each representative sided with Gov. Maura Healey on her 20 vetoes of state budget items in the 2024 legislative session. A two-thirds vote is required to override a gubernatorial veto. In a full 160-member House, the governor needs the support of 54 representatives to sustain a veto when all 160 representatives vote—and fewer votes when some members are absent or a seat is vacant. Healey fell far short of that goal as 25 votes was the most support she received on any veto. The House easily overrode all 20 vetoes. No Democrats voted with Healey to sustain any vetoes. All 133 voted to override all the vetoes. Of the 25 Republican members, only two voted with Healey 100 percent of the time to sustain the vetoes: Reps. Nick Boldyga (R-Southwick) and Marc Lombardo (R-Billerica). The two GOP members who supported Healey the least number of times were Reps. David Vieira (R-Falmouth) and Kelly Pease (R-Westfi eld) who each voted with Healey BEACON | SEE PAGE 17 CITY OF EVERETT - LEGAL NOTICE - BOARD OF APPEALS 484 BROADWAY, ROOM 24 EVERETT, MASSACHUSETTS 02149 To Whom It May Concern: This notice is to inform you that a public hearing will be held on Monday October 21, 2024 at 6:00 PM, Everett City Hall, 3rd Floor George Keverian Hearing Room. All interested parties may attend and opinions will be heard regarding the following petition. Whereas a petition has been presented by: Property Address: Map/Parcel: Property Owner: 222 Vine Street Everett, MA 02149 L0-04-000037 DePiano Realty Trust Ms. Julie DePiano Trustee 62 Forest Street Wilmington, MA 01887 PROPOSAL: The applicant seeks to convert the existing 2 family residence into a 3-family residence. Reason for Denial: Permit was denied in accordance with the City of Everett Zoning Ordinance as follows: Joseph D. Cataldo is an estate planning/elder law attorney, The FAR for the proposed use is .6 and there is no parking for the new unit indicated on the supplied plot plan. No new parking has been proposed. Zoning: Section 4 Dwelling Districts (b) Dimensional Requirements line C. Section 4 Dwelling Districts A Uses Where the existing building is already non-conforming, any alteration shall not increase the existing non-conformity. Parking in accordance with this Zoning Ordinance shall be provided for any additional dwelling units. (Ord. of 4-29-91) Rebecca Edmondson Korem - Chairman Roberta Suppa - Clerk of Board of Appeals October 04, 11, 2024 All other uses--------------0.5 maximum floor area ratio (Ord. of 6-29-87; Ord. of 4-29-91 Ord. of 7/16/2002; Ord. of 11/13/2007) Certifi ed Public Accountant, Certifi ed Financial Planner, AICPA Personal Financial Specialist and holds a masters degree in taxation. EVERETT HOUSING AUTHORITY GROUNDSKEEPER/CUSTODIAN Everett Housing Authority seeks qualified applicants with a minimum of two years of custodian and groundskeeping experience for this full-time position. The wage rate for this position is $31.96/hr., with an excellent benefits package. Applicants must have a valid Massachusetts driver’s license and access to reliable transportation. Non Massachusetts Real Estate O ur state legislature, on September 19, 2024, amended Mass General Laws, Chapter 65C, Section 2A, thereby clearly excluding non-Massachusetts real estate from the gross taxable estate for purposes of preparing a Massachusetts estate tax return for a Massachusetts resident. Up until this point in time, many practitioners were uncertain as to whether or not the value of the non-Massachusetts real estate should be included as part of the gross estate on a Massachusetts estate tax return while at the same time reducing the value entirely by an off setting deduction by including a memorandum stating that none of the value of such real estate should be included as part of the gross estate. This is consistent with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court case Dassori v. Commissioner of Revenue, wherein the court ruled that real estate outside of Massachusetts cannot be subject to the Massachusetts estate tax on the grounds that this would simply be unconstitutional. Some practitioners were excluding the value of the non-Massachusetts real estate from the Massachusetts estate tax return altogether. Others were including the full value of the non-Massachusetts real estate on the Massachusetts estate tax return and then backing out the estate tax attributable to the non-Massachusetts real estate. They followed the instructions issued by the Mass Department of Revenue which would put taxpayers in a position where the non-Massachusetts real estate had to be included as part of the gross estate thereby, in many cases, bringing the value of the gross taxable estate over $2million, requiring the fi ling of a Massachusetts estate tax return. Massachusetts, as of January 1, 2023, increased the estate tax exemption to $2million. Only estates valued over $2million now need to fi le an estate tax return. As an example, if you are a Masachusetts resident with stocks, bonds and real estate located in Massachusetts with a total value of $1,900,000, and you also have real estate in New Hampshire with a value of $1million, for a total gross estate of $2.9million, a Massachusetts estate tax return will not have to be fi led upon your death as the New Hampshire real estate is simply not subject to the Massachusetts estate tax. This is welcomed news to all Massachusetts residents with non-Massachusetts real estate. We finally have the clarity that we all were looking for. The selected candidate must pass a physical and criminal records check. Resumes with cover letters may be submitted to Stephen Kergo Executive Director, Everett Housing Authority, 393 Ferry St., Everett, MA 02149 or SKergo.eha@comcast.net. Position is open until filled. EHA is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. October 04, 2024
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