Page 2 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, NOVEmbER 1, 2024 City to host Veterans Day Ceremony & Luncheon on Nov. 11 All veterans are encouraged to attend and all are welcome to honor those who served Special to Th e Advocate M ayor Carlo DeMaria, alongside the City of Everett’s Department of Veterans’ Aff airs, is pleased to announce that the City of Everett will be hosting the annual Veterans Day Ceremony & Luncheon on Monday, November 11, at 10 a.m., at the Connolly Center (90 Chelsea St.). Those who have served in any branch of our country’s military are encouraged to attend the ceremony and enjoy a complimentary luncheon afterwards. All are welcome to attend this Veterans Day ceremony to honor the men and women who have served our country. “As we enter the season of giving and being thankful, we are grateful for the opportunity to show our appreciation for the men and women who served our country with this annual ceremony and luncheon,” said Mayor DeMaria. “Everyone, whether you served or not, is welcome to join us in honoring and thanking all those who served and sacrifi ced so much for us all.” For more information, please visit cityofeverett.com/events/ veterans-day-2024. Need a hall for your special event? The Schiavo Club, located at 71 Tileston Street, Everett is available for your Birthdays, Anniversaries, Sweet 16 parties and more? For more info, call (857) 249-7882 Everett City Council Roundup By Neil Zolot T he City Council on Monday evening defeated a proposal to reconsider a vote to not extend the appointment of Mirlande Felissaint as Director of Elections/Registrar made at the October 15 meeting, although she will remain in the position until a successor is found. It was a close vote of 6-5. Votes against reconsideration were cast by Councillors-at-Large Guerline Alcy Jabouin, Katy Rogers and Stephanie Smith and City Council President Robert Van Campen, Ward 4 Councillor Holly Garcia and Ward 6 Councillor Peter Pietrantonio. Votes for reconsideration were cast by Councillors-at-Large John Hanlon and Michael Marchese, Ward 1 Councillor Wayne Matewsky, Ward 2 Councillor Stephanie Martins and Ward 3 Councillor Anthony DiPierro. The earlier vote was primarily on the basis of her lack of experience and infrequency of voting. “This is a waste of time,” Pietrantonio said on October 28. “The Council already voted no. Unless she’s been certifi ed since the last time, I’m not voting for her.” Hanlon said he had spoken to Felissaint since October 15 and found her to be “very capable. I think she can handle the job.” The vote against reconsideration precluded any vote on the appointment itself. The Council tabled two items until November calling for the Administration to “provide the City Council with copies of any lease, rental or operating agreements in eff ect at the former Everett High School by and between the City and the Broadway Boxing Club and the Elliot Family Resource Center, both located at the old High School, 548 Broadway, and “provide the City Council with an update on its ongoing eff orts to reclaim the former Everett High School for expanded school purposes, including the relocation of certain other non educational uses within the facility and the re-use and redevelopment of the former Pope John property,” 888 Broadway, but mostly facing Lafayette Street, to allow the members to digest information they’ve received. “I’m just seeing e-mails on this I haven’t had a chance to read,” Van Campen said. Members want to know where the boxing club and Eliot Family Resource Center, among other occupants of the old High School, might be relocated in light of plans from School Superintendent William Hart to spend $72 million to relocate seventh and eighth grades from neighborhood schools to that location. In response to an item from Alcy Jabouin that “the Administration consider replenishing the Emergency Food and Shelter Assistant Program Account at the Connolly Center from the ARPA [American Rescue Plan Act] funds as their budget has dried out,” the City’s Chief Financial Offi cer, Eric Demas, was called to answer questions. “We’ve been having issues for people that need help,” Alcy Jabouin told him. “They’ve been told there aren’t funds.” Demas confirmed services are granted on a “first come, fi rst served” basis for assistance with rent and mortgage payments, food and utilities, but ARPA doesn’t cover utilities because they’re funded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “It’s a federal grant passed through the state, which passes it on to the city,” he said. “Congress passed a bill last month for $56,000,” but, he added, there was a technical error and “the funds were not addressed the way we needed it, but the issue has been resolved.” He also said aid funds can’t be used by consumers for municipally provided utilities like water and sewer service because “we’d be paying ourselves,” but can be used for other utilities. He also said any appropriation of ARPA fi nds would have to be approved by the Council in light of Mayor Carlo DeMaria’s policy of not funding new items without it. In Public Comment, High School graduate Thalia Patino Molano and current High School senior Mayra Gutierrez spoke in Spanish and English ROUNDUP | SEE PAGE 18 Monogram D4 Double siding Cedar impression half rounds Harvey Vinyl 66 Replacement Windows Custom Aluminum Trim work Windows & Doors Top quality Vinyl Siding! •Vinyl Siding •Carpentry Work •Decks •Roofing •Free Estimates •Replacement Windows •Fully Licensed •Fully Insured
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