Page 14 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, DECEmbER 5, 2025 believe it is a legitimate path to change the U.S. Constitution, and therefore I voted ‘No’ on the resolutions.” An Article V convention is a proCORRECTION: In last week’s Beacon Hill Roll Call, we included in some newspapers a quote from a senator who voted against resolutions which would rescind all previous calls by the Massachusetts Legislature for a national Constitutional Convention under Article V of the U.S. Constitution. We did not attribute the quote to anyone. Here’s the quote and the attribution: “I am the Senate sponsor of the ‘We the People’ bill to repeal the Citizens United decision, including through an Article V Convention,” said Sen. Jamie Eldridge (D-Marlborough). “I continue to cess outlined in the U.S. Constitution allowing states to propose constitutional amendments if two-thirds (34) of state legislatures call for it. Supporters of the resolutions said such a convention could open the entire Constitution to unpredictable changes, as there are no clear guidelines or limitations on what delegates could propose. They noted that while an Article V convention has never been called before in AmerCITY OF EVERETT - LEGAL NOTICE - ZONING 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 December 15, 2025 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: Building Permit: Zoning District: Property Owner: Proposal: The subject property is comprised of two separately assessed parcels: 535 Ferry Street (which also includes the building addressed as 533 Ferry Street) and 539 Ferry Street (which also includes the buildings addressed as 537 Ferry Street). The combined property will have a total lot area of 15,100 square feet. The applicant proposes to demolish the existing buildings at 535, 537 and 539 Ferry Street and to renovate and expand the building addressed as 533 Ferry Street. As proposed, the resulting structure will have two commercial units and sixteen dwelling units, with a total gross floor area of 17,916 square feet. The ground floor of the proposed structure will contain 2,130 square feet of commercial space at the front of the building (along Ferry Street) and residential units at the back of the building. The second and third floors will contain additional dwelling units. Seventeen parking spaces are proposed. Reason for Denial: The existing building is nonconforming as to the side setback along Ashton Street. Pursuant to Section 6.B.5 of the Zoning Ordinance, a side setback is required, because the abutting lot to the north along Ashton Street is “used for one or two family or three family dwelling use.” The existing structure is only set back one foot from Ashton Street, and the applicant proposes to maintain this existing setback. Accordingly, a special permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals is required to alter, expand and change the use of the preexisting nonconforming structure, pursuant to Section 3.C of the Zoning Bylaw. It is the determination of this office that no front setback is required, because the residential units on the ground floor of the building will be at the back of the building and will not front on Ferry Street. Please also note that the project will require site plan review (Section 19) and compliance with the Transportation Demand Management Ordinance (Section 35). Zoning: The Zoning Ordinance is silent on this matter therefore it is not allowed. REBECCA EDMONDSON KOREM - Chairman ROBERTA SUPPA - Clerk of Board of Appeals December 05, 12, 2025 533-535 and 537-539 Ferry Street A0-04-000050 and A0-04-000052 B-23-838 Business Anthony DiPierro and Ciriaco DiPierro ican history, there is recent conservative momentum to add up all active resolutions to meet the two-thirds threshold. GET A FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO MASSTERLIST – Join more than 30,000 people, from movers and shakers to political junkies and interested citizens, who start their weekday and Saturday mornings 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 Saturday 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: www.massterlist.com THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ votes on roll calls from recent sessions. There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week. $3.65 BILLION TO MODERNIZE BAY STATE PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (H 4750) House 146-5, approved and sent to the Senate a bill that funds the modernization of Bay State public colleges and universities by using the revenue from the 2022 voter-approved law, known as the Millionaire’s Tax, that imposes an additional 4 percent income tax, in addition to the current fl at 5 percent one, on taxpayers’ earnings of more than $1 million annually. Provisions include $1.25 billion for the UMass system; $1.25 billion for nine state university campuses and 15 community college campuses; $275 million for upgrades to MassArt; $100 million for the transition of campus facilities and property into housing and mixed-use developments; $80 million for costs associated with decarbonization and energy effi ciency; $120 million for lab modernization, projects at community colleges to support collaboration with vocational technical schools and projects related to student health and well-being; $50 million for a grant program for general improvements and climate-related upgrade; $20 million for enhancing remote or hybrid learning; and $100 million for a grant program for improvements to upgrade and expand career technical education and training programs. “The [bill] will ensure that students across the state learn and train in modern, high-quality campus facilities, while strengthening Massachusetts’ competitiveness in research and innovation,” said House Speaker Ron Mariano (D-Quincy). “Building on the commonwealth’s increases in student fi nancial aid, and on our commitment to making higher education more accessible and aff ordable, especially for low-income BEACON | SEE PAGE 15
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