Page 8 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2021 AG Healey advises public about 2021 minimum wage increase I n December 2020, Attorney General Maura Healey reminded employees and employers that the state’s minimum wage increased to $13.50 per hour on January 1, 2021. Healey’s offi ce has made available its wage and hour poster that employers are required to display in both English and any other language that is spoken by fi ve percent or more of the employer’s workforce and for which a translated notice in that language is available from Healey’s offi ce. The poster is available in seven languages and in formats that employers, workers, members of the public, and organizations can easily acWAGE | SEE Page 10 Conservation Commission takes up Bennington Street project By Adam Swift Miller said that while there A 114-unit apartment building proposed for 83-93 Bennington St. will be back before the Conservation Commission for fi nal approvals from that board next month. Wednesday night the commission opened the public hearing on the project from Gansett Ventures, LLC for the fi ve-story building on a currently vacant lot. The project has already garnered unanimous approval from the Zoning Board of Appeals and has the support of the city’s administration and Ward 1 City Councillor Joanne McKenna. The public hearing went fairly smoothly, although representatives from the Friends of Belle Isle Marsh did raise some concerns about the impact the project could have on endangered and other bird species from the nearby marsh. “It’s a stone’s throw from Belle Isle Marsh, which is why we are intervening here, in a sense,” said Gail Miller of the group. “We’re very concerned about the endangered species.” ELECTION | FROM Page 1 ~ FLASHBACK ~ Honoring CAPIC’s Bob Reppucci ALICIA DELVENTO Democratic State Committee Member VALENTINO CAPOBIANCO Winthrop School Committee Member MARC SILVESTRI Revere Veterans Services Director ees and a $50 million budget will help him hit the ground running as a state representative, Turco has said. “I’m ready to go to Beacon Hill as a fi ghter for workingclass families throughout the district,” said Capobianco. As a state representative, In 2010, CAPIC’s executive director Bob Repucci is shown being honored for his work and dedication to the area’s needy by the late city councillor and former mayor George Colella. Also shown during the presentation were city councillors John Correggio, Charlie Patch, Dan Rizzo, and current city councillor Anthony Zambuto. JUAN PABLO JARAMILLO Democratic State Committee Member JEFFREY TURCO Former Winthrop Town Council Member Turco lived in Revere for 33 years before moving to Winthrop and has been an elected offi cial in Winthrop, served as the President of the Revere Beach Partnership and helped youths in the district by fundraising and coaching various teams. His prior experience as a Chief of Staff and Chief Legal Counsel in the Massachusetts State Senate and as the Chief Operating Offi cer of a large state agency with over 700 employCapobianco said, he will make sure improvements are made to the state’s public education and that healthcare is accessible and aff ordable for all. DelVento said the district needs a fi ghter who will roll up their sleeves on day one and get to work. “We need someone who won’t settle for the same old, same old, but will lead with a bold and compassionate policy,” DelVento said. Jaramillo has praised DeLeo for leaving a remarkable legacy that his successor will have to protect from day one. may not be endangered species that make 93 Bennington St. their entire habitat, she said there are some that circumvent the entire area. “They don’t stand still and they don’t reside just at Belle Isle Marsh; many travel to Suff olk Downs and all over,” said Miller. “It’s a great concern about how we address the situation.” Project engineer Rick Salvo said that the site was not mapped as a site with endangered species. “That doesn’t mean that there are not species that might enjoy the habitat there,” said Salvo. “To that end, we did provide a landscaping piece along the back with some trees and shrubs and green space, and there is also a series of trees along the front of the property which provide some sort of habitat for those animals that hang out on this property so that they can continue to do so.” Salvo noted that the property was not a great habitat for wildlife to begin with – consisting of several swaths of pavement in a vacant lot. “There was a building there,” said Salvo. “This is a redevelopment; it’s not like we are taking a piece of land that was nicely wooded and had a whole lot of habitat and are tearing it down, but I hear what you are saying.” Miller said she also has concerns about lighting and birds fl ying into windows at the new building. “This has been designated as an important bird habitat, and we have documented some 200-plus species, and it is a migratory route, of course,” said Miller. Salvo said there should be a minimal impact from lighting, since the majority of parking will be under the building, mitigating the need for a large outdoor lighting plan. He said he would further discuss options with Miller about treatments for the windows to help prevent birds from fl ying into them. “If you want to pass along some information, we can pass it along to the architect for their consideration,” said Salvo.
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