Page 2 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2022 Attorneys at Law 14 Norwood St., Everett, MA 02149 Phone: (617) 387-4900 Fax: (617) 381-1755 John Mackey, Esq. * Katherine M. Brown, Esq. Patricia Ridge, Esq. AS NGELO’ FULL SERVICE Regular Unleaded $3.239 Mid Unleaded $3.299 Super $3.419 Diesel Fuel $3.599 "43 Years of Excellence!" 1978-2021 KERO $4.99 DEF $3.49 9 Diesel $3.499 9 HEATING OIL 24-Hour Burner Service Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) DEF Available Open an account and order online at: www.angelosoil.com (781) 231-3500 (781) 231-3003 367 LINCOLN A A DA Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma McKenna wants city to use less invasive rodent control measures By Adam Swift K eeping the city’s rodent population under control has unintended consequences for other wildlife, according to Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna. During Monday night’s City Council meeting, McKenna requested the city to look into using less invasive rat baiting techniques. McKenna said it’s a motion she’s been trying to get through the City Council for the past year. The site supervisor for Belle Isle Marsh and members of the Friends of Belle Isle Marsh have been seeing a number of negative effects from the baiting of rats with poison in the area, said McKenna, especially with the construction of a large apartment building across from the marsh. “Since construction is at a maximum in Revere and Orient Heights, baiting rats is at its highest demand,” said McKenna. “In the abutting marshland, we have species such as owls, coyotes, hawks and other animals that have been aff ected.” After eating the poison, the rats die after being dehydrated the ecosystem in a catastrophic way at the Belle Isle Marsh. What the site supervisors at Belle Isle Marsh and all across Massachusetts are seeing is a disturbing death rate among these animals, and that includes dogs and cats.” McKenna said there are less inJOANNE MCKENNA Ward 1 Councillor and then are eaten by other animals in the area. “That poisons the animals that digest the poison rodents, and then these animals also die a horrible death,” said McKenna. “The poisons that we currently use have a 100-year shelf life, and this is affecting vasive ways to keep the rodent population in check, including a dry ice type of bait, natural predators and snap traps. “If we continue to overlook the factors because wildlife is not a primary concern for people, there are chemicals that we bait rodents with that never break down that could get into the water table and eventually into our food,” said McKenna. “The overall use of these chemicals are shortsighted from a public health and safety standpoint.” Mayor announces expanded accessibility to City Hall and Constituent Service Office New Revere 311 offi ce space and website to bring streamlined access to constituent services and communications tools M When it comes to home, come to us. WHETHER YOU’RE READY TO REFINANCE OR APPLY FOR YOUR FIRST MORTGAGE, WE’RE HERE TO GUIDE YOU THE WHOLE WAY. WWW.EVERETTBANK .COM Right by you. ayor Brian Arrigo announced this week that Revere 311, the Mayor’s Constituent Service Offi ce, will be opening their brand-new offi ce space in the basement of City Hall soon. Once the 311 Office is open, residents will have the option to talk to a constituent service staff er in person, with assistance for a variety of requests, such as missed trash pickup, potholes and tree maintenance. Previously, the 311 Offi ce was not open to the public. With a new walk-up information window, residents now can speak to a 311 team member in person. The 311 Offi ce, which is now in its fi fth year, has seen impressive annual growth in its reach and use. It received 19,000 phone calls and 4,400 service requests in its fi rst year, growing to 34,000 phone calls and over 10,000 service requests last year. “The new 311 office space NMLS #443050 Member FDIC Member DIF will give us the opportunity to assist every resident, even in person at City Hall,” said Revere 311 Director Nicholas Romano. “Connecting to residents and off ering the best service possible has always been our goal in the 311 offi ce. The new space gives us more liberty to connect with residents, assist with their issues, and streamline city services. This is a new chapter for the 311 team and I’m excited to see where this will take us.” As Mayor Arrigo works to continue to modernize government and expand accessibility, the City of Revere will now utilize Hyper-Reach – a new emergency alert platform to bring City and weather email, text and phone call alerts to residents. For the fi rst time, Revere emergency alerts and weather notices will be translated in Spanish – an eff ort made to ensure that all residents, despite the language they speak, have access to important resources. Those who wish to continue receiving alerts must visit www. revere.org/connect to make sure they are subscribed to the new system, and those who have unsubscribed from the prior alert system will have to do MAYOR | SEE Page 13 Prices subject to change Ask about FLEET
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