Your Local News & Sports Online in 6 Languages! Scan & Subscribe Now! Vol. 34, No.7 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday Councillors request independent soil study for proposed high school site prior to bonding City Council President: “We need to know everything about that [Wonderland] site” school. The council voted to approve funding for the Conservation Commission to do the testing, but the job was too big and additional areas requiring testing were found. They had to hire a third party and that’s where things stopped. “All this motion is asking is that ANTHONY COGLIANDRO City Council President By Barbara Taormina T oward the end of this week’s long City Council meeting, councillors heard a motion from Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna and City Council President Anthony Cogliandro that Mayor Patrick Keefe be requested to hire an independent environmental assessment company to conduct a full and complete environmental assessment and thorough geotechnical testing of the proposed high school site to ensure there are no hidden site development costs associated with soil conditions, hazardous materials, wetlands and other environmentally sensitive considerations. The results of the assessment shall be provided to the City Council for public review and comment prior to the public hearing for a bond authorization request. McKenna said there were concerns about wetlands on the site as well as the possibility of contaminated soil. “We don’t know what we’ll fi nd at Wonderland – a hundred years of what?” said McKenna. “These are underestimated costs the City Council should know about, now.” Cogliandro said he had been asking about conservation since 2022. Since then, additional areas on the former track have been flagged as possible wetlands. Cogliandro said the latest schematic design showed the school building on a small section of the track, which means the building design may need to be reJOANNE MCKENNA Ward 1 Councillor adjusted. Councillor-at-Large Marc Silvestri asked what may have been on the minds of many when he heard the motion. Silvestri questioned if Brian Dakin’s company was already doing this assessment. Cogliandro said they have not restarted that assessment process, which was interrupted when the council voted to return to the existing site to build the the process be restarted,” said Cogliandro. “This isn’t to say Wonderland is bad, it’s to say that’s where we’re building the school and we need to know everything about that site.” Councillor-at-Large Anthony Zambuto, who has opposed building at Wonderland because of the loss of tax revenue it would mean for the city, supported the motion. “We need to know everything about that site before we vote to bond the funding for the school,” said Zambuto. Councillor-at-Large Michelle Kelly agreed. “The more unknowns we have, the more diffi cult it is for us to have confi - dence in our vote for funding,” said Kelley. EARLY VOTING AND VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE The Presidential Primary is on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. The Polls open at 7:00 am and close at 8:00 pm. Early voting is available for the Presidential Primary to all registered voters in the City of Revere. Registered voters wishing to cast an early ballot may do so in person at Revere City Hall, 281 Broadway on: Saturday, February 24, 2024 Sunday, February 25, 2024 Monday, February 26, 2024 Tuesday, February 27, 2024 10:00 am-2:00 pm 10:00 am-2:00 pm 8:00 am-7:00 pm 8:00 am-5:00 pm Wednesday, February 28, 2024 8:00 am-5:00 pm Thursday, February 29, 2024 Friday, March 1, 2024 8:00 am-5:00 pm 8:00am - 12:00pm The deadline to register to vote or submit voter registration changes for this election is Saturday, February 24, 2024. The Election Department will be open from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Online voter registration is also available at https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ovr. The Pleasant Street entrance to Revere City Hall is accessible for people with disabilities. If you have any questions, contact the Election Department by phone at (781) 286-8200. 781-286-8500 Friday, February 16, 2024 Mayor hosts organ donors, honors recipients at special City Hall event Encouraging citizens to “check the heart” and become organ donors A SON’S GIFT: Mayor Patrick Keefe donated his left kidney to his mother, Lucille, 20 years ago after she went into stage 4 kidney failure which extended her life. By Tara Vocino n light of Valentine’s Day this week, people were encouraged to check the heart on their driver’s license to become an organ donor at a City Hall drive I last Friday. In 2023, 1,401 lives were saved in New England by organ donation. With more than 6,300 indiDONORS | SEE Page 12 VOTACION TEMPRANA Y LA FECHA LÍMITE PARA REGISTRARSE PARA VOTAR La Primaria Presidencial es martes, 5 de marzo de 2024. Las urnas abrirán a las 7:00 am y cerrarán a las 8:00 pm. La votación temprana está disponible para la Primaria Presidencial para todos los votantes registrados en la Ciudad de Revere. Los votantes registrados que deseen emitir una votación temprana pueden hacerlo en persona en Ayuntamiento de Revere, 281 Broadway en: Sábado, 24 de febrero de 2024 10:00am - 2:00pm Domingo, 25 de febrero de 2024 Lunes, 26 de febrero de 2024 Martes, 27 de febrero de 2024 Miércoles, 28 febrero de 2024 Jueves, 29 de febrero de 2024 Viernes, 1 de marzo de 2024 10:00am - 2:00pm 8:00am - 7:00pm 8:00am - 5:00pm 8:00am - 5:00pm 8:00am - 5:00pm 8:00am - 12:00pm La fecha límite para registrarse para votar o para hacer cambios a su registración de votante para esta elección es sábado, abierto de 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Registración de votante en línea está disponible también en https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ovr . 24 de febrero de 2024. El Departamento de Elecciones estará La entrada por la calle Pleasant del Ayuntamiento de Revere es accesible para las personas discapacitadas. Si tiene alguna pregunta, llame al Departamento de Elecciones al teléfono: (781) 286-8200.
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