Eight fi refi ghters take oath, one promoted SEE PAGE 12-13 Vol. 29, No.9 -FREECity releases top 100 employee salaries By Christopher Roberson W ith a gross income of $213,501 in 2019, Revere Police Lt. David Callahan topped the list of the city’s 100 highest paid employees. He is followed by Police Chief James Guido with $211,991, Fire Chief Christopher Bright with $205,617, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Dianne Kelly with $203,767, Police Lt. Glenn Malley with $191,629, Deputy Fire Chief Paul Cheever with $185,675, Finance Director George Azuoni with $182,240, Police Offi cer Chase Herrera with $179,845, Police Lt. Sean Randall with $179,298 and Police Senior Capt. Dennis Collyer with $175,091. See inside for the full list. SALARIES | SEE PAGE 1 www.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday 617-387-2200 Friday, February 28, 2020 Revere City Councilor-at-Large Jessica Giannino announces candidacy for State Representative R evere City Councilor AtLarge Jessica Giannino announced her candidacy for State Representative today. “With Representative RoseLee Vincent announcing that she will not be seeking re-election, I have decided to run for State Representative. For years, the 16th Suff olk District has been represented by strong women who knew how to get things done. They have been in leadership at the State House and given a new generation of elected offi - cials a lot to live up to. I am running for State Representative to continue the battles that remain. From protecting our environment against companies like Wheelabrator to ensuring our transportation systems work for our residents, I will be a fervent advocate for the people of Revere, Saugus and Chelsea,” said Giannino. She added, “I am committed to running a race that takes me GIANNINO | SEE PAGE 9 Councillor-at-Large Jessica Giannino is shown in front of the Mass. State House on Beacon Hill with her nominations papers announcing her intention to seek the State Representative seat for represent the 16th Suff olk district. City to borrow $2M for high school feasibility study By Barbara Taormina R esidents will have the chance next month to weigh in on a major piece of fi nancing for the city’s new high school. The City Council has scheduled a public hearing on March 16 on a $2 million bond to fund a feasibility study, the next step in the long and detailed process for project approval and funding from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA). If approved, Revere expects the MSBA will reimburse the city 77.5 percent of the construction costs for the new school. “There are certain MSBA deadlines we have to meet,” City Auditor Richard Viscay told the City Council this week. “One is to have funding for the feasibility study. We need to come up with some reasonable estimates and locations for the school.” Last June, Revere High School Principal John Perella, students and parents met with MSBA Richard Viscay City Auditor architects to share ideas and sketches on diff erent elements that could be incorporated into the building’s design. Performance spaces, a gallery, a café operated by a culinary arts program, a fi tness center and a community center for the city with two upper levels of classrooms were all part of that conversation. The School Department followed up that meeting with a citywide visioning session in October to gather input from students, parents, teachers and residents on the types of academic programs, technical courses, health and wellness opportunities and community uses that Revere wants to see in the new school. A visionary team of made up of residents from all the city’s neighborhoods, business owners, teachers and students will be a lead player in deciding which programs and facilities will ultimately be part of the building. But the next step required by the MSBA is the feasibility study. “A lot of what the $2 million is going to do is help us through that process to fi nd a location and determine acreage and the size of the building based on enrollment statistics,” said Viscay. A 14-member Building Committee made up of city and school offi cials, parents, teachers and Mayor Brian Arrigo will work with the MSBA on the feasibility study, which will analyze present conditions, space needs and design issues. The goal is to develop the most educationally Our 81st Year relevant and cost-eff ective plan to submit to the MSBA Board of Directors for approval. The $2 million price tag for the feasibility study came as a surprise to some who were at the City Council meeting. But Viscay said feasibility studies are typically one percent of the total cost of a project. The new school is expected to cost $300 million, but Viscay felt $2 million is a more reasonable ask. Viscay explained that the fi veyear bond for the feasibility study can be rolled into a 30-year bond that will fund the building project. He wasn’t sure if the study is among the costs eligible for reimbursement from the MSBA. City Council President Patrick Keefe said the new high school is not a matter of if, but when. “But realistically it will be a fi ve- to seven-year process,” he said, adding that there’s no way to meet expectations for a new school in two years. “But it will happen and that’s a good thing,” he said. EDUCATION Next Classes DRIVER 1 Week Day Class April 20 2 Week Night Class March 16 CALL - ENROLL or Register Online 617-387-9121 HENRYSAUTOSCHOOL.COM AUTO SCHOOL E EVERETT A “Successful Key To Driving” Since 1938 Gift Certificates Available
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