THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2022 Page 9 Seniors to get parking relief at Central Avenue lot By Adam Swift meters at the Central Avenue T he city’s senior residents should soon find it less of a hassle to park near the Senior Center on Winthrop Avenue. The City Council has approved a plan devised by Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna and the Parking Department to issue 100 parking placards to the Director of Elder Aff airs for use in the Central Avenue Municipal Parking Lot. The idea is to issue the placards to seniors coming to the center for luncheons, classes and other special events. There has been some push and pull over the installation of FUELS | FROM Page 4 up. Fossil fuel is still needed for the foreseeable future. AOC, Ayanna and the rest of the Squad keep pushing us into public transportation or onto bikes and in the process are once again fi nishing up with the virus left off in destroying the US economy. As of March 8th , America has hit an all-time high with a national average of $4.11 per gallon and there are many gas stations out there around $4.50 and higher already. Wait until the oil guy fi lls up your home oil lot last year. In February, the Traffi c and Parking Commission decided not to remove the meters from the lot. McKenna said the parking placards will at least make it easier for seniors to easily fi nd parking spaces in the lot without having to feed the meters. “With the conversation with the Director of Parking and the Director of Elder Aff airs, we came up with the solution that we would give the seniors 100 placards,” said McKenna. McKenna said there are a number of seniors who go to the center daily for lunches or classes. “I tank, OUCH!!! Fossil fuels drive our economy – there’s no denying. The high fuel costs, the high prices on everything we purchase – in the end, the brunt of this crisis will fall on the working and middle-class folks. Also, watch how restaurants will start closing up and many for good. Many barely survived the last two years and now things will get much worse. We are headed for hyperinfl ation and possibly a recession and Biden, Ed Markey and the like are still pushing their green agenda which in part has made don’t want them to be stressed out and worried,” said McKenna. With the placards, she said, the seniors won’t have to worry about paying for a meter or getting a ticket if they park in the wrong space. Parking Director Zach Babo said that in the past someone from the Department of Elder Affairs would reach out when there was a major event at the center and the parking department would print out passes for that event. “For a daily pass, they had nine spaces in the Central Ave. lot and another 24 around their building; we thought that was enough,” said Babo. Putin feel more empowered and ready to rumble with one and all. Russia has Western Europe under its thumb when it comes to their collective energy needs. Gas prices in Revere, Chelsea, etc. are in the fours and heading higher. Putin is partly responsible but so too are the Democrat New Green Dealers. By the time you are reading this, we should be on course to hit $5.00 by St. Patrick’s Day. Pray for peace, pray for lower prices and pray that the New Red Wave hits in November. Refinance NOW and SAVE! Home Values are Up Don’t Miss Your Chance To: Lower Your Payments! Lower Your Interest! Get Cash For Projects! Pay Your Home Off Sooner! Rates are Still LOW... It’s FASTER & EASIER than you think! Just visit us online, call or scan the QR Code below! www.eight10barandgrille.com We Have Reopened for Dine-In and Outside Seating every day beginning at 4 PM But he said the parking department wants to help take care of the city’s senior citizens and was open to the idea of issuing the placards. “I wanted to create individual passes for people who frequent the senior center so they didn’t have to worry about returning them and chasing them around,” said Babo. “After talking to [Elder Affairs Director Deb] Peczka, it seemed the best solution was to create these passes, number them one through 100, and Deb will maintain them.” MPR ENGINEERING CO. AFFORDABLE & COST EFFECTIVE ~ LICENSED & INSURED~ memberspluscu.org 781-905-1500 MEDFORD NORWOOD DORCHESTER EVERETT PLYMOUTH NMLS #472281 WE'RE OPEN! 8 Norwood Street, Everett (617) 387-9810 STAY SAFE!
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