Have a Safe & Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Ha Vol. 34, No.11 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net dvocatene Whip Clark Celebrates $11M Funding Package for District’s Community Projects, including $500K Funding for Revere City was awarded $500,000 grant to cover resiliency efforts at Gibson Park Project Special to Th e Advocate REVERE, MA – On March 6, 2024, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) celebrated the House's passage of a funding package that includes $11 million for 13 local community projects in the Fifth District. The projects were selected in collaboration with state and local leaders. “These 13 projects will touch so many lives in our community,” said Democratic Whip Clark. “This federal funding will help clean our air and water, enable the construction of new community gathering spaces, and advance our work of building climate readiness and resilienGRANT | SEE Page 15 KATHERINE CLARK Democratic Whip Liv-ing up the moment: How Yuong shines for Revere track By Dom Nicastro W hat hasn’t junior Liv Yuong of Revere done on the track this winter season? We’ve reported on her amazing achievements previously: • Greater Boston League (GBL) Track Athlete of the Year • GBL champ in all three of the events she competed in. • Her season PRs include 9.57 in the 55-meter hurdles (lifetime PR), 5 feet in the high jump, and 15-10 in the long jump (school record). • Competed in two CHAMP | SEE Page 12 Revere's Liv Yuong at Nationals net t Free Every Friday 781-286-8500 Friday, March 15, 2024 Tis’ the Wearin’ of the Green at the Senior Center City and state offi cials are shown celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at the Rossetti-Cowen Senior Center on Wednesday. Shown from left to right: Ward 2 City Councillor Ira Novoselsky, School Committee member John Kingston, School Committee member John Kingston, State Rep. Jeff Turco, Lorraine Repoli, Joanne Monteforte, Patricia Manzo, Ward 5 Councillor Angela Guarino-Sawaya and Councillor At-Large Robert Haas. See photo highlights on page _. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) Zambuto, Council approves stabilization fund for infrastructure planning, construction Proposal to change ordinance for special election for acting mayor also approved By Barbara Taormina T he City Council Legislative Aff airs Subcommittee tackled some thorny issues at their meeting this week. With a possible $40 million culvert repair or replacement hanging over the city, Councillor-At-Large Anthony Zambuto proposed creating a stabilization fund for planning and construction of drainage, stormwater and culvert infrastructure. The fund would launch with 20 percent of the city's free cash, or the budget surplus from 2023. City CFO Richard Viscay said establishing the fund was a good idea, but he did not support committing 20 percent of the city's free cash to it. Viscay said the city already has several stabilization funds supported with free cash. Viscay advised leaving the balance of free cash with the city to cover any emergencies or unforeseen expenses as work continues on closing out the fi scal year. Committee Chairman Paul Argenzio proposed amending the proposal to launching the fund with 10 percent of free cash. The committee voted to recommend councillors vote to approve the fund, which they did. Zambuto also proposed several pieces of special legislation that would structure city government. Zambuto proposed that no elected individual should hold an appointment or work for the city. And all elected offi cials must wait for two years after their terms are completed before being employed by the city. According to Zambuto, those limits maintain a separation of power and avoid confl icts of interest. But members of the committee questioned the fairness of the proposed ordinance and said former city official make knowledgeable employees. The committee agreed to keep the proposal in committee and to continue to discuss it at their ANTHONY ZAMBUTO Councillor-At-Large next meeting. Zambuto also proposed an ordinance that would change how Revere fi lls a vacancy in the mayor's offi ce. If the vacancy occurs during the fi rst year of a term, the fi rst six months of the second year, the third year or the first six months of the fourth year the city clerk will call a special election. The council will elect one of its own to be Acting Mayor until the new mayor is sworn in. The committee voted to recommend the proposal and the council approved it.
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