THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2024 Page 3 McKenna gets Council support against proposed Bennington St. bike lane Cites MassDOT’s lack of communication with council, community By Barbara Taormina W ard 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna asked fellow councillors to support her with a letter to MassDOT opposing the reconfi guration of Bennington Street for a bike lane. McKenna explained the MassDOT plan would eliminate a lane of traffi c in both directions and severely narrow the evacuation route out of Beachmont. McKenna displayed photos of Bennington Street which is prone to flooding and is already treacherous for Beachmont residents. "We can't do this - we just can't do it. It will be a nightmare," said McKenna. Councillor-At-Large Robert Haas asked if there was a way to work with MassDOT to explain how their plan will impact the community. But McKenna said they have called MassDOT to ask for a community meeting but no one reJOANNE MCKENNA ‘Ward 1 Councillor turned the call. "They are unresponsive," said McKenna. “They come in with a study or a plan, and they don't listen to people who live here." McKenna said the state comes into Revere, makes changes but typically fails to keep the community informed, and she has had enough. She asked fellow councillors to join her and stand up to MassDOT. Councillors agreed to back her and sign the letter opposing the bike lane plan for Bennington Street. Several councillors have had their own struggles with MassDOT. Ward 5 Councillor Angela Guarino-Sawaya asked if MassDOT could be held responsible for failing to respond to elected city councillors. Council President Anthony Cogliandro said they should respond to councillors and the community should have some say about what happens in their neighborhoods. “But that's MassDOT," he said. "I'll sign the letter but I don't think it will do much good. Ultimately, they’re going to do whatever they want." www.eight10barandgrille.com 8 Norwood St. Everett (617) 387-9810 Open Daily 4PM Closed Sundays & Mondays Cheese Pizza - Only $10 Celebrate St. Paddy’s Day! Corned Beef & St. Paddy’s Day! Cabbage Dinner Served All Day Sat., March 16 Where everyone’s Irish for a Day! Come by for our Classic Specials! Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma SABATINO/MASTROCOLA INSURANCE AGENCY 519 BROADWAY EVERETT, MA 02149 Auto * Home * Boat * Renter * Condo * Life * Multi-Policy Discounts * Commercial 10% Discounts * Registry Service Also Available Sabatino Insurance is proud to welo welcome the loyal customers of tino Insur nce is p yal customers of ALWAYS READY TO SERVE YOU: Our Staff are, Emma Davidson, Jeimy Sanchez, Josephine Leone, Marie D’Amore, Rocco Longo, Z’andre Lopez, Anthony DiPierro, Darius Goudreau, Laurette Murphy, Danielle Goudreau and Tina Davidson. PHONE: (617) 387-7466 FAX: (617) 381-9186 Visit us online at: WWW.SABATINO-INS.COM co
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