Your local new source for over 3 decades! Vol. 31, No.12 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday Five firefighters take oath, one promoted at City Hall ceremony 781-286-8500 our local new source for o er 3 decades! Friday, March 25, 2022 School Building Committee lays out next steps for high school project By Adam Swift W ith the Wonderland site selected as the home of Proud sons Matthew and John are shown pinning the badge on their father, Charles Foster, in honor of his promotion to lieutenant during ceremonies held at City Hall last Thursday. See pages 8&9 for photo highlights. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) a new Revere High School, one of the next big milestones for the project will be the selection of a construction manager. During the Revere High School Building Committee meeting on Thursday, March 17, the design team updated the committee on next steps for the project. The two-step process to choose a construction manager at risk for the project includes prequalifying contractors capable of handling the job, and then putting out a request for proposals for the qualifi ed fi rms to bid on. There should be a recommendation for the construction manager to the school building committee by the middle of May, according to Brian Dakin of Leftfi eld, the owner’s project manager for the high school project. “At that point, we will have a contractor on board to help us with the rest of schematic design and preconstruction estimating,” said Dakin. Dakin said he estimates the cost of the construction manager for this early design phase will come in at around $25,000 to $30,000. In addition to securing the construction manager, the Revere High School Building Committee is in the process of setting up working groups to focus on building plans and issues, such as the school site layout, PROJECT | SEE Page 16 DCR removes Revere Beach paid parking signs By Adam Swift L ast year saw the rise and fall of the state Department of Conservation and Recreation’s (DCR) eff orts to place parking meters along Revere Beach. Now, the last remaining vestiges of that program have gone away, and the historical, pre-May 2021 parking designations are back in place along all areas along the beach, according to Ward 2 City Councillor Ira Novoselsky. The DCR this week removed all the “Pay By Plate” and “ParkingApp.com” signs along Revere Beach Boulevard, and the “Revere Beach Resident Parking Only” signs along Revere Beach Boulevard and Ocean Avenue. While residents, the City Council and state representatives had successfully fought the DCR to end the advent of meters along America’s fi rst public beach, the signs and resident parking stickers remained through the winter. Last year, State Representatives Jessica Giannino and Jeffrey Turco introduced successful legislation prohibiting the DCR from introducing metered parking along any of its roadways without local approval. The City Council quickly acted to prohibit meters along Revere Beach Boulevard. But Novoselsky said vigilance was still needed to make sure the issue came to a fi nal end. “There were a lot of signs up for PARKING | SEE Page 15 Revere goes green for St. Patrick’s Day ERIN GO BRAGH: Pictured during the fl ag of Ireland raising at City Hall, from left to right: School Committee Member John Kingston, Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky, Councillor-at-Large Marc Silvestri, Mayor Brian Arrigo, former School Committee member/leprechaun Daniel Maguire, State Senator Lydia Edwards, State Representative Jeff rey Turco Councillor-at-Large Gerry Visconti and National Guard Staff Sergeant Jamie Chambers. See page __ for photo highlights. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino)
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