Page 4 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2020 Neighbors ask for improvement at 45 Belle Isle Ave. By Barbara Taormina T he City Council is reviewing an application from the new owners of 45 Belle Isle Ave. to add two spaces to the apartment complex’s parking lot and to adjust city records for the property. Attorney Cory Rhoades, who represented the new owner, who is based in New York City, said the original permit for the two buildings, which was granted in the early 1970s, showed 28 units when there are actually 29 apartments. “A new owner is in place and they are undertaking some significant renovations to the property, landscaping and improvements to the parking lot,” said Rhoades. “They are not expanding the footprint or adding additional units, they are just trying to clear up the zoning history for the property,” he added. Ward 1 Councilor Joanne McKenna did not oppose the application. However, McKenna said she had spoken with abutters to the property and residents in the neighborhood who had concerns about longstanding problems with the buildings. She presented a list of conditions which she asked to be included in the review of the property. McKenna said neighbors are concerned about trash. The small dumpster now in can’t handle the volume of waste from the apartments, and the overflow blows out into the abutting marsh and pollutes the creek. Neighbors also reported there are two abandoned trucks in the parking lot, one filled with trash, that haven’t been removed. “ The biggest problem down there is it’s a hangout for young adults partying, COUNCILLOR | FROM PAGE 1 city is going to take action on you, and we’ll call the attorney general,” said McKenna during this week’s City Council meeting that councillors attended remotely. Councillors unanimously supported McKenna’s motion. “Instead of working together and making a difficult situation easier, it’s shameful and I am disgusted,” said McKenna who called out three local businesses as examples. “CVS in Northgate was selling a case of Dasani water for $47.76 – shame on you,” said McKenna. Michael DeAngelis, a spokesdrinking and playing loud music until one or two in the morning,” said McKenna. “So [neighbors] are wondering if they can put lighting, or spotlights, in the parking lot so these people won’t congregate there.” Residents also expressed hope that the new owners could improve the landscaping, which would, in turn, improve the appearance of the neighborhood. “The parking lot needs to be repaved,” said McKenna, who said it had big holes and had been in poor condition for a long time. She also notman for CVS Corp. said that the 20-ounce bottles of Dasani stocked by CVS are meant to be sold individually, and not as a 24-pack. “As soon as we learned of this error last week, we took corrective action at the store,” said DeAngelis. But there were other examples of local price gouging. According to McKenna, Joe’s Market on Broadway opened a package of toilet paper and was selling each individual roll for $4 each. “Inspectional services went down and fined the store and they had to throw the unsanitary rolls away,” said McKenna. And at 7-11 on Broadway, a roll of toilet paper was going ed that part of the parking lot is on conservation land, so the new owners would also need the approval of the Conservation Commission for new work. Rhoades said that McKenna and the neighbors had raised good points and some of the fixes requested are now in progress. Rhoades said he would inform the new owners about the conditions but added that they seem “perfectly reasonable.” The council referred the application for 45 Belle Isle Ave. to the Zoning Subcommittee for review. for $2.50 while water was selling for $10 a case. “Shame on you and whoever else, shame on you,” said McKenna. Councillor-at-Large Jessica Giannino was one of several councillors who applauded McKenna’s motion. Giannino also informed fellow councillors that Attorney General Maura Healey issued an emergency regulation last week prohibiting price gouging on goods and services necessary for public health and safety. “We’ve heard from hospitals and consumers about skyrocketing prices for things like hand sanitizer, face masks and other COUNCILLOR | SEE PAGE 14 Revere resident named to Dean’s List at Saint Anselm College M ANCHESTER, N.H. – Saint Anselm College recently announced that Revere resident Jaclynne Dion was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2019 semester. To be eligible for this honor, a student must achieve a grade point average of 3.3 or better in the semester with at least 12 credits of study in which a letter grade is awarded.
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