Page 4 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2023 Attorneys at Law 14 Norwood St., Everett, MA 02149 Phone: (617) 387-4900 Fax: (617) 381-1755 John Mackey, Esq. * Katherine M. Brown, Esq. Patricia Ridge, Esq. ~LETTER TO THE EDITOR~ Why did members of the city council do what they do? Dear Editor, At the March 27th City Council meeting we saw: How fear and pettiness gets in the way of logic and reason. How fear of the unknown produces illogical decisions. How pettiness can trump humility at the expense of seeking a positive outcome. How negative thinking that focuses too much on “why we can’t” vs. “how we can” prevents us from moving forward. How the acts of the powerful can use the civic process to block a logical path forward to developing a collaborative dialogue and solving problems. Previous to the City Council meet the Ways & Means Committee’s voted not to advise the city council to approve the motion for pursuing a feasibility study at the existing RHS site. The city council decided to ignore that vote and approved it anyway. For a moment, there was a ray of light indicating that logic and fi nancial sensibility would prevail. And then the light was completely snuffed out. Why did this happen? One councilor expressed his understandable and, based on his comments, legitimate frustration with the city administration and school administration officials’ collaborative efforts. He went on to say that he didn’t think we could aff ord either the Wonderland site or the Existing 4.50 9 Month CD Savings make dreams possible. NO MATTER WHAT YOU ARE SAVING FOR, THIS RATE IS HARD TO IGNORE. Here’s your chance to run the numbers in your favor. Everett Bank’s 9 Month CD with an amazing 4.50% APY* gets you closer earnings with Everett Bank’s 9 Month CD. Go to everettbank. com to easily open your account on-line in just minutes. Open your account on-line in minutes! %APY* High School site, and that we needed to go back to the drawing board. I too believe that there could be better communication and collaboration amongst all parties concerned. But, the action on the part of the council amounted to “throwing the baby out with the bath water” and leaving the baby (the future of the city’s educational program) out in the cold. I too am frustrated. I am frustrated with the inability of all involved to work together for a positive outcome. I am frustrated with councilors who ignore our pleas to take logical actions that can move collaborative discussions forward. Who instead are taking negative steps that will throw the project and the city’s educational future into a state of disarray for years to come. The proper action for the council in February would have been to say, “we aren’t happy with the collaborative eff orts, we have many questions regarding the costs, and we plan to withhold our approval of the plan until that happens. This would have added months to the project not years. It would also have provided some opportunity to work on cost reductions, resolve outstanding questions and dispel any misinformation that existed. I don’t know why that didn’t happen, and I may never know why. What I do know and what I truly believe is that what we have experienced, has been a total breakdown of logical discourse and inability to take positive actions to logically and responsibly resolve this issue. It appears the that [sic] enough members of the city council who are hell bent on venting its anger with the City Administration and School Department, and who would rather pursue goals of trying to make money at Wonderland Park, have trumped all eff orts to develop a positive path forward to protect the city’s educational future. I am angry. I am trying very hard to forgive (it may take a while). But, I will never forget. Signed, Edward Deveau Revere resident RevereTV Spotlight R evereTV went beyond the concert celebration for St. Patrick’s Day at the RossettiCowan Senior Center. Along with the event coverage that has been playing over the past week, you can now watch a highlight reel with interviews from seniors and local representatives at the event. Check it out on the Community Channel or at any time on YouTube. If you missed it, you can still watch the coverage of Congresswoman Katherine Clark meeting with local Revere representatives and community workers about the Riverfront project. In the video package, you will hear about the initiatives of the project, which include new living space, public parks and shore restoration. This project is in the neighborhood by Gibson Park at the interior of the Point of Pines. From the pictures shown during the press conference, the tidal and storm fl ooding is evident, and the plans being discussed will revitalize the area. Watch now as it replays on RTV GOV in between meetings over the next *Annual Percentage Yield (APY) is accurate as of the date posted and is subject to change without notice. APY assumes that interest few weeks. “Amplify Student Voice” is a show that was started last year and began with Revere High School students. It ended up with just that one episode last year, but it is back! This new episode features fourth-graders and includes interviews for their perspective on various topics about their school community. This program will serve to do just as it is titled: to amplify and spotlight the voices of Revere’s students. It is created and produced by students and the Student Voice Committee of the Revere Equity Board. Episode two of “Amplify Student Voice” is now playing on the Community Channel at 8:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. this week. It will remain playing on the channel for a few weeks, but it can also be found on YouTube. The Susan B. Anthony Middle School Drama and Band performance is now playing on the Community Channel and is posted to YouTube. Enjoy the entertainment as SBA students take you back in time with “Decades the Musical.” The show included songs from the 1950s to 2020s. Some popular tunes were songs from “Grease,” The Beatles, “Mamma Mia! and “High School Musical.” Watch the middle school performance as it reREVERETV | SEE Page 15
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