Page 10 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2021 BARREL | FROM Page 1 having the incorrect trash receptacle, yet it looks exactly like the City of Revere receptacle, only without the verbiage,” said Rotondo. He added that the trash is picked up at Revere Housing Authority properties, even though they are using a diff erent barrel than the city-approved version. “People are getting ticketed for using a barrel they were asked to have before, and they can’t aff ord to buy an additional $75 barrel,” Rotondo said. Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky said he believes there isn’t an overriding need to change the current system. “We have a great pickup system now, and it even looks good; everyone has the blue barrels,” he said. Novoselsky said everyone in the city gets one blue barrel, with one per every unit in a multifamily apartment building up to six units. “I don’t think we ought to change the ordinance,” he said. “People are not forced to buy new barrels – it’s their own choice – and if they use the barrel properly and don’t put all the recyclable material in that blue barrel and use the brown barrels like they are supposed to, they wouldn’t have a problem.” Novoselsky said the issue should be discussed in the City Council’s Public Works Subcommittee, where councillors can get input from the Board of Health and Public Works Department. City Council President Anthony Zambuto said the issue will be forwarded to that subcommittee. Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Keefe said he can see both sides of the issue. “I don’t want to see people, especially now, being fi ned, but I do like the uniformity of the barrels and I think the program has been very positive,” said Keefe. “However, if there’s need for some leniency … that would be okay. If the barrels are not overflowing and in good shape [and] are, in fact, rodent proof, I would like to see a little bit of leniency.” Rotondo reiterated that the barrels people are being fi ned for are the exact same barrels as provided by the city, with the exception of the color. “What bothers me most is that people are being fi ned,” he said. For Advertising with Results, call The Advocate Newspapers at 781-286-8500 or Info@advocatenews.net
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