THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2025 Page 3 Mayor Keefe Announces Pothole Patrol Initiative Use Revere311 to report potholes to be fi lled in your neighborhood R EVERE, MA — Mayor Patrick M. Keefe Jr. is proud to present his new initiative, Pothole Patrol, coming to a street near you. As the weather begins warming up, City of Revere Department of Public Works crews will be moving from neighborhood to neighborhood, patching holes left in the road from winter storms, plows, and general wear and tear. To activate the Pothole Patrol team, and to get your pesky neighborhood pothole fi lled, dial 311, submit a service request on the Revere311 app, or text PIPER at (844) 30-PIPER (74737). The Department of Public Works relies on resident reports for adequate data, so make sure to send in those potholes! “We understand that our roads bear the burden of winter weather and, during the spring, it’s important to rectify those nuisance potholes to improve your daily commute,” said Mayor Keefe. He continued, “We have the staff - ing and equipment in our Department of Public Works to Argenzio pulls nomination papers for Council reelection make these roadway repairs, and we have Revere311 to ensure that resident reports are catalogued and managed in a timely manner. 311 is our scoreboard: We monitor resident requests throughout the workday in the Mayor’s Offi ce on our 55” dashboard, and follow-up with weekly control checks to ensure that the work has been completed. Pothole Patrol is nothing more than good, practical governance to make those simple, quality-of-life improvements for all residents.” TAX | FROM Page 1 it doesn’t approve the local tax break, the development could be stalled for an entire construction season. “We need the project to go forward because we desperately need the revenue to fund the high school,” said Kelley, who laughed and said, “That’s rich.” Councillor-at-Large Juan Pablo Jaramillo made a motion that HYM should give the city $8 million as part of the separate development negotiation. “Four million is not acceptable,” said Jaramillo, adding that HYM had already gotten a discount on wages for workers on the site. Ward 6 Councillor Paul Argenzio said the city was in a “distasteful position.” But Argenzio also said the city can’t just let the project stall. “We need to make sure this project we’re all relying on continues,” he said. City Council President Marc Silvestri asked if HYM is committed to using local union labor on the site. “Back when things were going good, I was getting calls from the unions telling me there were not enough Revere workers on the site. We need to stand fi rm on that,” he said. The council agreed to table the TIE agreement discussion until May 12, when they will have the fi nal version of the agreement. READY TO GO AGAIN: Ward 4 Councillor Paul Argenzio is shown outside the Elections Department at Revere City Hall recently, displaying his nomination papers for reelection to the ward 4 City Council seat. (Courtesy photo)
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