Page 2 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2024 Shirley Ave. Forest Pocket Park Community Event — May 4 at 10:00 a.m. Decision of how to develop this green space comes backed by resident input and grant funding T Need a hall for your special event? The Schiavo Club, located at 71 Tileston Street, Everett is available for your Birthdays, Anniversaries, Sweet 16 parties and more? For more info, call (857) 249-7882 Dan - 1972 We Sell Cigars & Accessories! Sell Cigars & Accessories! MAJOR BRANDS AT DISCOUNT PRICES! Singles * Tins * Bundles * Boxes * Travel Humidors * Desk Top Humidors * Many Types of Lighters * Ash Trays * Juuls * Vapes * Glass Pipes * Rewards Program * CBD Infused Products * GIFTS UNDER $30 - GIFT CERTIFICATES If you use what we specialize in (Cigars & Accessories), then take advantage of our 52 Years of Experience! HOURS: OPEN DAIL 7 DAYS A WEEK, 9AM - 6PM * Join our Rewards Program! Humidor Specials! Starting as LOW as $99. Complete with Accessories R.Y.O. TOBACCO & TUBES ON SALE! Green Label Cigar Sale! Buy 2 Cigars, Get One FREE! A.B.C. CIGAR 170 REVERE ST., REVERE (781) 289-4959 HOURS: OPEN DAILY 7 DAYS WEEK, 9AM - 6PM * Join our Rewards Program! he City of Revere is working in coordination with Shirley Avenue neighborhood partners and landscape architecture firm ASK+ to design a brand-new public space at 69 Shirley Ave: a forest pocket park! A pocket park is a smallscale neighborhood greenspace that is designed to meet a range of functions. Through last year’s Participatory Budgeting (PB) process, the community identifi ed this project as the top public space priority. Now, the work is underway, and three concept designs have been proposed for community feedback. Community members can provide in-person input at the community event held at 69 Shirley Ave. on May 4 at 10:00 a.m. Input can also be given through the Celebrating Our 52ndCelebrating Our 52nd Yearear Chris 2024 survey at www.shirleyave.com/ work/pocketpark. This project emerged from the 2023 Shirley Avenue Public Realm PB process, which collected more than 600 pieces of input, including over 300 votes for public space projects proposed by community members. The City of Revere allocated $560k towards the PB process — a mix of $260k Community Development Block Grant funding, $285k of State Housing Choice Grant funding and $15k of public art private philanthropic funds. Mayor Patrick Keefe articulated his support of the project: “Shirley Ave is a vibrant community. This greenspace will act as a complement to Costa Park. We love to see the activity down on Shirley Ave and across the Ward 2 neighborhood.” Once again, join the team on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at the site of the future Forest Pocket Park: 69 Shirley Ave. This is a two-part event, including a community design workshop and a plant swap. The rain location for this event is Las Delicias Colombianas (86 Shirley Ave.). All are welcome! The City’s community liaison team will be on-site to support language access, and refreshments will be provided by MGH/RevereCares. The City of Revere hopes to see you there! Plant Swap Rules: 1.Bring pest-free plants, in containers or “bare root” 2.Swaps or giveaways only, no sales please Councillors address street sweeping complaints, send to committee By Barbara Taormina T he City Council decided to tackle street sweeping, the $50 fi nes, scheduling and other problems and complaints about the service. City Council President Anthony Cogliandro said the ticketing issue came up during a conversation with the Parking Department. “I don’t think we should be penalizing anyone,” said Cogliandro, adding that residents need to be accountable. Councillors had individual stories about street sweeping in their wards. Cogliandro said in his neighborhood, on Newman Street, people take an old-school Italian approach to street cleaning. “People clean the street, they clean their neighbor’s, they’ll clean you if you want,” he said. Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna said Winthrop Street, which is undergoing multiple construction projects, hasn’t been cleaned for a year. According to McKenna, Arrow Street Sweeping, which sweeps the city’s streets, won’t go down Winthrop Street because they’re afraid that all the rocks will damage the machine. Ward 4 Councillor Paul Argenzio said cleaning was the responsibility of whoever is doing the work, not the city. Cogliandro suggested changing the schedule so sweeping starts after people have left for work so there’s no need to move cars. He also pointed out that in wards 3 and 6 people don’t always have actual sidewalks, they have transitions. Residents park on them with four wheels up to avoid the street sweeping fi nes. Parking on the sidewalk is a $25 fi ne but a street sweeping fi ne is $50. Ward 2 City Councillor Ira Novoselsky said there are no issues in his ward. “People are good about moving their cars; they know when to move and wait until the sweeper comes by to return. In my neighborhood, people know.” Cogliandro stressed that the city should not be towing any cars for sweeping and the council agreed. They voted to refer the issue to the Public Works Subcommittee for continued discussion and review.
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