Page 2 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2021 Councillor has concerns about proposed ice cream stand By Adam Swift A lmost everyone loves ice cream, but not everyone would love a busy ice cream stand in their residential neighborhood. Last Monday night, the City Council held a public hearing on a proposed take-out ice cream and smoothie window at a former offi ce space at 54 Yeamans St. But the ward councillor and some neighbors are concerned that the proposal will bring too much traffi c and worsen parking in the neighborhood. An ice cream stand would be a nonconforming zoning use in the neighborANGELO’S FULL SERVICE Regular Unleaded $2.759 Mid Unleaded $2.879 Super $3.019 Diesel Fuel $2.899 "42 Years of Excellence!" 1978-2020 KERO $4.65 DEF $3.49 9 Diesel $2.569 9 HEATING OIL 24-Hour Burner Service Call for Current Price! 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Customers won’t be able to come into the facility itself.” The council received a letter from an attorney representing a Vane Street resident who opposed the proposal. The letter stated that the shop would create more parking problems on Yeamans and Vane Streets, where parking is already tight, and would likely disturb the peaceful neighborhood since it would be open in the evenings. Previously, the address housed ing tonight who were not in favor of this project,” said Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Keefe. Keefe noted that while the real estate offi ce was also a nonconforming use, it was used as an administrative offi ce for one or two people and had a low impact on the neighborhood. “The site is only a couple of hundred square feet; it’s a very small site with no parking,” said Keefe. PATRICK KEEFE Ward 4 Councillor nonconforming uses with a repair shop and a real estate offi ce that were open during traditional business hours. “I know we only received one letter, but there were a few residents from the neighborhood who had approached me and who I asked to join the meet“Considering that this would add more traffi c to the area and more parking in the area that is not really there, I would have a tough time supporting this.” Councillor-at-Large George Rotondo said he would back the ward councillor if he decides not to support the project, but stated that the 54 Yeamans St. original use was as a small candy store. The proposal will be discussed further at a future City Council Zoning Subcommittee meeting. CLEANUPS CHEAP M RPD awarded grant to increase seat belt use ayor Brian Arrigo and Police Chief David Callahan recently announced that the Revere Police Department was awarded a grant from the Executive Offi ce of Public Safety and Security's Offi ce of Grants and Research (OGR) to increase the number of patrols and to remind drivers and passengers about the lifesaving benefi ts of wearing a seat belt. Revere police will join other departments across the state and the State Police in the national Click It or Ticket enforcement campaign. "Seat belts are the single most important safety item in our vehicles," said Callahan. "We see fi rsthand the devastating consequences of drivers and their passengers not buckling up. These funds will increase our traffi c enforcement presence to help end these preventable tragedies." "Seat belts are the best way to protect yourself from dangerous drivers," said Kevin Stanton, Executive Director of the OGR. 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As of 2019, the national seat belt use rate is 90.7 percent. • In Massachusetts, a larger percentage of pickup trucks (71 percent) and SUVs (65 percent) fatalities are unrestrained compared to passenger cars (60 percent). • According to the National Highway Traffi c Safety Administration, seat belts saved an estimated 61 lives in Massachusetts in 2018. • Sixty-eight percent of nighttime fatalities are unrestrained in Massachusetts compared to 55 percent of unrestrained daytime fatalities. For Advertising with Results, call The Advocate Newspapers at 781-286-8500 or Info@advocatenews.net Prices subject to change around FLEET
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