THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2026 Page 3 City Council Approves $190K for New Street Sweeper By Barbara Taormina T he City Council approved a request from City Auditor Richad Viscay requesting a $190,000 appropriation from the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund retained earnings account for the purchase of a street sweeper. Viscay said the enterprise fund had a $280,000 surplus and city offi cials felt the best use for the money was to reinvest it into the solid waste system. Viscay added that the sweeper, the Raptor NiteHawk Street Sweeper, the city plans to buy has a swing arm that allows it to clear out catch basins and is more maneuverable, which will help sweep some of the city’s smaller streets. Ward 1 Councillor James Mercurio asked if the city should be tucking away money, such as the enterprise fund surplus, given the recent warnings about budget shortfalls over the next couple of years. But Viscay said the surplus had been certifi ed and it is one-time funding. Mercurio then asked what the cost of operating and maintaining the sweeper would be. Viscay said he didn’t know. But Mercurio, in a smooth, never-ask-aquestion-you-don’t-know-theanswer-to voice, told Viscay the new sweeper would cost the city $366,000 over fi ve years. “This is a high-maintenance machine,” said Mercurio, adding that the purchase did not seem fi scally sound. Mercurio said he would like to hear from Public Works Superintendent Chris Ciaramella before approving the money for the sweeper. Viscay said the city has a contract with Arrow Sweeping to clean city streets. He thought the city was in the fi fth year of a fi ve-year contract. Councillor-at-Large Marc Silvestri asked if the plan was to purchase more equipment and do the street sweeping inhouse, with the Public Works Department. Viscay said there’s not a plan for that, but he knows Public Works Superintendent Annual Outdoor Catholic Mass in Beachmont June 14 T he Outdoor Catholic Mass at the Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto Park on Endicott Avenue in Beachmont in Revere is set for Sunday, June 14, at 10:30 a.m. Father Leonardo Moreira from Immaculate Conception Parish and our fi - nal pastor, Father Keyes, will be co-celebrants. The event will be held rain or shine. Paul Argenzio Ward 4 Counciĺlor Ciaramella is interested in bringing more services into his department. Ward 4 Councillor Paul Argenzio, a former DPW superintendent, agreed with Mercurio that the sweeper is a high-maintenance piece of equipment that is diffi cult to maintain. However, Argenzio said the city’s current sweeper is five years old and nearing the end of its life expectancy. Argenzio said the city needs the sweeper. In addition, we expect to have the collation afterwards in our former church lower hall and get a tour of the Church since it has reopened under a different faith, Menebere Leule Medhane Alem Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, which is very similar to the Catholic faith! Lawrence A. Simeone Jr. Attorney-at-Law ~ Since 1989 ~ * Corporate Litigation * Criminal/Civil * MCAD * Zoning/Land Court * Wetlands Litigation * Workmen’s Compensation * Landlord/Tenant Litigation * Real Estate Law * Construction Litigation * Tax Lien * Personal Injury * Bankruptcy * Wrongful Death * Zoning/Permitting Litigation 300 Broadway, Suite 1, Revere * 781-286-1560 lsimeonejr@simeonelaw.net SABATINO/MASTROCOLA INSURANCE AGENCY 519 BROADWAY EVERETT, MA 02149 Auto * Home * Boat * Renter * Condo * Life * Multi-Policy Discounts * Commercial 10% Discounts * Registry Service Also Available PHONE: (617) 387-7466 FAX: (617) 381-9186 Visit us online at:WWW.SABATINO-INS.COM
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