Page 4 THE REVERE ADVOCATE - Friday, June 28, 2019 Revere Knights of Columbus present scholarships Annual Our Lady of Lourdes Reunion Mass – June 30 n Thursday evening, several students were presented with scholarship awards O by the Revere Knights of Columbus, St. Michael the Archangel, Council #16550. ScholSABATINOINSURANCE AGENCY Call for a Quote 617-387-7466 Or email Rocco@sabatino-ins.com We cover: * Auto * Home * Boat * Renter * Condo * Life * Multi-Policy Discounts * Commercial 10% Discounts * Registry Service Also Available arships were awarded to students of the three Catholic parishes of Revere; St. Anthonys, Immaculate Conception and St. Mary’s. Representing St. Anthony’s was Kevin Willet; Immaculate Conception was represented by Domenic Amore; and Wilfredo Martinez and David Lania represented St. Mary’s. (Lania was unable http://www.sabatino-ins.com SABATINO 564 Broadway Everett, MA 02149 617-387-7466 Hours of Operation are: Mondays - Fridays 9am to 5pm Saturdays by appointment only to attend.) In addition to the students, members of the Revere City Council were also in attendance. The students all spoke of their deep faith and their commitment to do great things in the future. The Annual Our Lady of Lourdes Reunion Mass is Sunday, June 30 at 10 a.m. in the Our Lady of Lourdes Park in COUNCIL | from page 1 Clerk, Assessor, Strategic Planning and Economic Development sectors to “improve delivery of services and to plan for the future of the city.” The Public Safety Department plans to “Invest in additional police officers and code enforcement personnel will provide more public safety for residents of the city.” Education has outlined a plan to continue its commitment to the fi rst-class public schools that are located in Revere. Public Works, the group that is responsible for running the city’s street cleaning program and fi xing potholes, has planned a reorganization of the department and “significant capital investments in equipment and a new DPW facility.” The Culture and Recreation Department wants to create a community center at Garfield Middle School that will act and serve as a multigenerational and multicultural space for Revere residents. This is a project that Mayor Arrigo has been very outspoken and passionate about. In addition to each of these departments stating an overview of its intended projects, there is a list of revenues and expenses that money will be allocated to for the overall improvement and enhancement of the city. Some examples of these are Enterprise funds, “which will give the community the fl exibility to account separately for all fi nancial activities associated with a broad range of municipal services.” Revere has two Enterprise funds: Water & Sewer and Solid Waste/Recycling. Some expenses the city will allocate money to are the general government’s Beachmont, rain or shine. The celebrant will be Fr. Dan, the Administrator from Immaculate Conception. There will be up to 80 chairs provided and two tents for the celebrant and for those who cannot be in the sun. There will be a collation at the Revere Knights of Columbus building (29 Central Ave., Revere). All are welcome. fi xed costs, such as employee benefi ts, debt service and property and casualty insurance, education, state assessments and other financial uses. Fixed costs are invested into the city and schools, and also include but are not limited to, health insurance, which has a budget of $21.8 million, debt service, which has a budget of $5.1 million, and Medicare, which has a budget of $1.5 million. The Revere operating budget for the 2020 fi scal year is a responsibly balanced budget, and has allowed the city to have the highest bond rating it has ever seen. A comprehensive fi ve-year budget forecast has been updated in addition to this budget, as well as a capital improvement plan. This money will allow Revere to invest in necessary improvements, and to develop a brighter future for residents across the city. Almost all of City Council voted unanimously in approving the operating budget for the 2020 fi scal year. However, Councillor-at-Large Dan Rizzo was an outspoken opponent of the 5.6 percent increase in the budget. Rizzo is currently campaigning for the position of Mayor in the 2020 election, and was adamant about keeping the city’s spending under control. Mayor Arrigo disagreed with Rizzo’s comments and defended the budget by saying it will greatly benefi t Revere and the taxpayers.
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