ve a Safe & Happy July 4th! Vol. 31, No.26 -FREEwww.advoca ocatenew .net t ery Friday e Warehouse facility planned for Global Petroleum site 781-286-8500 Friday, July 1, 2022 Emotions run high during City Council public hearing Proposed life sciences labs draw opposition This is an artist’s rendering of the proposed redevelopment of the 44acre Global Petroleum storage facility on Rte. 1A in Revere. (Courtesy photo) Special to Th e Advocate A partnership with expertise developing world-class logistics facilities with a focus on sustainability is proposing to build a modern, technologyenabled warehouse and distribution facility on the site of the longstanding Global Petroleum tank farm at 101 Lee Burbank Hwy. (Route 1A) in Revere. Trident Logistics Center will consist of two warehouses totaling 668,500 square feet on a 44-acre lot, immediately north of Irving Oil, between Route 1A and Suff olk Downs. The buildings will be supported by sophisticated, data-driven technologies that result in effi cient BUILD | SEE Page 11 I City Solicitor Paul Capizzi addressed an audience member about the Open Meeting Law at Monday night’s City council meeting. (Advocate photo by Adam Swift) By Adam Swift t was a chaotic scene at City Hall on Monday night as City Council President Gerry Visconti cleared the City Council Chambers during a public hearing on a proposed ordinance change for biosafety labs in the city. Visconti and Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna proposed a zoning amendment that would lower the biosafety levels allowed in the city in light of a HEARING | SEE Page 16 Joanne McKenna Revere 2022 Commonwealth Unsung Heroine Award Recommended by State Representative Jeffrey Rosario Turco J oanne spent over three decades teaching in Revere Public Schools, sharing her passion for the arts with thousands of students and starting Revere High School’s fi rst clothing bank. For the last seven years, a time of transformational commercial development and population growth in Revere, Joanne has served stead-fastly on the Revere City Council, as Vice President and as the representative of Ward One. Last year, the Mayor Brian Arrigo selected her to serve as the Chairwoman of Revere’s newly established Public Arts Commission, deeming her the optimal choice for developing Revere into a vibrant arts community. Having someone like Joanne McKenna who is deeply connected to Revere’s past, present and future, and JOANNE MCKENNA Ward 1 Councillor Unsung Heroine Honoree who leads with a steady, consistent and inclusive hand, is indispensable to the City’s ongoing transformation. Revere is lucky to have Joanne and she is more than deserving of this honor.
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