Your Local News Source for Over 30 Years! r Local News So e for Ov r 30 Years! Vol. 31, No.27 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday Three New Police Officers Sworn In During City Hall Ceremony 781-286-8500 Friday, July 8, 2022 Revere Celebrates the Fourth of July WELCOME: Shown from left to right: Mayor Brian Arrigo, Police Chief David Callahan, and – with their badges on – Dash Crevoiserat, Alexsandra Armata and Vu Pham, and Revere Police Dept. Executive Offi cer Lt. Sean Randall. See pages 12&13 for photo highlights. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) McKenna wants city to get better handle on construction debris and equipment Fellow councillors echo call to utility cos. to clean up their act By Adam Swift W ard 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna has had enough of construction companies leaving equipment and debris behind at job sites. At last week’s City Council meeting, her fellow members backed her motion asking that the City of Revere look into crafting an ordinance requiring construction JOANNE MCKENNA Ward 1 Councillor ANTHONY COGLIANDRO Ward 3 Councillor companies to remove all equipment from City property when not returning to a job site within one week. “There is a lot of work being done across the city, and what’s happening is, especially in front of my house, they are putting in manholes and they have left cones and signs and they haven’t returned for three weeks,” said McKenna. “What’s happening around the city – we are becoming a cone and cart city – that’s what we are doing. We have to hold these construction and utility companies accountable, so I’m asking for an ordinance to do this.” McKenna said the debris and equipment is ruining the views and aesthetics of the city. “You won’t see this in Marblehead, you won’t see this in Swampscott,” said McKenna. “They take DEBRIS | SEE Page 21 FAMILY FUN ON THE FOURTH: Lamar Baker with his daughter, Seraphina, 6, on the Snowzilla mobile tubing slide during Monday’s Fourth of July celebration at the Susan B. Anthony School. See photo highlights on page 17. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino)
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