THE REVERE ADVOCATE - Friday, August 16, 2019 Page 9 ~ Councillor’s Corner ~ At-Large candidate Richard Ireton F By Alexis Mikulski or this week’s “Councillor’s Corner,” Councillor-at-Large candidate Richard Ireton is featured. Currently there are 14 candidates running for this position. Richard has been a lifelong resident of Revere who has had a very successful career as an engineer. He hopes to create a better growth plan for the city, support all city services and focus in on crime in the community. Find out more about him below! Q: What is your hometown? A: Revere. I grew up in what’s known as Patriots Parkway, or West Revere. Q: What is your education background? A: I graduated from Revere high school in 1975, and attended Suffolk University from 1994–1998. Q: Why do you want to be a member of Revere City Council? A: I have always wanted to serve my community; I have been involved with local government for 25 years. The main reason that I am running for city councilor-at-large is because of the significant growth in the city over the past several years, and the lack of attention being paid to upgrading our infrastructure. I am not against progress, and being in the technology field you learn to be prepared for progress, but what I’ve seen is a lot of new development come on the line that has put a burden on city services, such as the police, fire, and schools. Q: What is your biggest accomplishment? A: My career. I started in technology prior to people knowing what a website was, way back in the early 90’s. I have taken that career from building websites to building platforms for places like Dell, IBM, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Safari. Privately my greatest accomplishment is my family; my sisters, nephews and rest of my family are the most important aspect of my life. Q: What is the biggest issue the city is currently facing? A: I think we need to take a look at crime. We can talk about tax rates and uncontrolled growth all we want, but ultimately people want to feel safe. The issues we’ve been having recently with the shootings in Revere, and a home invasion right down the street from me, we need to support the people Enjoy Everett’s Unique Steak House Richard Ireton that protect us, and crime is a major issue. Q: Do you have a proposed solution for this? A: There has been a lot of finger pointing, but we need to stop the finger pointing in regards to crime in the city, and support the people that fight the crime. We need to give them what they need to fight it and let them do their job. Q: What is something people may not know about you? A: I don’t think a lot of people know what my career has been about. Q: What is your favorite place you’ve ever visited and why? A: Maine and New Hampshire. I mean … it’s New England. When I need to get away and disconnect from everything, I go north. The lakes region helps me settle down and find peace of mind up there. Q: What makes Revere such a great place to live? A: Revere is a perfectly situated community between the North and Boston. We’re right on the water and have an incredible value to being located where we are. Q: What is the best way for the public to contact you? A: You can email me at richieireton@comcast.net, call me or even show up at my house. We have a lot of very qualified candidates that are running in this election for councilor-at-large, and that makes it a voter’s election. They have a lot of people to choose from and they really need to do their homework. Very seldom do we have such a large field of qualified candidates running for office. Q: Anything else you want people to know? A: I am having a meet and greet this Sunday, August 18 at 9 a.m. Come to me, ask me the questions you want to ask, and if I don’t have answers I’ll do the research and find you the best answer I can. 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Beside the Rodízio we also offer an option to pay by weight and delicious homemade desserts. Karaoke and Sports in our Lounge Bar A Trolley Tour of Historic Revere presented by RSCHP J oin the Revere Society for Cultural and Historic Preservation on September 8 for a trolley tour of Revere’s historic sites! Stops along the way will be the Battle of Chelsea Creek, Rumney Marsh Burial Ground and more. The trolley tour will be followed by a tour of the Revere History Museum, which will also be hosting a cookout for tour participants. The tour and cookout are free of charge. Donations to the Revere Society for Cultural and Historic Preservation are appreciated. The first trolleys will leave 108 Beach St. at 10:00 and 10:30 a.m., and the second round of tours will depart at 1:00 and 1:30 p.m. To reserve a spot, email rschpmuseum@comcast. net (subject line: trolley tour), being sure to indicate your preferred time. You can also call the museum at 781-286-2226.
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