THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 2023 Page 5 ~ POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT ~ John Powers Announces Candidacy for Reelection to Ward 5 City Council M y name is John Powers; and it has been my honor to represent the citizens of Ward 5 on the Revere City Council through the end of 2023. Today I am proud to announce my candidacy for re-election to the Ward 5 Council seat. I am grateful beyond words for the trust that the citizens of Ward 5 have placed in me in the past; and I again humbly ask for your vote so that I may continue to serve you and your families and we may together continue the progress we have begun in the great city of Revere. For those of you who may not know me, please allow me to tell you a bit about myself, about some of the achievements of which I am most proud. I am a lifelong Revere resident, a homeowner and a taxpayer. Among my many City Council roles, I have been elected by my colleagues to three terms as City Council President. I have also been appointed to four terms as Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, which is responsible for reviewing and approving the annual city budget, and as Chairman of the Public Safety Committee, which provides oversight of the Police and Fire Departments. I especially pride myself for serving as a full-time City Councilor. I truly enjoy spending every day working on important city issues and providing constituent services. If you see fi t to re-elect me again, I pledge to remain always accessible to all Revere citizens, easily reachable, and unfailingly responsive to anyone who needs my assistance, who has a question or concern, or who just wants his or her voice heard. Among my City Council accomplishments in the recent past: Experience Boston’s Official Freedom Trail® Tours for Free August 29! Hosted by Highland Street Foundation’s August Adventures 2023 T he Highland Street Foundation’s August Adventures program will offer admission to Freedom Trail Foundationled tours on Tuesday, August 29, 2023. The Foundation’s offi - cial Freedom Trail® Tours, led by 18th-century costumed guides, will step off free of charge for the day! The 90-minute tours feature tales of high treason, mob agitations, revolutionary actions, and partisan fi ghts of the American Revolution and beyond and cover 11 of the Trail’s 16 offi cial historic sites. The tours will depart from a special tent on Boston Common (across from 141 Temple Place, near the Brewer Fountain) at 10:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m. August Adventures, modeled after Highland Street’s longstanding Free Fun Friday’s program, provides enriching opportunities for individuals, children, and families across the Commonwealth, from Greater Boston to Cape Cod, and out to Central and Western Massachusetts. From children’s museums, to art, to history, there is something for everyone. “We are thrilled to partner with the Highland Street Foundation for their August Adventures program,” said the Foundation's Executive Director Suzanne Segura Taylor. “Increasing access to the Freedom Trail is a constant goal at the Foundation, and we are excited to welcome new and diverse audiences throughout the Commonwealth and beyond during this free day of tours." To secure tickets, visit thefreedomtrail.org, click on the “Tour Tickets” menu item to fi nd the day, and use coupon code “AugustAdventures” to redeem free tickets. Any individual, family, or groups under 10 people are invited to experience the tours, however, due to expected crowds, large groups are discouraged from attending on this day. In order to ensure a fantastic Freedom Trail experience, the Foundation will limit the number of passes to 50 per tour. Please contact the Freedom Trail Foundation directly at (617) 357-8300 with any questions. To learn more about August Adventures and the Highland Street Foundation, visit www. highlandstreet.org Boulevard. The new fi re station will be equipped with high-water apparatus capable of operating in fl ood conditions and will include a new community room available for both the training of fi refi ghters and for the civic use of the residents and organizations of Ward 5. • District Infrastructure: AdJOHN POWERS Ward 5 Councillor • Public Safety: Led the successful fi ght for a new Point of Pines Fires Station that is now under construction and scheduled for completion in 2024. This state-of-the-art facility will restore fi re protection coverage to the Point of Pines and Riverside neighborhoods as well as the communities in and around Oak Island, Revere Street and the northern tier of Revere Beach vocated eff ectively for infrastructure improvements throughout Ward 5, including many newly paved streets and reconstructed sidewalks as well as renovated playgrounds at Gibson and DeStoop Parks and the Paul Revere school – and prospectively at a family-oriented Ambrose Park on Revere Street and a senior-oriented Sullivan Park on Revere Beach Boulevard. Also planned or already completed are new storm-water storage and absorption capabilities; a new sewer-pump station on the Lynnway; thousands of feet of new water, sewer and drainage lines; and upgraded catch-basins and fi re hydrants throughout Ward 5. • District Planning: Monitored the community-based Ward 5 planning efforts that resulted in a RiverFront Master Plan, which will expand and enhance Gibson Park, create a community athletic and educational facility at the long-vacant Riverside Boat Works property, increase the utility and accessibility of a revitalized Pines River waterfront, construct a new Route 1A roundabout that will greatly expand the effi ciency of local and regional traffi c circulation and reduce the burden of regional traffi c on local streets, replace an unattractive salvage yard with mixed-use market-rate housing that will complement the adjacent Riverside and Point of Pines neighborhoods – all of which will also create a more active and attractive North Shore gateway to Revere. • Regional Rail: Testifi ed personally in favor of a State TransCOUNCIL | SEE Page 11 Our 51st Anniversary Dan - 1972 We Sell Cigars & Accessories! 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