Page 4 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 Councillor wants to nip bogus parking passes in the bud before its too late By Adam Swift G iven the high level of emotion surrounding parking in Revere, it was probably only a matter of time until counterfeit visitor parking passes started showing up in the city. During last Monday night’s City Council meeting, Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna and Councillor-atLarge Gerry Visconti introduced a motion seeking a crackdown on counterfeit passes before it becomes a bigger problem. “Parking enforcers are fi nding a lot of bogus visitor’s passes in people’s cars,” said McKenna. “People are copying them; I guess it is very easy to do. I just want to warn the public that if you copy a visitor’s pass, the fi rst off ense is a $100 fi ne, and the second off ense is they will revoke your privilege to get a residential sticker, so I wouldn’t do it.” The parking department is currently working with its printer to manufacture a type of visitor’s parking pass that is harder to reproduce, McKenna said. “[The parking director] is working hard to fi nd a new design so it won’t be easy for people to copy these visitor’s passes,” she said. Visconti said the time for the city to take action is now before the problem gets worse. “It’s pretty disappointing to hear that people are trying to abuse the system, and while it may be a small percentage right now, I’d rather nip it in the bud right now before it gets out of control,” said Visconti. “Speaking to the parking director, there are some solutions that are coming about, like Councillor McKenna said. Hopefully, the residents out there will realize that obviously, if they get caught, that consequences will happen.” In other parking-related business on Monday night, Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky asked GERRY VISCONTI Councillor-at-Large that Mayor Brian Arrigo request the Department of Conservation & Recreation to relax the residential permit parking on Ocean Avenue to a fourhour time limit. That limit would be the same as on Revere Beach Boulevard during the nonoperational period of the beach paid parking from October through April. BOH, Mayor to Hold Webinar to Address Rodent Issues M alden Board of Health Director Chris Webb and Mayor Gary Christenson will hold a webinar (the link may also be found on the City’s website) on Wednesday, September 29th at 6 PM to discuss the current uptick in rodents. Director Webb will provide information about rodents and their habitats, and why there has been increased activity this year. He will discuss typical extermination methods and issues and what property owners should do to secure their trash to help alleviate the problem. City Pest Control Contractor Bob Leon of General Environmental will be participating in the webinar.
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