g y Page 4 g g THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, SEpTEMbER 19, 2025 ~ GUEST COMMENTARY ~ Banning Overnight Parking in School Parking Lots By Sal Giarratani A fter living in East Boston for nearly 15 years now, I know for a fact that parking and traffic are among the biggest quality of life issues facing residents. I am sure Revere residents are consistently hunting for a legal parking spot after returning home from work or coming home from having gone out with friends for the evening. Every time I do this, I wonder if I will find a parking spot near my house on my re8 Norwood St. Everett (617) 387-9810 Open Tues. - Sat. at 4:00 PM Closed Sun. & Mon. Announcing our Classic Specials Dine In Only: * FREE Salad with purchase of Entree, Tuesdays & Wednesdays * Cheese Pizza - Only $10 Catch ALL The Live Sports Action On Our Large Screen TV’s Scan & Follow Us on Facebook! turn. Often, I drive around in circles and if I am lucky, I find that elusive spot. It’s a game I’ve learned to play, as most of you have reading this right now. The City of Revere, like its neighbor East Boston, is in the same boat when it comes to our cars. Both communities are experiencing continued development with increasingly new housing going up and up. With this building boom comes more vehicles. Recently, we have seen some new housing being built near MBTA stations and developers being required to build in minimal or no parking for future residents of these new housing options available to folks. Here in East Boston, resFor Advertising with Results, call The Advocate Newspapers at 781-2868500 or Info@ www.810bargrille.com Cedar impression half rounds Harvey Vinyl Replacement Windows Custom Aluminum Trim work Windows & Doors Top quality Vinyl Siding! •Vinyl Siding •Carpentry Work •Decks •Roofing •Free Estimates •Replacement Windows •Fully Licensed •Fully Insured Everett Aluminum Supplies Celebrating 66 Years in Business Since 1958! advocatenews. net Monogram D4 Double siding idents can park overnight or weekends on non-school hours. I am often forced to do so. This is always my last option when all else fails, and thank God, it’s there for neighborhood folk like me. Finding out that several motions recently were submitted at a Revere City Council meeting focused on this issue, I must say, while I often agree with Ward 5 Councillor Angela Guarino-Sawaya, on this school parking issue, I beg to disagree. Banning overnight parking at public schools should be a no-brainer, and I fail to see banning this practice would strengthen safety and security issues. If the question arises that vehicles are still inside these pubGerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? If Not, Please Call for a Free Consultation. 14 Proctor Avenue, Revere (781) 284-5657 lic-school parking lots, then start towing them like they do over in East Boston. Getting towed and paying close to $200 a whack will end that issue very quickly, don’t you think? And if snow removal is the problem, tow ’em. If contractors need access to the school lot, block off spaces prior to the end of the school day. Listen, I am a retired police officer of 28 years; I understand security issues but hold on here, the endless reporting of school violence across this nation in no way has been to date connected to the threat of overnight school parking lots. I am sure this motion was written and submitted with the best of intentions, but it seems so unnecessary. y
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