THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2022 Page 3 Mayor responds to this year’s rising energy costs Advocate Staff Report A s energy costs are slated to rise substantially in the coming months, Mayor Brian Arrigo is taking several measures to educate residents and off er them ways to save on utility bills. The City of Revere is currently gathering educational materials from the state and the Mass Save program to provide residents with some ways to cut back on their energy expenses this coming winter. Additionally, there will be opportunities to attend informational sessions for those interested in purchasing electricity from a competitive supplier. These sessions will also provide residents with some tips on how to avoid scams associatsimilar to what many other surrounding communities have in place. “We are working diligently to help our residents through these unprecedented energy rate increases,” said Mayor Arrigo, “and having our own electricity aggregation program will provide our residents with more options and off er reliable competition.” Establishing a municipal agBRIAN ARRIGO Mayor ed with energy suppliers. At the upcoming City Council meeting on Monday, October 17, Mayor Arrigo will seek approval from the City Council to establish a community electricity aggregation program gregation program requires approval by the City Council and from the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities – a process that will take several months to complete. In the meantime, stay up to date by subscribing to regular updates and the Revere weekly newsletter at www.revere.org/connect. Human Rights Commission meets for first time since June By Adam Swift T he city’s Human Rights Commission met for the fi rst time since June on Thursday, Oct. 6, and it was a decidedly sedate aff air compared to some of the contentious meetings that took place before the summer break. Commission Chair Janine Grillo Marra said there were several reasons for the long break between meetings, including the resignation of Commission Executive Director Dr. Maritsa Barros in the spring, as well as some confl icts in scheduling and clerical support. Barros also served as the city’s Chief Offi cer of Talent and Culture. “It was sad to see her go, but she got a really wonderful opportunity for her own advancement and was a good fi t for her personally as well as professionally,” said Marra. In addition, former state Representative Kathi Reinstein resigned from the Human Rights Commission due to a confl ict in scheduling, according to Marra. Once the commission got down to business, the members discussed possible next steps in having the city support changing Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day, while still celebrating people of Italian-American heritage in the city. Last year, the commission recommended the city change the name of the day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day, as many other communities in the state have. Marra noted that the Human Rights Commission is not a legislative body and cannot make changes on its own; however, she said, it can work with the city to see how changes could be made. “We are trying to learn more and trying to have conversations so that we can move in a direction where we can still celebrate Italians during October and Italian Heritage Month, and at the same time, move forward to be able to adopt attitudes where we can also honor the indigenous people that were the first people of this land,” said Marra. Marra said she would also like to see the commission dive into recent census data to help identify those people in Revere who have indigenous roots. “We need to include them and engage with them, and education needs to be done,” said Marra. In other business, the commission agreed that it would like to move forward with two separate banners designed by commission Vice Chair Chai Hossaini after a few tweaks are made to the banners. One banner would be used for website purposes and includes the Human Rights Commission’s entire mission statement with a background consisting of the fl ags of the world. A second banner could be printed for events and include the fl ags and a shortLike us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma er version of the mission statement. Dan 1972 R.Y.O. 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