THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2021 Page 9 BIPOC community leader Juan Pablo Jaramillo said that according to a recent census Revere is the fastest growing city in the Commonwealth. Kourou Pich shared her story as a Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) community leader. In a short fi lm, BIPOC community leader Soumaya Laroussi discussed the death of George Floyd. Guests placed stickers, in a poll, if they knew of any immigrantowned businesses before last Friday’s event. Revere Reprecincting Committee presents updated map to City Council Over 150 residents completed survey on proposed maps; public hearings scheduled for Nov. 15 & Nov. 18 A ccording to the 2020 census, Revere is one of the fastest growing cities in the state. Signifi cantly, Revere has shifted from a city with a population that was 62% Non-Hispanic White in 2010 to 45 percent Non-Hispanic White in 2020. After about 150 people submitted comments and public testimony on www.revere.org/ redrawingrevere, a new ward/ precinct map was created and submitted to the Revere City Council. The Revere Reprecincting Committee has worked signifi cantly over the last few months comparing numerous BENEFITS | FROM Page 1 that the eff ect of the added service on the present value of future benefi ts would be $1.7 million, according to Viscay. “The eff ect of the additional service was projected by performing an actuarial valuation of the aff ected members with the amount of credited service they had as of 12/31/2020 and another valuation where the ward maps, delving into data sets, logging public comments from the redrawing survey and hosting information forums. The new map was presented by Committee Member Reuben Kantor at the November 8 City Council Meeting. Residents are encouraged to attend public hearings on November 15 at 4:00 p.m. and November 18 at 6:00 p.m. in person at Revere City Hall’s City Council Chambers (281 Broadway). All hearings will be available to watch on RevereTV. By law, the City of Revere is required to ensure every ward and every precinct on the map additional years of service were applied,” stated Lawrence Stone of Stone Consulting in a letter to the Retirement Board. The special legislation was approved by the council’s Ways and Means Subcommittee prior to a unanimous vote by the full council on Monday evening. Ward 6 Councillor Richard Serino, speaking at the subcommittee meeting, asked O’Hara to clarify that the $1.7 million fi gure is money that was preis sized within fi ve percent of the average size. In addition, the City may not dilute racial or ethnic groups’ voting strength, nor may it make race the predominant factor in reprecincting. The Reprecincting Committee took all of these factors and legal requirements into consideration in developing the map. The revised map refl ects several changes – many of these modifi cations will be explained in detail at the public hearings. Residents can view, make comments on and download a PDF version of the revised map on www.revere.org/redrawingrevere. viously appropriated for the retirement benefi ts. “This isn’t extra money that is being appropriated,” O’Hara said. “This is money that is sitting there waiting for the fi refi ghters.” Several dozen firefighters were on hand to witness the vote and support O’Hara, rising to applaud the council as the fi - nal vote was cast. Several of the fi refi ghters thanked the councillors individually during a short recess after the vote. 425r Broadway Saugus, MA 01906 781-231-1111 Located adjacent to Kohls Plaza Rt. 1 South in Saugus at the intersection of Walnut St. We are a skating rink with bowling alleys, arcade and Two TV’s where the ball games are always on. PUBLIC SKATING SCHEDULE 12-8 p.m. $8.50 Private Parties 7:30-11 p.m. Adult Night 18+ Only Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Private Parties Private Parties 4-11 p.m. $8.50 Everyone must pay admission after 6 p.m. 12-11 p.m. $8.50 Everyone must pay admission after 6 p.m. Sorry No Checks Inline Skate Rentals $3.00 additional Roller skate rentals included in all prices BIRTHDAY & PRIVATE PARTIES AVAILABLE www.roller-world.com School Vacation Weeks 12-8 p.m. $10.00 Sunday Monday Tuesday
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