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Cutting the ribbon to begin this year’s Annual Columbus Day Parade are, from left to right, Councillors Charlie Patch and John Powers, State Senator Joseph Boncore, Governor Charlie Baker, School Committee member Michael Ferrante, Mayor Brian Arrigo, State Rep. RoseLee Vincent, Councillor Steve Morabito, Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo, Councillor Anthony Zambuto, Police Chief James Guido, Daveen Arrigo, and young family members of the city and state officials. See more Columbus Day Parade photo highlights inside on pages 11 – 14. (Advocate photo)
Mayor, Lt. Governor officially launch Revere’s 311 Constituent Services Center
AT YOUR SERVICE: Revere Municipal Employees Federal Credit Union Manager John Kingston is shown with Patti Fields, member services director, and Amber Dakin, assistant manager at the City Hall office. (Advocate photo by JD Mitchell)
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evere 311 – the “one call to City Hall” constituent service system that allows any resident to report an issue or ask a question by dialing 311 or using the Revere 311 app on Apple or Android – officially launched on Tuesday. The occasion was marked by a press conference with Mayor Brian Arrigo and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito. Residents can use 311 to report issues ranging from potholes to missed trash pickups to faded street signs, as well as get answers to hundreds of frequently asked questions. In addition to using the phone number and the Revere 311 app, residents can make service requests and look up issues via the Knowledge Base at www.revere.org/311. “I’m excited about Revere 311 because it reflects two important priorities of my administration,” said Mayor Arrigo. “First: the importance of making city
government more friendly, responsive and courteous for residents. I know for many residents, it can be frustrating to try to get a question answered or report an issue. That’s what we’re hoping to address through the launch of a dedicated constituent services system. The second priority reflected by 311 is my goal of making Revere’s city government more innovative. Our city has a tremendous opportunity to use fresh ideas and 21st century technologies to make city government work better for you. And that’s what we’re doing today.” Lt. Governor Polito noted that the Community Compact program fostered partnerships between municipalities and state government that allowed cities and towns to adopt best practices, and lauded “the progress
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By James Mitchell
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Shown at the launch ceremony for the city’s 311 Constituent Services Center are, form left to right, Randall Modestin, Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky, Ward 3 Councillor Arthur Guinasso, Tanya Stepasiuk, Councillor-at-Large Anthony Zambuto, Mayor Brian Arrigo, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, Ward 5 Councillor John Powers, Ward 6 Councillor Charlie Patch, and Allan Fitzmaurice. (Advocate photo by Ross Scabin)
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