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Mayor announces $2 million Elle Baker honored with “Unsung Heroine� surplus to be returned award at State House ceremony to Revere ratepayers Rate decrease is the first in nearly two decades

Special to The Advocate ayor Brian Arrigo presented Monday night as part of the 2019 City of Revere Budget, a $2 million check to the city’s ratepayers. The announcement represents a 3.09% decrease in ratepayer bills and Revere’s first water and sewer rate reduction in 19 years. The decrease is supported through a $5 million surplus that was realized through recent infrastructure improvements and the replacement of 95% of the city’s water meters. The additional $3 million in savings will be reinvested into

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the system and help create more sustainable, stable water rates for the people of Revere. “Tonight represents just one way we are creating a smarter, more efficient government for the people of Revere,� Mayor Arrigo said. “Our residents deserve the best state-of-the-art systems, and when the City benefits from those investments, we believe our residents should share in that savings.� Revere’s water ratepayers Shown from left to right: Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo, State Representative RoseLee have seen a 60% increase in Vincent, Ms. Elle Baker, Mr. Myles Baker, Ms. Victoria Baker, Ms. Maryellen Martin and State their bills over the past decade. Senator Joseph Boncore.

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auriellen “Elle� Baker of Revere was recently honored as a member of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women’s 2018 class of Unsung Heroines in a ceremony at the State House in Boston. This distinction celebrates extraordinary women who perform acts of service, enhancing our communities on a daily basis. “Elle’s deeply in tune with what’s going on in Revere and

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has inspired countless residents to get involved in community matters,� said House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo. “Her work makes Revere a better place to live, work and raise a family, and I thank Elle for all that she does.� “We in the City of Revere are so very fortunate to have Elle Baker as a resident,� said State Representative RoseLee Vincent. “Elle is always asking what more she can do to

Ways & Means budget talks began this week

ayor Brian Arrigo officially presented the City Council with the FY19 budget at Monday’s City Council meeting. The proposed budget is $206,992,903, which is a 1.43 percent increase of last year’s budget of $204,064,961. “This budget does not waste a dime,� said Arrigo. Some of the highlights are five new laborers for the Department of Public Works, three new police officers, four new firefighters and a three percent decrease in the water and sewer bill for homeowners. The budget also includes $150,000 for rodent management. This will go into creating a uniform trash program to help with the rodent prob-

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enhance the community, and is constantly coming up with innovative ideas to better the quality of life for everyone who lives, works and visits Revere. I am proud to call Elle a neighbor and a dear friend.� “Elle is among the most dedicated public servants to the City of Revere,� said State Senator Joseph Boncore. “Elle does not only energize her neigh-

lem that has been pestering the city. Once the budget is approved, the city will be handing out 65-gallon covered trash barrels that will be required for municipal trash collection. The Ways and Means Subcommittee also started to dissect the budget this past week. Subcommittee Chairman Dan Rizzo said the first few meetings will be to meet with department heads and discuss their budgets. On June 25, the council will meet and start debating cuts to the budget. At the June 20 Ways and Means Subcommittee meeting, public safety took center stage as Fire Chief Chris Bright appeared before the coun-

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