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Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Chelsea’s #1 Agent team. We get the highest price for our seller’s listings. Yo Hablo Jeff Bowen 781-201-9488 Sandra Castillo 617-780-6988 Español WWW.CHELSEAREALESTATE.COM | [email protected] BOOK YOUR POST IT Chelsea record Call Your YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER SINCE 1890 Advertising Rep (781)485-0588 VOLUME 118, No. 16 THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2019 35 CENTS FIESTA VERANO Major Essex Planning Board approves Street eight units on Spencer Avenue project to By Adam Swift it is just too big.” While Rancatore said the begin July 8 The Planning Board has four-story building would approved plans for an eight- be comparable to the Acadia Staff Report unit, four story condominium project, it would be bigger building at Spencer and East- than other homes and build- The Essex Street Utility and ern Avenues, despite concerns ings in the neighborhood. She Roadway Improvement Proj- from some board members said it could create a domino ect is set to start construction about traffic and the size of effect, with other developers on July 8, and will encompass the project. buying smaller homes and Essex Street from Pearl Street The project at 254 Spen- knocking them down to build to Highland Street, and High- cer Ave. will now go before higher in the area. land Street from Marginal the Zoning Board of Appeals City Council President Street to Maverick Street. (ZBA) for several variances, Damali Vidot also said she Essex Street currently has including parking relief. The liked the overall look of the utility lines that date back to developer is proposing eight project but was worried it as old as 1906. parking spots at the site, where could set a precedent leading As utility infrastructure 12 are required by the City. to denser development in the The developer will tear neighborhood. ages, the integrity of the mate- PHOTO BY KATY ROGERS rials start to deteriorate which down the existing two-family However, a number of res- Guillermo Arcos danced with his daughter, Gabriel- house on the 5,000-square- idents who live in the neigh- can cause utility breaks, leaks la Arcos, during a dance performance at Fiesta Ve- foot lot and replace the home borhood said they supported and other issues. These prob- rano on Saturday, June 22, in Chelsea Square. The the project and questioned lems can create above ground Chelsea Prospers event focused on Central Ameri- with the market-rate condo issues such as sinkholes, set- can culture and music – and had a unique cowboy units. The units will be about why the Planning Board had tling, and cracking, which theme. Here, Alizah Pierre-Louis discovered some 1,000 square feet each and not taken greater action to can make for difficult driving of the existing young ladies who live permanently likely sell for about $500,000 stop the larger Acadia and which adds wear and tear on in Chelsea Square. See Page 6 for more photos. each. The project will abut the 1005 Webster Avenue projects vehicles. larger Acadia affordable hous- if they were concerned about Essex Street currently has ing development. traffic and overdevelopment. old brick sewer mains with Although several Planning “Why give (the developer) several broken sections that Board members raised con- a hard time about this when it have allowed ground water to cerns about the size of the is the same level as the Aca- enter the sewer system, and project, Mimi Rancatore was dia,” said neighborhood resi- also allows sewage to seep the only board member to cast dent Barbara Richard. “We in into the ground. Groundwa- GreenWay project will complete final a vote against the project. the area approve of it.” ter is a part of the ecosys- Rancatore said she appre- The Planning Board ap- tem and should remain in the ciated the look and quality of proved the project with the ground, not redirected into the leg of Silver Line Extension in Chelsea the new building, “but I think See PLANNING BOARD Page 2 sewer system, City officials said. The sewer pipe is located By Seth Daniel of the most intensive planting under a large water pipe (36 of local native species. These inches) owned by the MWRA, The Chelsea GreenWay are trees that are native to the Front Door to luxury: which makes it difficult to project is fully under con- area, but may not be prevalent access and maintain. The Es- struction this week, and City anymore.” Encore Boston Harbor to continue sex Street project will replace officials expect to have the The idea with the Green- multi-million dollar job sub- Way is to take pieces like the transformation of Lower Mystic region See ESSEX Page 2 stantially completed by the Chelsea stretch and connect it fall. to other greenways and paths, By Seth Daniel The GreenWay project such as the East Boston Gre- Shaq highlights came through a $1.1 million enWay and Everett’s North- The opening ceremonies entertainment commitment to the City from ern Strand Trail. Connecting on Sunday morning, June 23, the state, as well as funds those paths can create a net- quickly became a spotlight business at from the City Council to com- work for alternative transpor- for the transformation of the plete the beautification of the tation that most planners only Lower Mystic area of Charles- Encore opening shared use path along the new dreamed of a few years ago. town, Chelsea, Everett and Silver Line. The Chelsea GreenWay proj- “We’re working very close Somerville from a forgotten, “This final part of the Sil- now with an organization By Seth Daniel ect is currently underway on polluted, industrial center to a ver Line project will result the shared use path adjacent called the Land Line Coali- thriving and environmentally tion, which is working to try When you think of night in such enhancements as the to the Silver Line. Land- sound area of booming eco- The South Lawn featured an to connect all of these green- life on the Mystic River post- planting of more than 500 scaping and extensive tree nomic activity. outdoor BBQ party to cele- ways together,” he said. June 23, think of a 7-foot-tall trees and several parcels will plantings of native species is Wynn Resorts CEO Matt brate the opening on Sunday. expected to be completed in The same is true for the Sil- retired NBA star who can be landscaped, and there Maddox led off his comments November. The project is the ver Line’s potential expansion spin tunes as skillfully as will also be hardscape pla- by saying that the goals of the final piece – aside from the into Everett and Cambridge he formerly shattered back- zas at key entryways such as state expanded gaming laws new commuter rail station – – a plan that is being consid- the foresight to understand boards. Chestnut Street and Highland had been met in Greater Bos- of the Silver Line extension in ered by the MBTA in the near that with the passage of gam- On Thursday, June 27, Street,” said Alex Train of the ton by Encore. Chelsea. future. ing regulation there could be NBA Hall-of-Famer (and Planning Department. “What an amazing day it is “We are ready to expand the possibility of urban renew- one-time Boston Celtic) That project goes from today,” he said. “Eight years the GreenWay network if the al, economic development and Shaquille O’Neal will head- Eastern Avenue where the ago the people of Massachu- Silver Line expands into Ev- line the Memoire nightclub at shared use path stats and con- setts and the lawmakers had erett and to the casino and be- Please see ENCORE Page 2 Encore Boston Harbor, bring- cludes at Chestnut Street. yond,” he said. “That could be ing his ultra-popular DJ Die- After that, there will be on- a tremendous connection for sel act to the casino. street improvements to con- our residents.” O’Neal has had an existing tinue the walking path such Work will continue relationship with the Wynn as signage, sidewalk replace- throughout 2019 on the proj- team in Las Vegas, appear- ment and crosswalk enhance- ect, though it is expected to ing there at their properties ments – filling out the walk- be finished in November, with numerous times. Forbes mag- ing path from one end of the trees that aren’t necessarily punch list items finishing next azine called him the most project to the end at Market common in Chelsea. spring. successful DJ on the planet Basket. “I think there is a real op- The contractor on the proj- since launching his newest Train said this is also an op- portunity in the planting pro- ect is D’Allesandro of Avon. career in 2017. Now, that DJ portunity to plant more native gram,” he said. “This is one relationship is likely going to trickle into Boston on a somewhat-frequent basis as A Prestigious Honor he joins the new acts coming here. Juan Gallego receives Harry S. Truman Scholarship “We have a private event By Cary Shuman in several school and commu- School. next weekend where we have nity service projects. “The coaching was the mo- invited guests coming in for Thousands of anxious guests packed onto the HarborWalk Juan Gallego came to the The son of Maria Barrien- tivation for me to really get Sunday to get inside and see the new casino. By noon, Encore United States from Colombia tos, Gallego attended Bridge- my act together and try to do estimated that 5,000 were in line, and they were moved safely See BUSINESS Page 3 in 2004.