Recorded endorsement praises Revere Councilor Anthony Zambuto’s public‑safety and development role ahead of Nov. 4 election

A recorded endorsement in the meeting transcript promoted Anthony Zambuto, Revere City councilor at large, and urged voters to reelect him on Tuesday, Nov. 4. The message credited Zambuto with leading several public‑safety and economic development initiatives while serving on the council.

The recording said Zambuto “came to the council with a goal to build a state of the art police station and it became a reality,” and that he “led the fight to add a regional 911 system” that will be housed at the former McKinley School and expand Revere’s partnership to include Chelsea alongside Winthrop. The endorsement also credited Zambuto’s work as chairman of the economic development committee in bringing Market Basket to Revere and supporting redevelopment at Suffolk Downs, including the mixed‑use Amaya building and the under‑construction Portico. “At full build out, the tax revenue to the city of Revere is projected to be approximately $50,000,000 per year,” the message said.

The recording described a 2008 special piece of legislation that created a $10 surcharge on car‑rental contracts for vehicles stored in Revere to help pay mortgage bonds on the police station, and said Revere lost that revenue in 2015 when Massport directed rental companies to Logan Airport. The endorsement stated that Zambuto negotiated a deal with Hertz that “resulted in saving the taxpayers of Revere over $700,000 a year in debt payments.” It also said Zambuto has taken “well over a thousand votes” as councilor at large and framed him as a fiscal conservative and public‑safety advocate.

The recording began with a general statement about elected officials and included a direct appeal: “On Tuesday, November 4, vote for experience, vote for leadership, vote for fiscal responsibility, and common sense. Reelect Anthony Zambuto as Revere city councilor at at large,” followed by a closing benediction.

The transcript does not identify the speaker(s) by personal name; the claims presented are those of the recorded endorsement. The recording asserts several numerical figures (projected $50,000,000 annual tax revenue; $10 per‑contract surcharge; more than $700,000 annual savings) and specific past actions (2008 surcharge legislation; 2015 Massport policy change) that are presented as factual claims in the message but are not independently shown in this transcript to be documentary evidence or council votes.