Revere commissioners table Fiesta Shows carnival application after officials raise safety, contamination concerns

The Revere License Commission on an oral motion tabled an application from Dean & Flynn Inc., doing business as Fiesta Shows, for a weeklong carnival at property near 649 Squire Road after council and public-safety officials said safety questions remained unresolved. The motion to table gives the applicant time to revise the event plan and address concerns, commissioners said.

The matter drew opposition from Councilor Anthony Cargliandra, who said residents and public-safety officials were “against them hosting this there” because the site is “one of the busiest areas of our city” and would add traffic problems. “I'm not in favor of this location,” Cargliandra said during the hearing.

John Flynn, vice president of Dean & Flynn Inc., said the event would be smaller than past Revere carnivals and would emphasize children’s rides. He said the applicant had obtained property-owner permission, planned…