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Council rejects study of new city tolls but asks mayor to seek reduced state toll rate for residents
Summary
After a lengthy debate over traffic and revenue, the council voted down a motion to study implementing new tolls on city roads but later approved a separate motion asking the mayor to pursue reduced toll rates for Revere residents from the state.
The Revere City Council held an extended debate about tolling city roads as a way to curb cut-through traffic and raise revenue. Councilors split on feasibility, fairness and whether the city could realistically obtain lasting revenue from local tolls.
Councilors Cogliandro and McKenna presented a motion to begin a formal study on the feasibility of…
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