{"id":9361,"date":"2021-10-05T20:51:36","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T00:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reverebeach.com\/?p=9361"},"modified":"2021-10-05T20:59:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T00:59:20","slug":"i-team-state-can-no-longer-charge-for-parking-on-revere-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reverebeach.com\/recent-news\/i-team-state-can-no-longer-charge-for-parking-on-revere-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"I-Team: State Can No Longer Charge For Parking On Revere Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"
Story Cheryl Fiandaca -CBS LOCAL<\/a><\/p>\n REVERE (CBS) \u2013 An I-Team investigation has now led to action on Beacon Hill that will make parking at the nation\u2019s first public beach free once again.<\/p>\n It was a win for the people and a defeat for Governor Charlie Baker and Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo, both of whom wanted parking meters on Revere Beach. But after community protests and several I-Team investigations into the unfairness of the program, the legislature stepped in and put a stop to it<\/p>\n Residents were jubilant after learning the state can no longer charge for parking on Revere Beach.<\/p>\n \u201cThose meters need to be removed from Revere Beach once and for all,\u201d State Representative Jeff Turco said. \u201cOnce again we\u2019ll restore the first public beach in the nation and make it truly a free public beach.\u201d<\/p>\n The Department of Conservation and Recreation owns the roadway along the beach. It put in metered parking<\/a> during the pandemic with little notice to the community, igniting a firestorm of protests this summer.<\/p>\n