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Everett MA is like the turnpike stereotype towns of New Jersey in MA
Like a Cataret, Rahway, Linden vibe. Powerplants, Fleeing Italians, Growing hispanic.
Only difference Everett is growing fast and has a great planning board. 6,000 residential units in the pipeline mostly approved in 2020 and 2021
Great planning board might be a bit generous. it seems like they just approve whatever development comes their way-which I guess is great. Does Everett really “plan” for anything? They really need to get rid of Carlo DeMaria.
Great planning board might be a bit generous. it seems like they just approve whatever development comes their way-which I guess is great. Does Everett really “plan” for anything? They really need to get rid of Carlo DeMaria.
Recently Everetts planning board has been phenomenal. They have been building transit oriented, large scale multi family projects. Literally have been telling developers to go bigger and come back. Im excited for its future. No idea about its mayor.
Everett WA I get the impression is a real city while Everett is more an incorporated neighborhood of Boston. Basically indistinguishable from Chelsea, Malden Somerville etc. that surrounds it.
It doesn’t have “an economy” per say. Because it’s not a market.
If you want to live in a big City Everett Mass wins, if you want to be near one, Everett WA wins.
Everett WA is more comparable to Lowell or Haverhill than Everett Mass
Everett, WA is a pretty nice place but it isn’t really it’s own place. This is a really imperfect example, but consider Palo Alto, it’s large enough to be it’s own place with it’s own economic and social gravity, but all that it is, that it was, and what it will be, is a direct result of it’s proximity to SF and San Jose; so, even though it’s not a suburb of either city in the way that Mill Valley or Campbell is, and in fact it has it’s own (shared) suburbs, it’s existence as a city of any significant is not independent of it’s larger neighbors in the way that Fort Worth is independent of Dallas, Oakland is independent of SF, Long Beach is independent of LA or Fort Lauderdale is independent of Miami.
Basically what I’m saying, is that you can ostensibly live a life in Everett that’s basically independent of Seattle, where you work and live and hang out in Everett/Snohomish County, but that’s only possible because Everett is less than 40 minutes drive to Seattle. If it were just a bit farther North, or East, it would be as much of a city as Mount Vernon or Yakima.
Recently Everetts planning board has been phenomenal. They have been building transit oriented, large scale multi family projects. Literally have been telling developers to go bigger and come back. Im excited for its future. No idea about its mayor.
Mayor DeMaria found out the Indian American women was trying to diversify the school's administration- Everett's admin was virtually 100% white despite 85% of its students being minority...Carlo DeMaria has tried to give himself a vote on the school board and accused her of hiring unqualified people. For these reasons, I'm lukewarm on Everett. Albeit the gang situation def isn't as bad as it was 10 years ago. Now its just the kind of place where they steal your catalytic converter.
Sure Everett has built a lot but its prices have still skyrocketed more than some surrounding cities. Without much material improvement to the city itself (not so far as I can see). The planned expansion of the casino was also recently halted.
Mayor DeMaria found out the Indian American women was trying to diversify the school's administration- Everett's admin was virtually 100% white despite 85% of its students being minority...Carlo DeMaria has tried to give himself a vote on the school board and accused her of hiring unqualified people. For these reasons, I'm lukewarm on Everett. Albeit the gang situation def isn't as bad as it was 10 years ago.
Sure Everett has built a lot but its prices have still skyrocketed more than some surrounding cities. Without much material improvement to the city itself (not so far as I can see).
Everett has a bright future, no doubt.
But who keeps voting him in? The residents of Everett are equally to blame. They endorse that I guess.
But who keeps voting him in? The residents of Everett are equally to blame. They endorse that I guess.
What does a bright future in Everett look like though? What does that mean? More buildings? Does a bright future include better schools, roads, and representation?
Everett has no political participation from most of the city... the 66% that is a minority. All but one of their city councilors is white (usually Italian) and until the newest superintendent in 2022, all of its school committee member and admin was white. The city runs off cronyism and exclusion for that reason there no engagement to the non-townie demographic.
"While Everett consistently ranks among the most diverse cities and towns in Massachusetts, its City Council has been historically homogenous with residents and lawmakers alike lamenting the lack of diverse representation.
Voters proved in November that they were ready for change, and that change was evident as the new City Council took its seats on Monday, January 13, for the first meeting of the new session.
Prior to January 1, the 11-member body of elected officials was 100 percent white and more than 90 percent male. Seventy-two percent of members were over the age of 60, and nearly all (81 percent) were over the age of 50, with only Councilors Michael McLaughlin and Anthony DiPierro coming in under 40. In addition, no councilor could communicate fluently in a language other than English except for Councilwoman Rosa DiFlorio, who speaks Italian. She was also the only Councilmember born outside of the United States, having immigrated from Italy." https://everettindependent.com/2020/...tts-diversity/
I think they're ambivalent or unaware. With 15% voting participation it's easy for Carlo DeMaria to effectively bully (ahem persuade) a few thousand people into voting for him. This is a man who said "I'm going to go after a lot of people" at his most recent re-inauguration.
In Everett MA, its a top-down thing from those in charge who hate the change of the city.... but the actual layout of the the city and the people I do like. Its much like a neighborhood of Bosotn in terms of feel. And pretty safe nowadays. I've had fun in Everett but it could be better. Hopefully, the future really is bright and not just more of the same.
Everett, WA, includes the largest Boeing factory (with the world's largest building by volume) and a sizeable Navy base. It originally grew as an independent city, then morphed into part of the Seattle area. It has a legit small downtown which is pretty sparse but infilling at a moderate clip. It's separated from its own suburbs by a wide protected river valley with wetlands and farms.
Everett, MA, appears to be a close-in Boston neighborhood, as much "core city" as many neighborhoods within city limits.
Pre-COVID and pre-casino but I’ve driven through Everett MA countless times cutting through Chelsea to Logan Airport when the tunnels are jammed solid. It’s standard working class metro Boston triple deckers. It’s so close to the city that it’s gentrifying quickly but it’s still the same 1900 factory worker housing.
Everett WA is middle class single family homes, right? I’ve driven through it on I-5 a number of times but never set foot in the town.
What does a bright future in Everett look like though? What does that mean? More buildings? Does a bright future include better schools, roads, and representation?
Everett has no political participation from most of the city... the 66% that is a minority. All but one of their city councilors is white (usually Italian) and until the newest superintendent in 2022, all of its school committee member and admin was white. The city runs off cronyism and exclusion for that reason there no engagement to the non-townie demographic.
"While Everett consistently ranks among the most diverse cities and towns in Massachusetts, its City Council has been historically homogenous with residents and lawmakers alike lamenting the lack of diverse representation.
Voters proved in November that they were ready for change, and that change was evident as the new City Council took its seats on Monday, January 13, for the first meeting of the new session.
Prior to January 1, the 11-member body of elected officials was 100 percent white and more than 90 percent male. Seventy-two percent of members were over the age of 60, and nearly all (81 percent) were over the age of 50, with only Councilors Michael McLaughlin and Anthony DiPierro coming in under 40. In addition, no councilor could communicate fluently in a language other than English except for Councilwoman Rosa DiFlorio, who speaks Italian. She was also the only Councilmember born outside of the United States, having immigrated from Italy." https://everettindependent.com/2020/...tts-diversity/
I think they're ambivalent or unaware. With 15% voting participation it's easy for Carlo DeMaria to effectively bully (ahem persuade) a few thousand people into voting for him. This is a man who said "I'm going to go after a lot of people" at his most recent re-inauguration.
In Everett MA, its a top-down thing from those in charge who hate the change of the city.... but the actual layout of the the city and the people I do like. Its much like a neighborhood of Bosotn in terms of feel. And pretty safe nowadays. I've had fun in Everett but it could be better. Hopefully, the future really is bright and not just more of the same.
You act like Everett has grandfather rules or literacy tests or some other Jim Crow Bull****. Everyone gets to vote. It’s not their fault white people keep winning. (Although I’m sure due to massive immigration the voter pool and candidate pool is whiter than the actual Demographics somewhat) it is their fault for not voting though because nothing is actually stopping them.
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