Revere Beach late-night noise persists

Globe reader Donald Moran of Revere recently wrote to GlobeWatch regarding the din of street noise well into the wee hours of the morning he and his neighbors at St. George Condominiums by the Revere Beach walkway must endure. He would like officials to put an end to the late-night clamor.

``I am unfortunately writing this letter at 2:30 a.m. due to yet another night of disturbed sleep caused by street noise at Revere Beach," Moran wrote. ``While the beach is closed at dusk, parking is permitted 24 hours a day. Unfortunately, 24 -hour parking has become synonymous with 24 -hour partying to some.

``Loud music, yelling, wild laughter, horn blowing, engine revving, and fighting take place on a regular basis without restriction and to all hours of the night and morning," wrote Moran. Adding insult to injury, he wrote, is the fact that ``residents are greeted the following morning by mounds of garbage, often including used drug needles lining the street and our children's play areas."

``Such a scenario would be unheard of along the streets flanking the Boston Common or any other public park or along other residential streets in Revere for that matter," Moran wrote.

He would like officials to ensure that there is a balance between the public nature of the beach and the needs of the residents who live nearby. He has embarked on a letter-writing campaign, urging local leaders and officials at the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, which oversee the state-run beach area, to designate the residential area near the walkway a ``no loitering zone" or ``quiet zone."

State and local leaders respond: GlobeWatch contacted Revere Mayor Thomas Ambrosino and officials at the state Department of Conservation and Recreation to discuss Moran's concerns .

Vanessa Gulati, spokeswoman for the Department of Conservation and Recreation, said, ``There are no state laws regulating noise issues." Such issues, she said, would come under the purview of city leaders, who have the authority to limit noise there .

Reached in his office a short time later, Ambrosino said Gulati was mistaken. The city, he said, has no authority to set policies governing DCR properties. Still, he said, he held out hope that state and local officials could come to an understanding regarding the noise and loitering at Revere Beach in the coming weeks.

``We'll work out some resolution with DCR, hopefully before too much time passes," Ambrosino said, noting that the city plans to devote more money this summer to extra beach patrols.

The mayor noted that the city is working on a $9 million project to extend the sidewalk, removing the angled parking in front of St. George Condominiums, where people tend to congregate and linger .

Brenda Buote

WHO'S RESPONSIBLE?

Stephen H. Burrington

Commissioner, Department of Conservation and Recreation

251 Causeway St.

Boston 02114

617-626-1250

Mayor Thomas Ambrosino

Revere City Hall

281 Broadway

Revere 02151

781-286-8111