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PROSPECTUS
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| OFFICIAL STATEMENT |
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| Summary Statement |
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| THE BONDS: |
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| Description of the Bonds |
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| Qualified Bonds |
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| Redemption Provisions |
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| Notice of Redemption |
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| Record Date |
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| Book-Entry Only System |
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| Authorization of the Bonds
and Use of Proceeds |
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| Tax Exemption |
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| Continuing Disclosure |
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| Opinion of Bond Counsel |
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| Ratings |
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| Source of Payment and
Remedies |
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| Use of State Distributions
to Pay Debt Service |
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| CITY OF REVERE, MASSACHUSETTS: |
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| General |
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| Form of Government |
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| Principal Executive Officers |
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| Municipal Services |
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| Industry and Commerce |
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| Largest Employers |
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| Retail Sales |
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| Building Permits |
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| Unemployment |
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| Education |
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| Population and Income levels |
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| Population Trends |
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| PROPERTY TAXATION: |
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| Tax Levy Computation |
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| Assessed Valuations and Tax
Levies |
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| Tax Rates |
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| Largest Taxpayers |
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| State Equalized Valuation |
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| Overlay |
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| Tax Levies and Collections |
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| Tax Titles and Possessions |
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| Taxation to Meet Deficits |
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| Property Tax Limitations |
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| The Primary Levy Limit |
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| The Maximum Levy Limit |
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| Levy Limits |
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| Initiative Petitions |
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| CITY FINANCES: |
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| Budget and Appropriation
Process |
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| Budget Trends |
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| Comparative Budget Trends |
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| Accounting Policies |
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| Education Reform |
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| Investment of City Funds |
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| Annual Audits |
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| Financial Statements |
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| Combined Balance Sheet - All
Funds, June 30, 1996 |
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| Combined Balance Sheet - All
Funds, June 30, 1995 |
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| Comparative Statement of
Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance -
General Fund, June 30, 1992 through June 30, 1996 |
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| Surplus Revenue and Free
Cash |
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| Fiscal 1997 Projected Year
End Operating Results |
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| INDEBTEDNESS: |
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| Authorization Procedure and
Limitations |
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| Debt Limits |
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| Types of Obligations |
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| Direct Debt Summary |
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| Projected Principal Payments
by Purpose |
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| Debt Ratios |
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| Authorized Unissued Debt and
Prospective Financing |
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| Overlapping Debt |
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| Contractual Obligations |
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| RETIREMENT PLAN |
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| EMPLOYEE RELATIONS |
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| LITIGATION |
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| UNDERWRITING |
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| LEGAL MATTERS |
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| APPENDIX A - City of Revere
Fiscal 1996 Financial Statements |
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| APPENDIX B - Proposed Form of
Legal Opinion |
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