THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, JAnUAry 20, 2023 Page 13 THE SOUNDS | FROM PAGE 12 others. Martin’s famous speech, ”I have a dream”... spoken on the Lincoln Memorial steps in 1963, inspired millions to capture his hope and vision and bring it to fruition. A few of Dr. Martin’s achievements are; Nobel Peace Prize (1964), Nobel Peace prize (posthumously 1977), Congressional Gold medal posthumously 2004 A Luminesce with a warrior’s peaceful heart for all mankind may the gentle giant rest in peace. “Yours truly, “The Sketch Artist” Zoom Meeting on proposed Cliftondale zoning Precinct 2 Town Meeting Member Joe Vecchione said he plans to submit an article to this year’s Annual Town Meeting that would create a zoning overlay in the Cliftondale district. But before he files the article, Vecchione said he wants to get feedback from everyone in the 50-member chamber and involve them in the process. He plans to hold the first of several informal meetings at 7 p.m. Jan. 25 via “Zoom” video conferencing. “The goal is to get all Town Meeting members involved in the capacity they want to be and answer any questions any of you have prior to the ATM. I don’t want anyone to feel like they haven’t had a chance to raise questions, provide input, or have a chance to read the article in full,” Vecchione wrote in an email that went out this week to all Town Meeting members and other town officials. “This is why I’ll be conducting a series of forums both virtual and in person prior to the Annual Meeting in which this article will need to go through Town Counsel and the Planning Board prior to the ATM,” he wrote. Since being elected to Town Meeting in 2019, Vecchione has become one of the town’s top advocates for revitalizing the once vibrant business district which has been in decline for some 40 years. He’s lobbied for municipal funding for the square including purchasing of available property, strongly advocated for grant applications be submitted for funding that applied to improve the square and its function, stressed the importance of Cliftondale as it relates to the Saugus 2035 Master Plan, and chaired the Cliftondale Revitalization Committee which took a comprehensive review of studies done over the past 30 years. “An overlay district will help mitigate the pressure points that plague the square where we have multiple underutilized commercial spaces that are not very flexible in their current states and also nothing to support it,” Vecchione told The Saugus Advocate this week. “Rezoning that permits a mix of uses that support and complement one another at THE SOUNDS | SEE PAGE 15
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