SAUGUS Vol. 27, No.4 Your Local News & Sports Online! Scan & Subscribe Here! C TE D O AT CAT -FREE- www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday 781-233-4446 Friday, January 24, 2025 2024: YEAR IN PHOTOS Town embarks on major improvements of its water system By Mark E. Vogler S DECKED OUT IN GREEN: Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree and Lorraine Lewis were dressed for the occasion as they danced during the St. Patrick’s Day party at the Saugus Senior Center. A judge picked this as the best among the 12 cover photos of the month for last year. Please see inside for “2024: Year in Photos.” (Saugus Advocate Photo by Tara Vocino) electmen voted unanimously at Tuesday night’s meeting to approve a Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) loan totaling $900,00 to make major improvements in the town’s water system. “The project managed by the DPW and their engineers is scheduled to be undertaken in 2025, involves the replacement of approximately 500 linear feet of existing 12inch unlined cast iron pipe with new 12-inch cement lined ductile iron water main on Ballard Street between the Salem Turnpike (Route 107) and Eastern Avenue,” Finance Director & Treasurer Collector Wendy A. Hatch advised selectmen in a recent memo. “A second project area includes the replacement of approximately 400 linear feet of 10-inch unlined cast iron pipe with new 12-inch cement lined ductile iron pipe on Central Street between Elm Street and the Saugus River. Water services will also be replaced with copper pipe within the limits of the project areas,” Hatch said. Selectmen voted in support of the $900,000 water bond to the MWRA. The bond will be payable without interest on Feb. 15 of the years 2026 through 3035, with a $90,000 installment each year, according to the documents related to the vote. The bond is issued based on a vote of Town Meeting on May 10, 2021, authorizing a total borrowing of $2.9 million. “Having a strong bond rating allows us to borrow and pay less,” Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree told selectmen at Tuesday night’s meeting. MARCHETTI CORP. 46 Years of Excellence!! 1978-2024 aded $2.879 Reg $2 2 879 MidUnleaded $3.379 Super $3.479 Diesel Fuel $3.599 Hours: Monday thru Friday 6 AM to 7 PM / Saturdays 7 AM to 5 PM / Sundays 9 AM to 5 PM Kerosene Available! HEATING O L IL ULS $4.759 $3.29 9 DEF Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) DEF Available by Pump! 24-Hour Burner Service Open an account and order online at: FLEET Prices subject to change
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