THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2021 Page 17 MEETING | FROM PAGE 1 major reason why Town Meeting needs to pass the article is because the two-yearold building moratorium on multi-family dwellings of three or more units will expire sometime this summer, making the town vulnerable to development which would be less favorable to the town economically. “The commercial tax rate is much higher than residential. So, if Town Meeting doesn’t pass it, we haven’t done anything to improve the district or tweak the district at all,” Vecchione said in an interview. “So the purpose of this article is to tweak the zoning to be more molded to Route 1. We’re tryin to maintain the balance between commercial and residential that’s been missing since this bylaw was first enacted,” he said. FOOTBALL | FROM PAGE 16 7. Personality – ‘Be yourself.’; 8. Social involvement – ‘Interaction is crucial, in sport and in life.’; 9. Technique – ‘Know the basics.’; (For a related story, please see “A reader's perspective) Route 1 zoning district needs upgrading to protect Saugus. That’s why Town Meeting needs to pass Article 2 at Tuesday night’s special town meeting” in this week’s Saugus Advocate. Article 2 — which consumers more than 20 pages — is expected to draw the most discussion at Tuesday’s Special Town Meeting, which is set to begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday (Feb. 16), via Zoom video conferencing. Also on the warrant are articles to: • Create a special committee to study the revitalization of Cliftondale Square • Rename the Saugus Senior Center in honor of the late Richard J. “Dick” Barry, a long-time leader in Saugus local government and community affairs who spent many years as chair of the town’s Council on Aging 10. Tactics – ‘Know what to do.’; 11. Development – ‘Sport strengthens body and soul.’; 12. Learning – ‘Try to learn something new every day.’; 13. Play together – ‘An essential part of any game.’; and was active in developing the Saugus Senior Center “There are plenty of opportunities to look outside the box on Route 1 and improve the zoning district and help us determine what’s best for the community,” Vecchione said. “But we need to do something before the building moratorium expires because we’re starting to see developers come in with proposals to freeze zoning,” he said. “There’s a lot of room for interpretation of the existing bylaw. And in my opinion, the town is being taken advantage of,” he said. Vecchione had introduced a zoning article for last year’s Annual Town Meeting, but it was among a package of zoning articles that was never considered after the outbreak of COVID-19. Vecchione said he has worked for about seven months with Selectman Michael Serino and 14. Creativity – ‘Bring beauty to the sport.’; These fourteen rules stand as a legacy for one of the greatest footballers of all time, and in many ways is a guide to compete in any sport, and even in everyday life. 600 Sq. Feet, 2 Parking Spots, 2 levels Private Bath, Prime location on Main Street at the top of Broadway Circle - $2K/Month Contact SHEILA: (310) 508-3119 SHEILAMBRUZZESE@GMAIL.COM Alex Mello of the Planning Department in making adjustments in his original proposal. He has offered another article that will be considered Tuesday night, one that would create a special 10-person committee to consider ways to revitalize Cliftondale Square. “This is something I have lobbied for now for almost a decade,” Vecchione said. “The focus really needs to be set on what we can do to revitalize business in Cliftondale because the last 30 years has been focused on what we can’t do,” he said. “How can we make physical progress at the square instead of just talking about it and doing nothing? There’s plenty of data and studies available since 1982 which shows what we can do,” he said. Vecchione said he plans to offer an amendment that would link the committee to the Town Manager’s Economic Development Committee. 81 Main St., Everett, Available March 1, 2021 Commercial Property For Rent
18 Publizr Home