Page 10 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, FEbrUAry 28, 2025 Housing Authority brings back former Executive Director Laura Glynn to work on an interim basis for several months By Mark E. Vogler T his time last year, veteran Saugus Housing Authority Executive Director Laura Glynn was preparing to leave her post after more than a decade of overseeing the town’s public housing program. Glynn was so concerned about leaving the Housing Authority in good shape that she stayed on for a couple of months to assist the transition and training of her replacement – Katelynn M. Lemieux – who took over in early April. But things didn’t work out as planned. Lemieux resigned last week after just 10 months on the job. Meanwhile, the Housing Authority members voted to bring Glynn back to work on an interim basis until they can find a qualified candidate to take over on a permanent basis. “Laura started immediately this morning,” Housing Authority Chair John Cannon told The Saugus Advocate on Tuesday (Feb. 25) after members met to approve Glynn’s appointment and discuss the process of hiring a permanent director. “She’s going to be with us for a few months,” Cannon said of Glynn. “I don’t know how long. Besides filling the director’s office on a temporary basis, her primary function will be to help us find a new executive director,” he said. Lemieux, who could not be reached for comment, officially stepped down from her position last Thursday (Feb. 20), according to Cannon. “The Saugus Housing Authority announces that Katelynn Lemieux has resigned from the position of Executive Director to pursue other employment opportunities, and we wish her well in her future endeavors,” the Housing Authority said in a brief statement this week. “The Board of Commissioners will be discussing its plans for filling the position at board meetings (s) in the near future, including the appointment of an interim Executive Director as may be necessary.” A BRIEF STAY: Katelynn M. Lemieux resigned last week as executive director of the Saugus Housing Authority after just 10 months on the job. (Saugus Advocate file photo by Mark E. Vogler) WELCOMED BACK: Laura Glynn, who served for more than a decade as executive director of the Saugus Housing Authority, is back in that position until Housing Authority members find a new director. (Saugus Advocate file photo by Mark E. Vogler) Saugonian named to Dean’s List for Fall 2024 Semester S aint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., has released the Dean’s List of high academic achievers for the first semester of the 2024-2025 school year. To be eligible for this honor, a student must have achieved a grade point average of 3.4 or better in the semester with at least 12 credits of study which award a letter grade. A total of 622 students representing REFORMS | FROM PAGE 4 The rules packages includes a requirement that House committees post bill summaries online prior to being taken up for a vote, and provide a minimum notice of 72 hours for committee hearings. Legislators will also now be required to be physically present to participate in a committee hearing, although members of the public can continue to participate remotely. While supporting these changes, Representative Wong also joined with his House Republican colleagues to advocate for a series of additional reforms designed to shine more light on the legislative 23 states and four countries received this honor. Mark W. Cronin, Dean of the College, announced that the following student from Saugus has been named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2024 semester: Isabella Moreschi. Founded in 1889, Saint Anselm College is a four-year liberal arts college providing a 21st century education in the Catholic, Benedictine tradition. process and give constituents a better understanding of how it works. Among the House rules amendments supported by Representative Wong were proposals to: • mandate that the annual internal audit of the House be conducted by the state auditor, pursuant to the new law that was overwhelmingly approved by the state’s voters last fall; • require that the House comply with all such audits undertaken pursuant to the voter-approved law; • prohibit House committee polls from being open for less REFORMS | SEE PAGE 17
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