SASAUGUSUGUS The Advocate – A household word in Saugus! Vol. 25, No. 9 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net The Kowloon project saga continues Selectmen delay decision on Special Permit again – to get feedback from the Planning Board on feasibility of two six-story buildings vs. three four-story buildings. By Mark E. Vogler he Wong family’s plans to build two six-story buildings – one of them housing a new Kowloon Restaurant on the Route 1 North land where the current restaurant now sits – has the backing of Fire Chief Michael C. Newbury. Chief T Newbury has already given a formal endorsement to selectmen backing the proposal as signifi cantly safer than the alternative – three four-story buildings. The way Newbury views it, two taller buildings reinforced with steel and KOWLOON | SEE PAGE 8 Seeking A Seventh Term Published Every Friday 781-233-4446 Friday, March 4, 2022 What’s Right For Route One? KOWLOON SAUGUS: This is an artist’s rendering of the two six-story mixed-use buildings that could replace the Kowloon Restaurant on Route 1 North if Saugus selectmen approve a Special Permit that would allow an additional 12 feet 8 inches above the current height restriction. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler of schematic design by Dennis Mires, P.A., The Architects, of Manchester, N.H.) A $1.1 million gap W By Mark E. Vogler hen she unveiled her budget request for the State Rep. Donald H. Wong (R-Saugus) plans to run for reelection this fall for his Ninth Essex House District seat he has occupied for 12 years. See inside for more photos and this week’s “The Advocate Asks.” (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) 2023 fi scal year back in January, Saugus Public Schools Superintendent Erin McMahon proposed a $31.3 million spending plan – about a $1.5 million increase over the School Department’s current budget. McMahon justifi ed the 4.87 percent hike as a way to help narrow the academic achievement gap in ~ Home of the Week ~ LYNN....First Ad - Renovated View the interior of this home right on your smartphone. Saugus and support her fi veyear plan to boost Saugus Public Schools from the bottom 10 percent of education districts into the top 10. But when Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree released his preliminary operating budget estimates for the fi scal year that begins July 1, there was a $1.1 million gap between what McMahon was requesting and his estimated budget recommendation of $30,275,250 for the School Department. Crabtree noted in a Feb. 15 memo to selectmen accompanying his recommended budget that he was recommending “an increase of $400,000 over the Fiscal Year 2022 budThe town manager’s proposed FY 2023 budget only provides $400,000 of the $1.5 million increase sought by school superintendent get voted by Town Meeting.” “This increase does not include the indirect costs paid by the Town on behalf of the School Department and included as part of the Total Net School Spending (NSS) calculation required by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).” School Committee members off ered little reaction when approached by The Saugus Advocate. They voted unanimously in support of McMahon’s proposed budget back in January. “On behalf of the Saugus School Committee and the SuGAP | SEE PAGE 11 ASNGELO’ FULL SERVICE Regular Unleaded $3.839 Mid Unleaded $3.969 Super $4.099 Diesel Fuel $4.599 "43 Years of Excellence!" 1978-2021 KERO $5.99 DEF $3.49 9 Diesel $4.599 9 HEATING OIL 24-Hour Burner Service Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) DEF Available Open an account and order online at: www.angelosoil.com (781) 231-3500 (781) 231-3003 367 LINCOLN A A DA Prices subject to change Ask about FLEET
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