THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, April 18, 2025 Page 5 Editor’s Note: The 2025 Annual Town Meeting convenes on Monday, May 5. As a special service to our readers and the registered voters of Saugus, we are reaching out to all 50 Town Meeting members, focusing on one precinct each week, in the weeks leading up to the start of Town Meeting, asking members about their expectations for the upcoming Town Meeting. This week we received responses from two of the five Town Meeting Members in Precinct 8. Town Meeting members who don’t respond in a given week are still invited to submit a response, which will be included in the next edition. For next week’s newspaper, we will reach out to the fi ve Town Meeting Members from Precinct 9. The 2025 Annual Town Meeting convenes two weeks from Monday. Question One: What do you consider the top priority for Countdown Till Saugus Town Meeting TOWN MEETING | SEE PAGE 18 the town as you prepare for the opening of the 2025 Town Meeting session? William E. Cross III: The top THE SEAT OF SAUGUS TOWN GOVERNMENT: The 50-member Town Meeting is the legislative branch of Saugus Town Government and convenes on the first Monday in May each year for a series of meetings to approve zoning articles and resolutions and to pass the town’s municipal budget. (Saugus Advocate fi le photo by Mark E. Vogler) priority for the town has been a 3rd fi re station. It’s the hot topic at every re-election cycle since I can remember. I am answering this question after responding to a 2nd alarm fi re on Baker Hill (4/11/25) where we can see the direct benefi t of proper apparatus staffi ng and location (Essex Street Station) and the impact it has on life, property, and fi refi ghter safety. If this same fi re is on the West side of town and if we trust in the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), they tell us through scientifi c testing, that fi re more than doubles in size every 30 seconds. The application of water by properly staff ed fi re apparatus in a timely fashion is necessary to have the results we had at this fi re. We don’t have that response time to the west side. We are all (residents and fi refi ghters), at a severe disadvantage when we respond. The 3rd station is long overdue and STAFFING MATTERS! Arthur Grabowski: I believe that the top priority for the town is to create a stable and sustainable budget. Many of our residents and homeowners are senior citizens, and as such are on fi xed incomes. Tax increases in the form of overrides and debt exclusions are killers when it comes to the quality of life that this group of residents have Toys! $ 599. 95 Collectibles! $ 1,195. 95 SABATINO/MASTROCOLA INSURANCE AGENCY 519 BROADWAY EVERETT, MA 02149 Auto * Home * Boat * Renter * Condo * Life * Multi-Policy Discounts * Commercial 10% Discounts * Registry Service Also Available Sabatino Insurance is proud to welcome the loyal customers of ALWAYS READY TO SERVE YOU: Our Staff are, Emma Davidson, Jeimy Sanchez, Josephine Leone, Marie D’Amore, Rocco Longo, Z’andre Lopez, Anthony DiPierro, Darius Goudreau, Laurette Murphy, Danielle Goudreau and Tina Davidson. PHONE: (617) 387-7466 FAX: (617) 381-9186 Visit us online at: WWW.SABATINO-INS.COM
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