SAUGUS D Vol. 27, No.17 Your Local News & Sports Online! Scan & Subscribe Here! OCAT CAT -FREE- www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday “THE CONSUMMATE SAUGUS BOOSTER” T HONORING HARRY MAZMAN: The late, longtime Saugus Boosters Club president was inducted posthumously into the Saugus High School Sports Hall of Fame this week. Please see inside for more photos and the story. (Saugus Advocate fi le photo by Mark E. Vogler) TE 781-233-4446 Friday, April 25, 2025 Town Meeting 2025 Members will tackle three Special Town Meetings before convening for their Annual Town Meeting; MBTA Communities Multi-Family Zoning and West Side public safety facility feasibility study loom as top priorities By Mark E. Vogler own Meeting members could spend several nights considering warrant articles in three separate Special Town Meetings before they begin this year’s Annual Town Meeting, which is set for 7:30 p.m. on May 5. A warrant article to amend the town’s Zoning By-laws to add an MBTA Communities Multi-Family Overlay District (MCMOD) is one of the three Special Town Meetings requested by Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree, who said it could take “at least a night.” Crabtree said he would call in attorneys and consultants to brief Town Meeting members on how to comply with state law in order to allow multifamily housing as of right. The MBTA communities law, also known as Section 3A of the Zoning Act, creates zoning that encourages new multifamily housing in areas served by public transit. Housing enabled by the MBTA communities law provides opportunities for people to live, work and thrive in walkable neighborhoods closer to transit. “The lack of zoning for multi-family housing is a barTOWN MEETING | SEE PAGE 5 Mid-grade Regular 2.73 24 $3.37 29 Over 47 Years of Excellence! 1947 - 2025 Full Service ULS $2.78 Order online at angelosoil.com Check Out Our LOW PRICES!
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