Page 2 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, April 28, 2023 TOWN MEETING | FROM PAGE 1 There are 23 articles on the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting – including a controversial measure to create a Cliftondale Square Overlay District. But town offi cials say they expect few articles – if any articles – from the Annual Town Meeting warrant to come up for discussion until members take action on the Special Town Meeting articles. “That’s the game plan,” Town Moderator Stephen N. Doherty told The Saugus Advocate yesterday. “A lot of the Special Town Meeting warrant is kind of cut dry, fi nancial articles that may not take a lot of time,” he said. But Doherty stressed that Town Meeting doesn’t always proceed the way members expect. Sometimes articles that are expected to be contentious aren’t, while articles that aren’t expected to draw much discussion take several hours. The session is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. in the second fl oor auditorium of Town Hall. If Town Meeting members complete the Special Town Meeting warrant with minimal discussion, it’s possible that they can consider articles from the Annual Town Meeting warrant. The Special Town Meeting warrant includes these articles: Article 1. To hear and act on reports of Committees. Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sum of money to be transferred to the Stabilization Fund. Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sum of money to be transferred to the OPEB Trust (Other Post-Employment Benefi ts Trust). Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sum of money to be transferred to the Stabilization Fund for the Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational School Construction Project. Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for purchasing various equipment for town departments, including the payment of costs incidental or related thereto; and to determine whether this appropriation shall be raised by borrowing or other means. Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for designing, constructing, repairing and replacing parks and playgrounds in the Town, including the payments of costs and how the funds will be raised. Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the design and construction of capital improvements to the Town’s sewer system, including the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto; to determine whether this appropriation shall be raised by borrowing from the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust or by other means. Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the design and construction of capital improvements to the Town’s sewer lift stations, including the payment of costs incidental or related thereto; and to to determine whether this appropriation shall be raised by borrowing or other means. Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the design and construction of capital improvements to Town-owned bridges, including the payment of costs incidental or related thereto; to determine whether this appropriation shall be raised by borrowing or other means. Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the planning and construction of drainage capital improvements, including the payment of costs incidental or related thereto; to determine whether this appropriation shall be raised by borrowing or by other means. Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the planning and construction costs associated with the enforcement of the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), including the payment of costs incidental or related thereto; and to determine whether this appropriation shall be raised by borrowing or other means. Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of repairing or replacing Town water hydrants and valves, including payment of costs incidental or related thereto; to determine whether this appropriation shall be raised by borrowing or by other means. ruth Berg “hit a home run” at the Saugus public library with her Boston red Sox book and fl ower exhibit COMMUNITY CLEAN UP & EDUCATIONAL EVENT April 30, 2023 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Home of Saugus Softball 25 Dow Street Saugus, MA Join us to clean up, beautify the park, and help protect the surrounding marsh. We will have environmental learning stations, food, prizes and fun! Books in Bloom 2023 T By Mark E. Vogler and Laura Eisener hey don’t give out prizes for best exhibit at the annual Books in Bloom show at the Saugus Public Library. But the Saugus Garden Club crowd says Ruth Berg really “hit a home run” with her fl oral display that matched up a book, a vase of red roses and her outfi t of the day with a Boston Red Sox theme. “When I saw the book, I knew I had to buy it for my exhibit,” said Berg, 91, a longtime member of the Saugus Garden Club who bought the book “For Red Sox Fans Only!” by Rich Wolfe as the centerpiece of her display during the Seventh Annual Books in Bloom show held on April 14 and 15. Berg’s exhibit was among 35 arrangements made by Saugus Garden Club members, New Friends of Saugus Public Library and members of the public. It’s a popular event, cosponsored by the Saugus Garden Club and the New Friends of the Saugus Public Library, which promotes reading and fl owers. Local fl ower enthusiasts put together fl oral arrangements that interpret a book’s title, book jacket or theme. Each arrangement contains some fresh plant material (foliage, fl ower) and a book. Berg got more creative than most participants get with their exhibits. She decided to dress up like a real Red Sox fan, with a Red Sox sweatshirt, a red baseball hat and even Sox earrings. BOOKS | SEE PAGE 6
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