SASAUGUSUGUS Your locally owned newspaper for 25 years! Vol. 25, No. 17 -FREE- www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday Time To Play Ball 781-233-4446 Friday, April 29, 2022 Town Meeting 2022 Members will consider the creation of a stabilization fund for the vocational school construction project at next Monday’s special session By Mark E. Vogler T THESE PIRATES LOVE A PARADE: The Pirates, along with other boys’ baseball teams, helped to kick off the 2022 season for the Saugus American and National League last Saturday with a parade. For more photos of Opening Day, please see inside. (Saugus Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) A Pretty, Oversized Sparrow he $317 million Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational School Construction Project in Wakefi eld should draw considerable discussion at a Special Town Meeting set for Monday (May 2). A proposal to create a Stabilization Fund for Saugus’s share of the project and a related request for $500,000 to start it are among 13 warrant articles that will be considered when Town Meeting members convene at 7:30 p.m. in the second fl oor auditorium at Saugus Town Hall. Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree told Finance Committee members at Wednesday’s (April 27) budget review session that it will cost the Town of Saugus about $1.3 million a year over the next 30 years. Crabtree said he wants to create a dedicated funding source for the town’s share of debt service. He has expressed concerns about a potentially devastating impact on town services — particularly the Police Department, the Fire Department and the Department of Public Works — if the town were forced to fund the Voke school assessment through its operating budget. This will mark the fi rst time in three years that the 50-member Town Meeting has convened in person since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of 2020. Special and Annual Town Meetings have been conducted remotely, via Zoom videoconferencing. The Annual Town Meeting is also scheduled to get underway Monday night. This year’s warrant includes 38 articles — the major one being passage of the town’s $120.4 million budget for the 2023 Fiscal Year that begins July 1. “A lot of unknowns” Saugus is one of a dozen communities in the Voke School District. The amount of its share of debt service estimated for the 2023 Fiscal Year is $203,449. TOWN MEETING | SEE PAGE 7 This Eastern towhee, with its colorful plumage, has been spotted in North Saugus. Please see inside for more photos and this week’s “Saugus Gardens in the Spring.” (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate by Charles Zapolski) ~ Home of the Week ~ SAUGUS...Great Opportunity to own a piece of Route One! This long standing area and great visibility. Four leased units and one vacant unit with front exposure - ready for new owner. View the interior of this home right on your smartphone. ASNGELO’ FULL SERVICE Regular Unleaded $3.979 Mid Unleaded $4.259 Super $4.359 Diesel Fuel $5.759 "43 Years of Excellence!" 1978-2021 KERO $7.99 DEF $4.75 9 Diesel $5.549 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 our Heating Oil FLEET
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