SASAUGUSUGUS Vol. 25, No. 18 Have a Safe & Happy Mother's Day! -FREE- www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday 781-233-4446 Friday, May 6, 2022 Town Meeting returns to the Hall Almost Consensus! BACK IN PERSON: For the first time in three years — since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic — Town Moderator Stephen N. Doherty got to bang his gavel in the second fl oor auditorium of Saugus Town Hall on Monday night (May 2) as the Annual Town Meeting convened for its 2022 session. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) A dozen of 13 articles win unanimous approval at Special Town Meeting By Mark E. Vogler I t was one of the least contentious sessions of the Annual Town Meeting in recent memory — absent of acrimony and bickering members feuding on the second fl oor auditorium. The 50-member body had just one dissenting vote that spoiled a consensus on 13 articles approved at Monday (May 2) night’s Special Town Meeting. It was also the fi rst time in three years that the 50-member body got to meet in person instead of remotely via Zoom videoconferencing since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of 2020. The only barrier to unanimous Stars at Stocker Playground PICTURED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: former New England Patriots Quarterback and sports radio personality Scott Zolak and Board of Selectmen Chair Anthony Cogliano got to be teammates last Sunday morning (May 1) during an Earth Day cleanup organized by WIN Waste Innovations. See inside for more photos and story. (Saugus Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) ~ Home of the Week ~ SAUGUS...RARE FIND! Legal 2-family, brick front, split entry kit., dining area w/ sliders to deck, brick FP living rm., 3 bedrms. living rm. 2 bedrms. & full bathrm. w/ laundry and separate living space/teen suite w/ full bath, kitchenette, hot tub & huge kitchenette, full bathroom, electric heat & wall a/c, fenced-in yard, multi decking - perfect for summer entertainment, views of w/ 3 driveways, 1 of which is circular. Updated pool liner and roof. Great curb appeal - located on dead-end street. Perfect for View the interior of this home right on your smartphone. ASNGELO’ FULL SERVICE Regular Unleaded $4.159 Mid Unleaded $4.499 Super $4.699 Diesel Fuel $6.159 "43 Years of Excellence!" 1978-2021 KERO $8.99 DEF $4.75 9 Diesel $5.759 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 approval of the warrant articles came on Article 3, which provides $500,000 to put in a Stabilization Fund created for Saugus’s share of the $317 million Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational School Construction Project in Wakefi eld. The voice vote on that article was overwhelming, except for a lone “no” expressed by Precinct 3 Town Meeting Member Richard Thompson, according to Town Clerk Ellen Schena. The dissent about the article surfaced when Precinct 10 Town Meeting Member Peter Manoogian off ered an amendment which stipulated that “The Saugus Town Meeting urges the selectmen to call for a debt exclusion for an amount not to exceed $1.5 million for future construction.” The Manoogian motion passed on a 30-14 vote. But when it came time to vote on the article which included the amendment, Thompson was the only one to vote against it. Town Meeting members asked questions of Town Manager Scott Crabtree about the purpose of each of the other articles. But they all passed with no opposition. Most of the issues on the warrant had received considerable discussion at Board of Selectmen meetings over the past two years and they addressed specifi c goals and objectives. For instance, the revitalization of Cliftondale Square has surfaced frequently as a top priority. CONSENSUS | SEE PAGE 8 Prices subject to change Ask about our Heating Oil FLEET
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