SAUGUS Your Local News & Sports! Scan & Subscribe to Advocate Online! OCAT D Vol. 27, No.22 CAT -FREE- www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IN SAUGUS S PARADE GRAND MARSHAL: Eugene Decareau, a 95-year-old Korean War Era veteran, rides in a jeep accompanied by World War II reenactors. Please see inside for more photos and Memorial Day weekend coverage. (Saugus Advocate Photo by Mark E. Vogler) TE 781-233-4446 Friday, May 30, 2025 Town Meeting 2025 A Special Town Meeting to adopt an MBTA Communities MultiFamily Overlay District will be the fi nal order of business for this spring when members convene Monday By Mark E. Vogler augus will convene a Special Town Meeting Monday night – the third one of this spring – to consider a warrant article to amend the town’s Zoning ByLaws to add an MBTA Communities Multi-Family Overlay District (MCMOD). The MCMOD is an overlay district composed of three subdistricts, according to the warrant article. The dimensional requirements included a minimum lot size of 20,000 square feet and a maximum height of three stories and a maximum height of 35 feet. According to mass.gov, “The MBTA communities law, also known as Section 3A of the Zoning Act, creates zoning that encourages new missing middle 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.” Communities that fail to comply with the MBTA Communities Act automatically lose certain state funding, including funding: for local infrastructure generally, such as road, bridge, water and sewTOWN MEETING | SEE PAGE 2 Mid-grade Regular 2.79 24 $3.37 24 Over 47 Years of Excellence! 1978 - 2025 Full Service ULS $2.73 Order online at angelosoil.com FLEET CARD Check Out Our LOW PRICES!
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