Page 2 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, JUnE 28, 2024 COMMITTEE | FROM PAGE 1 reached out to WIN in advance of next Monday’s (July 1) organizational meeting – set for 6:30 p.m. in the first floor conference room at Saugus Town Hall – were still waiting for answers late this week. “To this point, we have not been invited to participate on the committee, so it would be premature to comment on specifics,” WIN’s Sr. Director of Communications & Community Engagement, Mary Urban, said in a statement to The Saugus Advocate, declining to say whether the company plans on attending the committee meetings. Rather than engage in talks Lawrence A. Simeone Jr. Attorney-at-Law ~ Since 1989 ~ * Corporate Litigation * Criminal/Civil * MCAD * Zoning/Land Court * Wetlands Litigation * Workmen’s Compensation * Landlord/Tenant Litigation * Real Estate Law * Construction Litigation * Tax Lien * Personal Injury * Bankruptcy * Wrongful Death * Zoning/Permitting Litigation 300 Broadway, Suite 1, Revere * 781-286-1560 lsimeonejr@simeonelaw.net about closing the landfill, WIN advocates the town signing off on a Host Community Agreement (HCA) that would allow the company to continue operation of the landfill for many years to come instead of closing it. “We did play an active role in the Landfill committee that spent more than 18 months discussing what benefits the town would want to receive from our continued operation of the monofill, resulting in a Host Community Agreement that was approved by the Board of Selectmen,” Urban wrote in her statement to the newspaper. “Our focus remains on finalizing the agreement that would provide the town with tens of millions of dollars in economic and environmental benefits while allowing us to continue operating in the manner that makes the most sense for the town, its residents, and the environment — by keeping trucks off the road and continuing to responsibly manage the ash within our adjacent monofill,” she said. Meanwhile, two committee members said they made several efforts to reach out to WIN this week, hoping that the company would be there to participate in Monday’s organizational session and future meetings. “Town Meeting clearly appreciated the fact that WIN would be invited to participate,” said Precinct 10 Town Meeting Member Peter Manoogian, who authored the article approved by the Annual Town Meeting to establish the five-member committee. “I believe it is also in the best interest of their shareholders to participate,” Manoogian said. Board of Selectmen Chair Debra Panetta, another member of the Ash Landfill Closure Committee, said she called two WIN representatives on Wednesday, including Urban. “It’s very important to plan for the future of the unlined ash landfill,” Panetta told The Saugus Advocate. “I do hope a WIN Waste representative is able to attend these meetings,” she said. Monday’s meeting agenda Joining Panetta and Manoogian on the committee are Selectman Michael Serino, Precinct 10 Town Meeting Member Carla Scuzzarella and Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree or his designee. At Monday night’s meeting, the committee plans to select its officers, review Town Meeting Article 25 that created the committee, develop and approve correspondence to WIN that invites the company to participate and to determine and identify information in the public realm that would facilitate the work of the committee. During Session 2 of this year’s Annual Town Meeting, members voted 44-0 – with one abstention – to create a five-member Ash Landfill Closure Committee within two weeks of this year’s Town Meeting adjourning. The purpose of the committee is to identify time frames for final closure, post-closure, maintenance and COMMITTEE | SEE PAGE 8 425r Broadway, Saugus Located adjacent to Kohls Plaza Route 1 South in Saugus at the intersection of Walnut Street We are on MBTA Bus Route 429 781-231-1111 We are a Skating Rink with Bowling Alleys, Arcade and two TV’s where the ball games are always on! PUBLIC SKATING SCHEDULE 12-7 p.m. Sunday Monday Tuesday $9.00 Price includes Roller Skates Rollerblades/inline skates $3.00 additional cost Private Parties 7:30-11 p.m. Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday $10.00 Price includes Roller Skates Adult Night 18+ Only Private Parties Private Parties 4-8 p.m. $10.00 8:30-11 p.m. $11. 18+ Adults Only After 7 PM 12-9 p.m. $9.00 Everyone must pay admission after 6 p.m. Sorry No Checks - ATM on site Roller skate rentals included in all prices Inline Skate Rentals $3.00 additional BIRTHDAY & PRIVATE PARTIES AVAILABLE www.roller-world.com
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