THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, SEpTEmbEr 23, 2022 Page 9 The COVID-19 Update Town reports 32 newly confi rmed cases; no new deaths By Mark E. Vogler T here were 32 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past week through Wednesday (Sept. 21), according to Town MILLION SAVINGS | FROM PAGE 7 health eff ects of the plant. This is fully permitted and it’s in compliance in all areas,” Zambuto said. “My biggest fear is that the nontoxic ash will have to be trucked through Revere to Shrewsbury, and that’s the equivalent of 40 trucks a day. And to my environmental friends, I say, ‘How’s that to your carbon footprint?’ The biggest problem I have with that is it’s going to probably put 30 bucks a ton on our tipping fees. And that’s going to make seniors homeless. Okay? Because they are on fi xed incomes. Thirty bucks a ton is probably going to compute to 300 bucks on the tax bill.” Precinct 8 Town Meeting Member William E. Cross III, a Saugus Fire Department captain who served on the Landfi ll Subcommittee, also spoke in favor of the WIN Waste deal. “I’m not going to beat a dead horse,” Cross said. “This is a vote to send it to the DEP. I think we have to trust in the DEP. If this is dangerous, if this is bad for the environment and this is leaching into the salt water, then the DEP should tell us that and this thing should shut down. “But that being said, I don’t Join us at our ~ FLEA MARKET ~ JACK SATTER HOUSE 420 Revere Beach Boulevard, Revere (Next to Kelly’s Roast Beef) SUNDAY, OCT. 2 * 10 AM to 2 PM BARGAINS GALORE! ~ LEGAL NOTICE ~ Selectmen Anthony Cogliano and Jeff rey Cicolini listen to WIN Waste Innovation’s Host Community Agreement (HCA) off er. see that happening. After we’re gone, this is going to be here for a long time. So, I urge this board to take this vote, push it to the DEP. Let the people who are experts in this fi eld decide whether this can move forward,” he said. Precinct 6 Town Meeting Member William S. Brown recalled how bad things were at the landfi ll years ago when he was growing up. “It was awful. The smell was awful; I don’t know how the people in the surrounding neighborhoods could put up with that,” Brown said, recalling the rats and seagulls converged on 2.50 %APY* With rates like this, earning while you save is easier than ever. Ask about our in-home or office concierge service. EARN INTEREST WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS FROM A NEW MILESTONE SAVINGS ACCOUNT. Saving is hard. We get it. Life gets in the way. That’s why we created the Milestone Savings Account. With an amazing 2.50% APY* and no restrictions, reaching those financial goals gets a lot easier. Stay liquid. Earn while you save. And do it easily with a New Milestone Savings Account. Go to everettbank.com for details. the area “But moving forward, I’d say that WIN-Wheelabrator has proven themselves to be good neighbors. And they worked hard to try to clean up their act. There isn’t much they can do with their building. It’s the ugliest thing I’ve ever seen,” Brown said. “But I think it’s time that the Town of Saugus takes a diff erent tact on this. The past 40 years has been an adversarial relationship with Wheelabrator and WIN. I think the door is open now a little bit for us to MILLION SAVINGS | SEE PAGE 14 Saugus Board of Selectmen Public Hearing Notice is hereby given that the Saugus Board of Selectmen will conduct a Public Hearing on the request of 92 Walnut LLC, 92 Walnut Street, Saugus, MA, Old Plan No. 1039, Lots 11-12, for a Special Permit (S-2) under Chapter 40A, Section 9, and under Sections 5.5, 5.6 & 12.5 of the Saugus Zoning By-laws. Applicant: Commonwealth Care Alliance, Inc, d/b/a Marie’s Place. Proposed use: (1) Hospital/Rest Home and (2) Place of Business for Movement Education, in the B-1 Zoning District, pursuant to Section 5.6 of the Zoning Bylaws. This Public Hearing will be held in the Saugus Town Hall Auditorium, second floor, 298 Central Street, Saugus, MA 01906 on October 4, 2022 at 7:15 PM. Chairman Anthony Cogliano Janice K. Jarosz, Temp Clerk September 16, 23, 2022 Manager Scott C. Crabtree. That’s two more new cases in town than reported last week by the state Department of Public Health (DPH), increasing the overall total to 9,875 confirmed cases, according to Crabtree. There have been more than 1,088 confirmed cases over the past 22 weeks (which averages out to about 50 per week) as the virus continues to hang around, causing some people to keep wearing masks at Town Hall even though they are optional. 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