Page 18 Town Meeting Races at a Glance Note: An asterisk (*) denotes “incumbent.” Precinct 1 *F. Ann Devlin, winner, 251 *Susan C. Dunn, winner, 266 *Ronald W. Witten, 185 Anthony Roger Arone, winner, 248 *Joyce C. Rodenhiser, 193 *Christopher R. Jones, winner, 233 Assunta A. Palomba, winner, 246 Precinct 2 Christopher P. Riley, winner, 244 *Christine M. Moreschi, 170 William R. Moore, winner, 212 *Thomas A. Falasca, 188 Joseph John Vecchione IV, winner, 246 *Peter A. Rossetti, Jr., winner, 247 *Robert James Camuso, Sr., winner, 192 *Stephen D. Sweezey, 151 Precinct 3 *Gregory Angelo Nickolas, winner, 267 *William B. Stewart, winner, 250 *Philip J. Rando, 205 *Richard E. Thompson, winner, 224 Rick A. Smith, winner, 210 *Arthur David Connors, Jr., winner, 209 Precinct 4 *Keith Allen McCabe, 79 Andrew James Whitcomb, 92 George E. Falardeau III, 51 *Albert J. DiNardo, winner, 13 *Stephen N. Doherty, winner, 96 *William L. Leuci, winner, 93 Glen R. Davis, winner, 131 *Maureen E. Whitcomb, winner, 98 Precinct 5 Mary Frances Migliore, winner, 297 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, November 8, 2019 ASKS | FROM PAGE 17 for him. I’m sure he has some questions for me. Q: Now, what is your top *Ronald Mark Wallace, winner, 267 *Laura Z. Groark, tie for 5th, 259 Julie Ann Mitchell, winner, 335 *Brendon H. Spencer, tie for 5th, 259 *Pamela J. Goodwin, winner, 333 Precinct 6 *William S. Brown, winner, 236 Matthew John Scrivano, winner, 224 *Jean M. Bartolo, winner, 301 *Matthew A. Canterbury, 215 *Kevin D. Currie, winner, 241 Allen V. Panico, winner, 238 Precinct 7 Shawn J. Ayube, winner, 206 Robert A. Palleschi, winner, 230 *Stephen F. McCarthy, winner, 211 *Michael J. Paolini, winner, 205 *Richard Patrick Lavoie, winner, 256 John George Chipouras, 193 Precinct 8 *Thomas E. Traverse, winner, 265 *Stephen M. Horlick, 167 *Anthony J. Lopresti, winner, 264 *Joia C. Cicolini, winner, 228 *Joan I. Fowler, winner, 220 William E. Cross III, winner 338 Precinct 9 *Judith A. Worthley, winner, 215 *Ryan P. Fisher, winner, 240 Katrina L. Berube, winner, 182 *John S. Cottam, 161 *Daniel M. Kelly, winner, 192 Robert J. Long, winner, 275 Precinct 10 *Michael J. Serino, winner, 352 Darren S. Ring, winner, 208 *Martin J. Costello, winner, 199 Peter Z. Manoogian, Sr., winner, 294 *Steven C. DiVirgilio, winner, 199 priority? A: Number One, we’ve got to get a westside fire station. We need to straighten that issue out. Aside from the capital improvement plan, that needs to be resolved. And I want to square away this issue with building on Route 1 – the moratorium [multifamily housing]. Before we address this, we need a planner in here, ASAP. And the other big-ticket item we need to figure out right away is why we have so many department head open positions. And my biggest issue running is to finally sit down and talk to Wheelabrator, as I think there is so much money out there on the table that we don’t get as a host community. And it’s tiring to just watch other communities benefit when we get nothing. And for people to just think we can snap our fingers and they are going to go away – it’s never going to happen. Q: Do you have any concerns about the closure of the ash landfill and setting a timetable? A: I have more concern about the NOX (nitrogen oxide) level than with the closure of the ash landfill, because if they are doing the right thing, I am not so concerned about the closure of the ash landfill. I want to make sure the residents of East Saugus, Revere and Lynn are safe. That’s Number One for me. And not so much the ash: If they’re not having a problem with the ash, I rather see it here than paying them to truck it away. So, those are issues that we have to sit down and discuss. I definitely want to make sure that, Number One, we’re safe, we’re breathing clean air and drinking clean water, and Number Two, I want to get that money for the town. I think that just finally having a discussion with them is going to go a long way, because we haven’t done it in years. We have always listened to certain members of the community that are loud about Resco and “We’re going to do this and we’re going to do that.” And we waste money hand over fist on legal fees. I want to sit down and have a real discussion and make sure PAYBACK | FROM PAGE 2 seven incumbents. But instead, only two returned. It was like a revolution,” he said. “An anti-incumbent wave swept over the town. It’s very we are safe and do things the right way, because we haven’t been doing it. Q: So, how do you feel about the new board? A: I have some great people to work with. Deb Panetta is a valuable asset. She and Jeff Cicolini have done good work. I am looking forward to working with them and Mike Serino [former Selectman], who has a lot of past experiences on the board. It’s also great to have Corinne Riley. She is very deserving and will be a hard worker. She has been (state Rep.) Donald Wong’s campaign manager. I’m also happy that we’re going to have Donald Wong back in the fold, because without him we are lost. Donald has always been a friend and a tremendous person. Q: So, the board will be meeting at the beginning of each year with Representative Wong and see what issues he can assist the Board of Selectmen and the town on, and develop an ongoing relationship that hasn’t existed previously? From what I understand, the previous board didn’t accept his invitation for periodic meetings? A: Yes, and that shouldn’t be happening. The town needs to be working with Donald for the betterment of Saugus. That is something that should be happening. Q: Setting up legislative priorities for Saugus? A: Yes. Q: Anything else that you would like to share? A: Well, once again, I’m just happy that I have the opportunity to be here, and I plan on working well with everybody on the board and having a great open dialogue with everyone. And the other thing I’d like to see – the citizens’ forum brought back to the town. We haven’t had that in a while. I think if citizens have a complaint, they should be able to come in an address it, so I want to discuss that with the board members, too. And one last thing: If people call this Town Hall with a question, I want to make sure they get some answers. Q: Do you have any concerns about public access? People complaining about having to fill out public records requests for information that should be readily available. hard to knock out an incumbent Town Meeting member. But you had 10 in this case. The custodian thing really resonated with people,” he said. “It’s not so much that it was done, but how it was done. I believe the people of SauHousing Authority Race at a Glance Two winners for four-year terms: *Maureen E. Whitcomb, winner, 1,983 James A. Tozza, winner, 1,852 *John Cannon, 1,425 Stephen M. Horlick, 1,358 *Denotes incumbent A: I think that’s crazy, to be honest with you. I’ve heard the complaints, especially with the complaints about the capital improvements plan that appeared. I’m glad that it’s finally here, but whether or not it was put together at the last minute, I don’t know, but I have seen requests from people in emails from two years ago and no response until the report finally appeared. I really want to have a chance to see what the report says and go through it. I want to see what that report is, and I want to take a look at the master plan. And people should be able to walk into this Town Hall at any time and get information that they can get. It shouldn’t have to be a freedom of information request and a delay and a delay. Q: When a document is submitted at a public meeting and discussed at that moment, there should be no reason why the information shouldn’t be made available when somebody asked for it. I don’t think it should take several days or weeks, like some people have complained. A: Absolutely. And they are not going to wait; if somebody brings a request to me and I can get an answer right away, they are going to get it. And I would expect that the other board members and the manager will agree with that. That’s good business. Q: And reporters won’t have to look in the trash can for stuff that is thrown out at the end of the meeting! A: Yeah. I hope that stuff is over and done with. I want to have a good, open relationship with everybody. gus have a fundamental fairness. You don’t treat people that way – the way they were treated at the June meeting. I just can’t recall a situation where an anti-incumbent wave swept three different elected bodies.”
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