Saugus Town Meeting voted 48-0 to create a committee studying six vacant school buildings and passed a new electric bike bylaw, while tabling a hunting ban fight until May 11.
Saugus Annual Town Meeting votes in favor of major capital infrastructure and policy updates. In an evening session that stretched past 10 p.m., 49 Town Meeting Members approved $300,000 in free-cash funding for water hydrant and valve replacement, $150,000 for guard rail repairs, $37,849 from the
The Saugus School Committee voted 5-0 to send a draft e-bike and e-scooter policy to legal counsel rather than adopt it.
The Saugus Finance Committee heard, but did not vote on, the School Department's $37.6 million fiscal 2027 budget request.
Finance Committee hears $37.6 million Saugus school budget proposal. Superintendent Michael Hashem and Executive Director Pola Andrews presented the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 School Department budget, a $2,837,839 increase from the current year, driven by $2,520,741 in fixed cost increases plus
The Saugus Board of Assessors approved a motor vehicle excise commitment totaling $609,212.32 at its April 27 meeting, with all three members, Chairperson David Ricciardelli, Daniel Kelly, and Jennifer D'Eon, present. The board also unanimously voted to enter executive session to discuss non-public
Saugus Board of Appeals granted special permits and variances at its April 23 meeting while continuing a contentious accessory dwelling unit case that raised questions about the board's legal authority.
Finance Committee backs seven warrant articles unanimously for May town meeting. Chair Kenneth DePatto's committee voted 8-0 on multiple articles including indefinite postponement of water and sewer supplementary requests, a $14,264 appropriation for prior-year unpaid bills, $37,849 from the
Saugus selectmen approved a $351,000 fiscal 2027 budget for Saugus Cable TV and granted a special permit for a new tattoo studio on Broadway.
Board of Selectmen approves $351,000 cable TV budget and five business licenses. Chair Debra Panetta and the full five-member board voted unanimously to fund Saugus Cable TV's FY27 operations at $351,000, including $270,500 in salaries and a $30,000 capital improvements allocation. The board