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New growth revenue expected to drop in FY19
For the Veterans
By Christopher Roberson
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Lynnfield resident Ellen Crawford makes a generous donation to Veterans’ Agent Bruce Siegel during the town’s Veterans’ Day ceremonies while Charles Lench looks on. See more Veterans Day’ highlights on pages 4 & 5. (Advocate photo by Ross Scabin)
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oing into the new budget season, it was made clear that although Lynnfield is currently in a good financial position, things will probably not stay that way – with a projected decrease in new growth revenue. During the Nov. 8 Budget Summit, Town Administrator James Boudreau said the town currently has a free cash balance of $2.7 million and “pent up capital that’s enough to choke a horse.” However, the millions of dollars that were once generated by MarketStreet Lynnfield have steadily dwindled to the point where $325,000 in new growth is forecast for fiscal year 2019. “The property tax is our bedrock; the revenue picture is go-
ing to be tight going forward,” said Boudreau, adding that the town cannot fund anything greater than a three-percent increase over last year’s budget. However, Fire Chief Mark Tetreault said the Fire Department needs a secretary as those responsibilities have fallen onto one of his lieutenants. “He’s stuck in the office,” said Tetreault. Superintendent of Schools Jane Tremblay predicted that this year’s school budget will be “somewhat challenging” as there have already been some unexpected expenses associated with special education. She also said the district’s Technology Department is still going through a transi-
FY19 | SEE PAGE 6
ConCom moves forward with Boston Clear Water site plan By Christopher Roberson
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wo months after a contentious meeting with the Conservation Commission regarding the site plan for the Boston Clear Water Company (BCWC), Paul Marchionda, owner of Marchionda and Associates, returned with what he believed was a more amenable plan. “The plan itself has really been simplified,” he said during the commission’s Nov. 14 meeting, adding that the amount of pruning in the adjacent wetlands has been reduced from 25 feet to 15 feet. Member Janice Solomon asked how many trees would need to come down to accommodate the company’s 12 x 56 foot trailer on Lowell Street. Marchionda said that number has actually been reduced following the windstorm on Oct. 30. “There aren’t a lot of trees up there; the storm that went through did a job on a number of trees,” he said. However, resident William O’Brien of 155 Lowell St. took issue with the amount of treecutting that is still being proposed. “There is going to be a lot of tree-cutting, and we’d like to point that out,” he said.
Another resident said that oftentimes trees are taken down without permission. Site Visit Coordinator Melanie Lovell asked if the company’s three solar panels would be invasive to the wetlands. Vice Chairman Donald Gentile asked if the driveway would remain pervious. In response, Marchionda said the solar panels would not interfere with the wetlands and that the driveway would remain pervious. Attorney William Squires, council for BCWC, said that although rodent control is a concern, there have been no documented sightings thus far. Chairman Paul Martindale said additional research is still necessary. “We have what I think is a complex project in terms of the Wetlands Protection Act,” he said. In other news, the commission voted unanimously to issue an Order of Conditions to replace the existing septic system at 30 Maywood Rd., which sits by Pillings Pond. “It’s a very tight site,” said James Cavanaugh of behalf of applicant Antonio Sordillo. “We needed many variances from the Board
CONCOM | SEE PAGE 3