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Protects Saugus's wetlands, rivers, and open spaces. Reviews any construction projects near sensitive natural areas.
Coming up June 24: wetlands sign-offs and new construction reviews across town, including a riverfront home demo on the Saugus River.
Certificate of Compliance — 8 Glen St.
Sign-off on demolition and rebuild of a single-family home with in-ground pool and seasonal float on the Saugus River, including coastal bank restoration (DEP #67-999).
📍 8 Glen St.
Public Hearing — 24 Broadway (#67-1141)
Continued hearing on a proposed 3,000 sq ft commercial building; construction occurs within the wetland buffer though the building sits outside the 100-ft buffer (DEP #67-1141).
📍 24 Broadway
Public Hearing — 148 Forest St
New hearing on a proposed single-family home with site work inside a wetland buffer, riverfront area, and bordering land subject to flooding (DEP #TBD).
📍 148 Forest St
10 more items on the agenda
Approval of Minutes
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
Certificate of Compliance — 3 Berthold St.
Sign-off confirming a single-family home with utilities and driveway in a wetland buffer zone was built per conditions (DEP #67-1126).
📍 3 Berthold St.
Certificate of Compliance — 141 Broadway
Parking lot improvement compliance review continued to September 2026 (DEP #67-1014).
📍 141 Broadway
Certificate of Compliance — 24 Broadway (#67-1087)
Sign-off closing out an expired Order of Conditions where no work was completed (DEP #67-1087).
📍 24 Broadway
Public Hearing — 197 Lynn Fells Pkwy
Continued hearing on backyard excavation and debris fill after trees were cleared in a protected resource area.
📍 197 Lynn Fells Pkwy
Public Hearing — 47 Adams Ave
Continued hearing on Portuguese Baptist Church's request to remove vegetation in a protected resource area.
📍 47 Adams Ave
Public Hearing — Rumney Marsh Utility Pole Removal
New hearing on removing three surplus wooden utility poles lying near railroad tracks in the Rumney Marsh resource area.
📍 Rumney Marsh, near railroad tracks
Public Hearing — 1 Rear Pennsylvania Ave
Continued review of resource area delineation for Hammersmith Storage, LLC (DEP #67-1140).
Grants exceptions to local zoning rules — for example, allowing a building that's slightly too close to a property line. Their decisions can be appealed to court within 20 days.
Coming up June 25: ZBA hears a 300-unit 40B apartment proposal and a 6-story Kowloon redevelopment on Broadway.
20 Rear Bennett Highway — 300-unit 40B development
Coming up June 25 (continued from May 28): 20 Bennett LLC seeks a 40B (affordable-housing law) permit for 300 rental apartments (75 affordable) in four buildings plus amenity building on 7.28 acres with 475 parking spaces, requesting numerous bylaw waivers.
Coming up June 25: owners seek variances to redevelop the Kowloon's site into two 6-story (67'8") mixed-use buildings totaling 198 one-bedroom units with ground-floor commercial, a small Kowloon's restaurant, and drive-thru take-out.
📍 920, 928-936, 948, 950 Broadway
5 more items on the agenda
32 Bennett Ave — addition and setback variance
Coming up June 25: owner seeks a special permit for a 14.1'x4.0' addition replacing a bulkhead and a variance for a 4.7' sideyard setback where 20' is required.
📍 32 Bennett Ave
23 Bay View Rd — undersized lot variance
Coming up June 25: Boston Concrete Forms seeks a variance for a 5,000 sq ft lot where 20,000 is required, a special permit for additions, and to uphold building permits issued.
📍 23 Bay View Rd
11 Harvard Ave — second-story addition
Coming up June 25: owner seeks a special permit to remove the roof and add a second floor over the existing footprint with a 19' front yard setback where 20' is required.
📍 11 Harvard Ave
37 Beacham Ave — front porch setback variance
Coming up June 25: owners seek a variance to add a front porch with a 5.1' front setback where 20' is required on a nonconforming lot.
📍 37 Beacham Ave
24 Ballard St — fence violation appeal
Coming up June 25: owner seeks to reverse a Notice of Violation over an illegal fence, dismiss the alleged bylaw violation, and vacate all associated fines.
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📋 ProposedSchool Committee · June 11, 2026
Approval of Bills
Bills dated June 11, 2026 totaling $996,082.91 up for approval.
📋 ProposedReview & Vote on 2027 Annual Town Meeting WarrantFinance Committee · June 3, 2026
Coming up June 3, the committee reviews and votes on the full 2027 Annual Town Meeting Warrant, which sets the spending and policy articles for the year.
📍 Town Hall, 298 Central Street
Why this matters: Warrant shapes town spending and tax decisions
Coming up May 28 (continued from April 23): 20 Bennett LLC seeks a comprehensive permit for 300 rental units (75 affordable at 80% AMI) in four buildings plus amenity building on 7.28 acres with 475 parking spaces.
Every meeting above is open to any resident, and most have a public comment period — usually a few minutes per person, no sign-up needed. Showing up matters more than you'd think; most decisions are made in front of nearly empty rooms.
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Often more effective than speaking at the meeting itself — board members read constituent email, and a handful of messages on one topic gets noticed. Each board's contact page is linked from its meetings above.
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Know the appeal windows
Some decisions aren't final right away — zoning board rulings, for example, can be appealed to Superior Court within 20 days. Items with an open appeal window are flagged above with a countdown.
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