Lynnfield 9-6

More documents

Recommendations

Info

2 Kim Burtman Realtor, CBR Office: 781-246-2100 Ext. 126 Cell: 617-240-0266 Email: kim.burtman@northruprealtors.com Pre-Schoolers Love Arts Martial Fun, Games, Adventure and the first steps toward: CONFIDENCE SELF -ESTEEM AND DISCIPLINE FREE INTRODUCTORY COURSE FREE UNIFORM with enrollment 26 Main Street Lynnfield, MA 01940 Update from the LCWD Addressing Customer Concerns The Lynnfield Center Water District (hereinafter the “District”) is committed to providing safe, clean drinking water to its ratepayers. In recent months, the District has been receiving complaints of discolored water by a limited number of ratepayers in localized areas of the District. The water that is being produced from the District wells is continuously monitored for quality and disinfection to ensure clean and safe drinking water. The water, in these wells, contains naturally-occurring minerals including iron and manganese. While the water is being pumped to your homes, these minerals adhere to the sides of the pipes. During times of high demand, hydrant flushing, water main breaks and firefighting activities, customers may experience some discolored water due to flow direction changes. Changes in flow can disturb these minerals causing them to be sent to customers’ taps. If you have discolored water, flush your cold water taps until the water runs clear to ensure the water is safe for drinking. The District has always tested the water pursuant to the rigorous requirements of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (hereinafter “DEP”). Iron and Manganese are naturally-occurring minerals found in water supplies that utilize ground water wells, which are drilled into aquifers. The DEP regulates the allowable levels of these naturally-occurring minerals in drinking water supplies. The District has been monitoring the levels of iron and manganese throughout the distribution system and will inform the customers if any health concerns were to arise. To address these recent concerns the District has instituted a three-part response to the discolored water: I. The District has sought the services of the global engineering firm, CDM Smith, to engineer a new filtration plant to further reduce the mineral deposits into the water supply. This plan will be presented for approval to the ratepayers of the District in a special district meeting in October 2018. Upon approval by the ratepayers, pursuant to state law, the plan will be submitted to the DEP for its approval. II. The District has purchased advanced flushing equipment and has scheduled extensive flushes of the District water lines, which will reduce some of the iron and manganese mineral buildup inside the District’s water lines. Once the seasonal demand has been reduced, said flushing will occur. The flushing is currently scheduled for September 2018, assuming the water demand has returned to normal levels. III. The District, at its August 27, 2018, meeting voted to provide a one-hundred-dollar ($100.00) rebate program to any ratepayer of the District for the purchase of a home water filtration system. The District also voted to provide a one- hundred-dollar ($100.00) rebate to any ratepayer of the District for the plumbing services necessary for the installation of the home filtration system. Customers may contact the Lynnfield Center Water District Office at 1.781.334.3901 or refer to the District’s web site www.LCWD.US for continued updates. Constance E. Leccese, Chairwoman Board of Water Commissioners Lynnfield Center Water District 83 Phillips Road +1.781.334.3901 www.LCWD.US Have a story to share? Need a question answered? contactus@essexmedia.group WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 Off and running on new town track BY ANNE MARIE TOBIN The wait is over for a top-notch town track and field facility. The $2.25 million renovation of the middle school’s fields will open on Sunday, Sept. 9 with a Recreation Commission and Lynnfield Public Schools grand opening ceremony. Residents are invited to attend, as well as Lynnfield cross country and track alumni, which includes a ceremonial First Lap run by the Lynnfield High track and cross country teams and alumni. The First Lap will be followed by a Mini-Track Meet. It will offer students an opportunity to compete in sprints and hurdles events and try out the new long jump pit. Commemorative ribbons will be awarded. If it rains, the ceremony will be held Sunday, Sept. 16. Town teams are already using the track for practices. BOSTON FENCE 110 Park Street, Beverly, MA FREE ESTIMATES 1-800-585-7753 Member BBB All Types of Fencing • www.BostonFenceandVinyl.com Over 30,000 Satisfied Customers Duxbury Topper 2-Tone Vinyl “We’ve already been out with the team running a workout and the track looks great,” said Lynnfield track coach Bill Wallace. “What a big difference it makes. Having a brand new track will only increase enthusiasm for the sport. It has been five years since we last hosted a meet in the spring of 2014 so it will be so exciting for the athletes not to have get on a bus and go to a meet.” Due to lack of maintenance, the condition of the track deteriorated over the years, leading to its closure. The new facility includes a new irrigation system; improved landscaping and drainage; the widening of the field to accommodate high school sports, such as soccer and lacrosse; the removal of the old bleachers and new, movable bleachers on the concessions side of the field; and a clean-up of the concessions building and Straight Estate Aluminum CASH ‘N’ CARRY AVAILABLE AT OUR LOCATION We Specialize in AFTER SCHOOL MARTIAL ARTS NOW TAKING SEPTEMBER REGISTRATIONS WE TRANSPORT area with additional plans to bring it up to code. A new storage facility to house track and field equipment was also constructed and a deep well to service the new irrigation system and softball field adjacent to the middle school was dug and the necessary equipment installed. Town track programs received an added influx of support this year when the Lynnfield Athletic Association dedicated the proceeds from the annual LAA Fourth of July Road Race to purchase much-needed track and field equipment. The facility is just one of many improvements under a comprehensive improvement plan. “The taxpayers of Lynnfield deserve great credit for their willingness to address what has been a long-term, serious safety and use issue here in Lynnfield,” said Arthur Bourque, chairman of the Recreational Fields Advisory Committee. “They recognized the problem and were willing to make the necessary investment to rectify the problem.” The addition of the track and a new full-sided grass field results in Lynnfield having some of the nicest recreational and school playing fields in Massachusetts, he added. Bourque said that much was learned from the massive fields improvements project at the high school and that plans are in place to reserve funding for the completion of minor, low-cost improvements not included in the project’s original budget. “That includes small things like bringing the concessions stand at the LMS complex up to code, painting and roofing the older buildings that were not removed but continue to be used and other minor things we will discover as we bring this track and the field on line,” he said. “My experience at the high school tells me that there will be a bunch of small things that we will discover with usage and we will want the flexibility to address those issues. We will do that using money that remains in the budget appropriation for this complex.” Bourque said there is plenty of work to be done at Jordan Park, the high school, and Huckleberry Hill School. INDEX Classifieds ....................... 12-16 Obituaries ............................... 5 Police Log .............................. 4 BRUCE MCCORRY’S MARTIAL ARTS Est. 1978 Route 1 South, Newbury Street, Peabody, MA 01960 978-535-7878 Visit our website for more about us! www .brucemccorry.com Real Estate ...................... 13-16 Religious Notes ...................... 8 Seniors ................................... 6 Sports ............................... 9-11
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 With home inventory low, sellers are smiling BY THOMAS GRILLO These are tough times for homebuyers who want their dream home in Lynnfield. From January through July, the most recent data available, single-family home sales increased by 19 percent and median prices rose by nearly 9 percent compared to the same period last year, according to The Warren Group, the Boston real estate tracking firm and publisher of Banker & Tradesman. “It’s an amazing seller’s market because of the lack of inventory,” said Marjorie Youngren, a broker at William Raveis. So far this year, 107 homes have sold, up from 90 a year ago. At the same time, the median prices have risen to $675,000, that’s up from $621,250 last year. “Buyers have been looking for a few years and when a home comes on the market and it’s priced right, there are multiple over-asking offers,” Youngren said. “It’s simply supply and demand.” The buyers, she said, are well-educated. They know in this market they will not get everything they want and are willing to compromise. In Lynnfield, the buyers are in the ages 30 to 40 range who are priced-out of places like Winchester and Lexington where median prices are above $1 million, she added. Empty nesters who want to sell their big Colonial for $800,000 are faced with buying a condominium, if they can find one, for $600,000, with a $600 monthly condo fee. The math, she said, is keeping retirees in their homes. “Unless an empty nester is moving to Florida or another state where prices are lower, there are very few choices for them locally,” Youngren said. There are a handful of factors impacting potential home buyers. First is inventory. According to the Worcester home listing service the MLS Property Information Network (MLS PIN), at press time there were just 15 single-family homes for sale in Lynnfield. One year ago, there were three dozen. Brokers remember the days when there were more than 100 homes on the market. In August the homes listed on MLS PIN ranged from $499,900 for a three-bedroom Cape on Crest Road that features 1,070 square feet of living space on a quarter acre lot to $1.69 million for an 11-room Colonial with five bedrooms and a heated in-ground pool on nearly two acres. The other factor is mortgage rates. At the start of the year, the rate for the 30-year fixed mortgage was 3.95 percent, while the 15-year fixed was 3.38 percent, according to Freddie Mac, the federal agency chartered by Congress in 1970 to keep money flowing to mortgage lenders. By the end of July, the 30- year rate had swelled to 4.54 percent while the 15-year rate increased to 4.02 percent. Here’s how the rate changes affect the monthly mortgage payment. At 3.95 percent, the monthly payment for a $500,000 home with 10 percent down over 30 years is $2,711. But at 4.54 percent, the monthly tab rises to $2,866. That’s an extra $1,705 a year or nearly $56,000 over the life of the loan. Real estate experts say when inventory is low, home prices tend to rise. As a result, trying to buy a house in a seller’s market can make the already complex process of buying a home even Peace of mind for Owners of Small Businesses Herb Harris, E.A., Owner 386 Lowell Street, Peabody (978) 977-0411 www.smallbizpros.com/h_harris Before AMERICA’S FIRM FOR SMALL BUSINESS TAX NEEDS Get your car looking great this Fall! Don Winslow’s AUTO BODY Celebrating 46 Years KITCHEN HELP WANTED The Lynnfield Schools Food Service Department will have anticipated openings for part time employees to work in our kitchens for the upcoming 2018 – 2019 school year. Kitchen experience preferred. Please send a letter of interest to James McCarthy, Food Service Director, Lynnfield Middle School, 505 Main Street, Lynnfield, MA 01940, or you may send an email to mccarthyjam@lynnfield.k12.ma.us The Lynnfield Schools is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. After MON-FRI 8-5 • SAT. 9-12 166 Holten Street • Danvers (corner of Center & Collins) 978-762-6366 • 978-535-2474 www.DonWinslowAutoBody.com WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 3 more overwhelming. To help buyers successfully get through the buying process in a tight inventory market with as little stress and difficulty as possible, the National Association of Realtors has these suggestions: Get pre-approved: Before beginning house hunting, prospective homebuyers should receive pre-approval from one or more lenders to show sellers they are serious. Then, after taking into account additional costs of ownership such as taxes and insurance, buyers should determine a final budget they can afford. When listings are scarce, bidding wars can drive up prices, so buyers must be prepared to walk away if the asking price surpasses their budget. Identify desired neighborhoods and home wants versus needs. When housing inventory is tight, buyers may need to compromise on what they want from a home. Certain things, such as stainless appliances or hardwood floors, can be added. But if a buyer wants a specific school district or big backyard, those cannot be addressed later and must be taken into account during the house hunting process. WATER From page 1 Better Rates. Better Hurry. 15-Month CD 2.50% APY* Path not so clear for water company They want the company to “immediately and forever cease and desist from all commercial use and related activity at the site,” according to documents filed with the ZBA. They also demand that the town order Boston Clear to demolish the 2,100-squarefoot wood-frame building. The mineral spring water is priced at 50 cents a gallon, and $2.50 for a five-gallon jug. By contrast, a gallon of Poland Spring Water costs $13.75 on Amazon while a five-gallon jug of mineral water costs $14 at Home Depot. But for a short time, Boston Clear Water is offering free water to residents who get their water from the Lynnfield Center Water District. The company has opened a vending unit that is dispensing free water to those who provide a copy of their water bill. The offer will last through September 10. Anthony Gattineri, manager of Snakebite Realty LLC of Winchester, purchased the Pocahontas Spring Water Co. in 2014 for $435,000. He said he purchased the business for one simple reason: to provide mineral water to the region. “Boston Clear was established For a limited time! Open at any of our offices in Newburyport, Beverly, Boxford, Gloucester, Hamilton, Ipswich, Middleton, Rockport, Rowley, Salisbury or Topsfield. Visit our website at institutionforsavings.com for more CD specials! 978-462-3106 • institutionforsavings.com • institutionforsavings.com to provide nourishing water in a world that is, sadly, lacking it,” said Anthony Gattineri. “At a time where there is uncertainty about the drinking water in Lynnfield, we wanted to be a part of the solution. We cannot sit idly by in what we see as a growing crisis.” Gattineri, who raised a family in Lynnfield, said he doesn’t understand why a handful of neighbors are trying to shut down his business. He said the operation is no different under his stewardship than the previous owners. The neighbors bought a house next to a spring, he said. “I guess it’s like buying a home next to Logan Airport but you don’t like the noise,” Gattineri said. “We’ve had to amass thousands of documents and thousands of attorneys hours to prove something we never had to prove to begin with.” PAUL A. WACKS ENROLLED AGENT - MASTERS IN TAXATION TAX SERVICE •INDIVIDUAL• • BUSINESS • TRUSTS • 978-535-5494 30-Month CD 3.00% APY* Since 1975 www.wackstax.com Member FDIC Member DIF *Annual Percentage Yields (APYs) are effecve 8/31/18. Term deposit rates and APYs are fixed for the duraon of the term. Minimum balance to open an account and obtain the Annual Percentage Yield shown is $500; maximum is $2 Million. A penalty will be imposed for early withdrawal. Rates are subject to change. Deposits insured in full. Account holder must be present to open.
Page 1: COMING SOON! NEW LISTING! The #1 Se
Page 5 and 6: SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 Lynnfield native
Page 7 and 8: SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 WEEKLYNEWS.NET -

Lynnfield 9-6

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?