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In support of childhood cancer awareness month…
Ella O’Donnell’s best friend, Lily Rocco is shown with her teammates from the Lynnfield Breakers soccer team who wore “Gold Socks” to support childhood cancer awareness in Lily’s memory recently. Ella O’Donnell of Peabody was only 10-years-old when she passed away from brain cancer in 2016.
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Selectmen indefinitely postpone King Rail project By Christopher Roberson
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iven the new $2.5 million cost of constructing a clubhouse and storage building at the King Rail Reserve Golf Course, the Board of Selectmen recently voted to indefinitely postpone the project. “I’m not comfortable with it at this point,” said Vice Chairman Richard Dalton during the board’s Oct. 2 meeting, adding that those funds are currently needed elsewhere – “The best course of action is to indefinitely postpone.” Dalton was perturbed that the board did not receive the new cost estimate until Sept. 29. “We’re sharing this information at the 11th hour,” he said. Selectman Philip Crawford said it would not make sense to present the project at the Oct. 16 Special Town Meeting, as construction is still more than one year away. “None of this is going to get done until late next fall,” he said. “We don’t have the funds to get this whole project done.” Therefore, Crawford said, it might be more realistic to put the King Rail project on the April 2018 Town Meeting Warrant. Prior to the vote for indefinite postponement, John Savasta of CSS Architects said the cost of the project had increased by $400,000 to compensate for the testing, removal and replacement of soil. “The soil couldn’t
really support anything,” he said, referring to the test results. Although the abutters were initially anxious about the project, Savasta assured the board that those worries have been quelled. Therefore, he said, the project could be sent out to bid by the spring of 2018. “We felt it would bring a lot of value to the site,” said Savasta, adding that his company has been working on the project design for the past 16 months and “It’s going to be a worthwhile investment.” Don Lyons, a PGA professional at King Rail, urged the board to take action sooner rather than later. “We’re going to lose business,” he said, adding that he has continued to tell patrons that improvements are coming; yet nothing is happening and “It hasn’t gotten any better.” Chairman Christopher Barrett asked if it would be worthwhile to appeal the Order of Conditions that the Conservation Commission issued for the project in an effort to defray the cost. However, Town Administrator James Boudreau advised the board against taking such action, as it could possibly harm its relationship with the commission. He also said it would not be worth the effort to seek state funding at this time.
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