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Selectmen approve no‑parking zone on Pearce Memorial Drive to ease school dismissal traffic
Summary
The board unanimously approved the School Committee request to establish No Parking on both sides of Pearce Memorial Drive from Main Street to the school parking lot entrance; School Committee member Dennis Gould cited traffic bottlenecks at dismissal and the middle/high school principal emphasized the need for enforcement.
The Saugus Board of Selectmen voted 4‑0 on March 3 to approve the School Committee’s request to establish a No Parking zone on both sides of Pearce Memorial Drive from Main Street to the school parking lot entrance.
Dennis Gould, representing the School Committee, told the board that parked vehicles create a traffic bottleneck during school dismissal and that removing parking along the stretch would improve traffic flow and student safety. Carla Scuzzarella, middle high school principal and town meeting member, spoke in support and said enforcement will be important for the restriction to be effective.
Vice Chair Anthony Cogliano moved to close the public hearing; the chair seconded. The board then voted to approve the School Committee's request by unanimous vote. The motion record lists the vote as passing 4‑0.
The approval directs the town to establish the posted No Parking zone; the meeting record does not specify an implementation date or enforcement plan, which will be determined by relevant town departments and the School Committee.
