Select Board Refines Scoring Vision For Hawthorne Property Redevelopment
SWAMPSCOTT -- Swampscott Select Board members this week continued shaping how the town will evaluate proposals to redevelop the former Hawthorne property, according to a Patch report, while residents gathered for a community reading of the Declaration of Independence.
TOWN HALL
The Select Board has been working to refine its scoring criteria for a forthcoming request for proposal covering redevelopment of the former Hawthorne property, a process that will shape what kind of project the town ultimately selects for the site, per a Patch report cited via a Google Alert distribution. Town officials have not yet finalized the RFP language, and further board discussion is expected as the process moves forward.
COMMUNITY & ARTS
Swampscott residents, families and visitors were invited to gather this week for a public reading of the Declaration of Independence, a community event marking the nation's founding document with a shared civic tradition, according to a Patch item circulated through a Google Alert. The reading drew on the town's tradition of public commemorations tied to national anniversaries.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"Swampscott Select Board Refines Vision For Former Hawthorne Property", Board members are working through how to score development proposals for the long-discussed Hawthorne site, according to Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/swampscott/swampscott-select-board-refines-vision-former-hawthorne-property).
"Swampscott To Host Public Declaration Of Independence Reading", The town organized a community gathering for residents to hear the Declaration of Independence read aloud, Patch reports (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/swampscott/swampscott-host-public-declaration-indepdence-reading).
"Dracut Man Charged With Threats, Damaging Swampscott Temple: Police", A Dracut resident faces malicious destruction, threat-making and civil rights violation charges tied to an incident at a Swampscott temple, according to Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/swampscott/dracut-man-charged-damaging-swampscott-temple-police).