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).