Swampscott Climate Committee adopts sustainability guidelines for Planning Board
Swampscott Climate Committee adopts sustainability rubric for development permits. Martha Schmitt's Climate Action and Resilience Committee finalized the rubric for Planning Board use in permit evaluation, with a CARC team designated to score projects during review.
Climate Action & Resilience Committee · Meeting of June 2, 2026
Swampscott Climate Committee adopts sustainability rubric for development permits. Martha Schmitt's Climate Action and Resilience Committee finalized the rubric for Planning Board use in permit evaluation, with a CARC team designated to score projects during review. The committee also reviewed three coastal flood-mitigation alternatives for Fisherman's Beach and ordered Woods Hole to conduct feasibility modeling on the Humphrey Street area, Puritan Road, and Fish House options.
Ngrid completed a building assessment for the high school, and the committee reapplied for a technical grant for solar canopy design.
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- The complete report — 230 words
Source: the Climate Action & Resilience Committee meeting of June 2, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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