Poet Laureate committee approves selection process; judge composition deferred. The Swampscott Poet Laureate Selection Committee unanimously approved its "Process for Choosing and Appointing a Poet Laureate for Swampscott," but deferred a contentious decision on the judging panel. Committee members
Swampscott Select Board awarded a 30-month Hawthorne-by-the-Sea lease to the Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts in a 4-1 vote.
Select Board backs Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts for Hawthorne temporary reuse. The board voted 4-1 to award a lease authorization through June 30, 2028, to SCFPA for a cultural hub with performing arts, restaurant, café, family programming, and local retail, committing approximately
Swampscott climate committee approves prior meeting minutes, advances grant work for school and beach projects. The Climate Action and Resilience Committee unanimously approved its February 3 minutes at its March 3 meeting. The committee is pursuing additional contractors for Fisherman's Beach
Swampscott's Solid Waste Advisory Committee shortened a draft recycling survey for large apartment and condo buildings.
Swampscott's Select Board, School Committee and Finance Committee jointly reviewed an $80.2 million preliminary FY27 budget that would raise the average tax bill by $849.
Solid Waste Advisory Committee approves prior minutes and advances work on waste services vendor RFP and multi-family recycling survey. Chair Wayne Spritz led the two-hour meeting, where the RFP Contract Workgroup reported near completion of the proposal with an expected vendor start date of July
Select Board reviews $2.8M-levy-capacity FY27 budget amid rising pressures. The preliminary plan, presented by Town Administrator Nicholas Connors at a joint meeting with the School Committee and Finance Committee on March 2, relies on conservative revenue forecasting and faces 14.5 percent health
Swampscott Planning Board continued a hearing on a 736-square-foot accessory dwelling unit and pool house at 68 Puritan Lane but deferred a final vote due to absent members. Applicant Peter F. Pitman presented the proposal on behalf of property owner Jason Baletsa, with landscape architect Matthew
Swampscott Historic District approves porch enclosure despite preservationist objections. The commission voted 2-1 on March 2 to approve a certificate of appropriateness for Wolfe Design Build LLC's proposal to convert a front porch into a powder room at 26 Banks Road, maintaining original columns
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