Government · Finance Committee
Concord Finance Committee Assigns Liaisons, Tables Subcommittee Vote Until June
Concord Finance Committee holds organizational meeting, receives bond sale news.
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Government · Select Board
Select Board elects Phelan Chair; approves department head contracts
Select Board unanimously elected Katie Phelan Chair and Danielle Leonard Vice Chair on May 6, 2026. The Board then approved updated employment contracts for Finance Director Patrick Luddy, Treasurer/Collector Liam Braley, Town Clerk Katie Dupont, Director of Community and Economic Development
Government · Earth Removal Advisory Committee
ERAC reviews Amrize permit revisions in working session
Swampscott Earth Removal Committee reviews Amrize quarry permit revisions. The committee, chaired by Joseph Markarian Jr., spent its May 6 working meeting with Amrize representatives and staff reviewing proposed changes to the company's 2027 permit. Key agreed changes include reducing Board of
Government · Select Board
Swampscott Select Board Approves Trinity Ambulance Deal and $503K Street Contract
SWAMPSCOTT -- May 6, 2026, Swampscott Select Board approves ambulance contract, $502,900 street redesign deal, and five department head employment agreements in wide-ranging May 6 session. The board unanimously approved a one-year
Government · Climate Action & Resilience Committee
Climate Action Committee directs REC funds to local green energy
Swampscott climate panel votes to direct renewable energy funds to local green projects. The Climate Action and Resilience Committee voted four to one to direct renewable energy credit funding from the community power aggregation program toward local initiatives such as solar rebates and electric
Government · Solid Waste Advisory Committee
Panel Elects Westhoven Chair, Smullin Vice Chair
Swampscott's Solid Waste Advisory Committee elected new leadership after its chair joined the Select Board. Members unanimously chose Emily Westhoven as chair and Alix Smullin as vice chair, with outgoing chair Wayne Spritz abstaining because his new Select Board seat barred him from voting.
Government · Poet Laureate Selection Committe
Poet Laureate committee revises judges criteria to include high school seniors
Swampscott Poet Laureate Selection Committee opens judging panel to high school seniors. The committee approved criteria allowing a qualified high school senior to serve as judge if demonstrating academic interest and ability in creative writing, particularly poetry, with teacher and principal
Government · Finance Committee
Swampscott Finance Committee Defers $3.5 Million Sewer Project, Backs Solar Canopy Design
Swampscott's Finance Committee deferred a $3.5 million sewer main rehabilitation project to December Town Meeting and reversed an earlier vote to recommend a $300,000 solar canopy design article at its April 30 meeting.
Government · Retirement Board
Retirement Board approves two retirements and awards actuarial consulting contract.
Swampscott Retirement Board approves two retirements and actuarial consultant. The Contributory Retirement Board unanimously approved superannuation retirements for Raymond Rice, former DPW Assistant Director, effective April 30, 2026, and Glenn Bartram, SFD Firefighter/EMT, effective May 1, 2026.
Government · Select Board
Select Board approves sewer lateral inspection bylaw for town meeting consideration.
Select Board unanimously backs sewer lateral inspection bylaw for May town meeting. The Water and Sewer Infrastructure Advisory Committee presented the measure, which requires inspections at property sale costing $500 to $800 with deficiency repairs due within six months; the Board voted 5-0 to
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