Swampscott Select Board endorses Master Plan 2035 amid performing arts venue approval. The board unanimously approved an entertainment license for the Swampscott Center for Performing Arts and endorsed the Master Plan 2035, a community framework guiding municipal decisions through 2035. Board
Council on Aging expands programming and updates staffing at June meeting. The board unanimously approved April 21 minutes and received updates on staffing hires including receptionist Shannon Morrissey and Program and Volunteer Manager Jeanne Patz, with six candidates in interview for Director of
Tree Committee backs zoning amendment on replacement trees. The Swampscott Tree Committee voted unanimously on June 11 to support a proposed zoning bylaw change requiring owners replacing dead trees in parking lots to plant new trees at specified caliper (diameter) sizes, with owners of larger
Swampscott open space and recreation plan committee advances multiple grant-funded projects. The committee, chaired by Tania Lillak, met with five members present and unanimously approved prior minutes. PARC grants will fund safety surfacing replacement at Clark/Abbott Playground beginning after
Swampscott Solid Waste Committee reviews new trash contract details ahead of August 1 launch. According to a presentation by Nick Connors, the shift to automated pickup from manual collection would avoid costs of $480,000 for just one year of manual service. DPW ex-officio member Gino Cresta
Swampscott Select Board unanimously approves retail liquor license for Performing Arts Center. After a continued public hearing addressing resident noise concerns, the five-member board voted 5-0 on the new retail alcoholic beverage license for the Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts. Chair
Swampscott Poet Laureate Selection Committee plots a summer recruitment and publicity campaign. Committee Chair Stephen Iannaccone submitted a list of five potential judges for approval, with four to be selected by early September to begin accepting applications. Publicity efforts include a
Select Board continues Amrize quarry permit hearing to June 17 over air quality concerns. The board held a joint public hearing with the Earth Removal Advisory Committee on the annual earth removal permit; residents and Board of Health members raised concerns about the adequacy of air quality
Swampscott Community Preservation Committee opens FY27 funding hearing. The Committee held a public hearing on June 2, receiving requests from the Clifton Improvement Association (approximately $500,000 for Beach Bluff Park sea wall replacement), the Church of Spiritualism (historic window and
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.
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