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.
The Commission on Disability discussed a reserved parking request at The Westcott and began planning a resource fair.
Board of Health members said posted signs appeared to cover high Kings Beach bacteria readings after rain.
Swampscott Earth Removal panel unanimously backs permit for Select Board review. The Earth Removal Advisory Committee voted unanimously on May 27 to approve a finalized permit and two memoranda for presentation to the Select Board on June 3. Present were Chair Joe Markarian, John Picariello, and
Water & Sewer Infrastructure Advisory Committee approves prior minutes, plans summer beach testing. Chair Kelley C. Begin and the committee, working with Board of Health representative George Allen, outlined protocols for weekly water bacteria testing at all six town-owned beaches during FY 2026.
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