Select Board

Select Board unanimously approves FY 2027 Preliminary Budget update with $179 tax-impact reduction and $1.9M estimated remaining levy capacity. Town Administrator Nicholas Connors reported $365,000 in healthcare savings from updated group insurance rates offset by departmental reductions totaling

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

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 Select Board approves $9.6 million bond anticipation note for school refinancing. Town Treasurer and Finance Director Patrick Luddy reported the Town received an SP-1+ rating, the highest available for short-term municipal debt, reflecting strong credit position and proximity to Boston

Select Board ratifies three-year police contract with graduated raises through 2028. The board voted unanimously to confirm the tentative agreement previously discussed in executive session, approving wage increases of 3 percent in FY26, 2 percent in FY27, and 3 percent in FY28, plus a 2 percent