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Opposition to Elm Place project coalesces in Swampscott

Opposition to Elm Place project coalesces in Swampscott Leigh Blander / Correspondent Two new grass-roots groups are fighting a proposed five-story, 128-unit affordable housing project on Elm Place, saying the apartment complex is simply too big for the neighborhood and the town. “It’s a behemoth,” said Anne Driscoll, chair of the Swampscott for Equity Association. “It’s a $60 million project and we re the ones that will be living with it. We need to slow down the process and take a breath. Everything has been happening at lightning speed.” Driscoll’s group is calling for an independent study of the project and is hiring an attorney.

Papers to run in Swampscott election available Tuesday, Jan 19

Papers to run in Swampscott election available Wicked Local Swampscott residents can now pull nomination papers to run for town-officer positions and Town Meeting seats for the 2021 municipal election.  Eight town-officer positions and at least 108 Town Meeting seats are up for grabs in the Tuesday, April 27 election.  Due to the COVID pandemic, Swampscott Town Hall, 22 Monument Ave. is operating by appointment only until further notice. Residents must make arrangements with Swampscott Town Clerk Susan Duplin s office either by calling 781.596.4167 or by emailing sduplin@swampscottma.gov to pick up nomination papers  People running for a town-officer position must obtain 50 viable signatures from registered voters to land on the local-election ballot.

Swampscott public meetings for the week of Monday, Dec 14, 2020

Swampscott public meetings for the week of Monday, Dec. 14, 2020 Wicked Local The following Swampscott public meetings below have been posted on the town’s website.  As the town practices social distancing, some will stream on the municipal website as well as broadcast on Swampscott Government Access Channels: Comcast Channel 22 and Verizon Channel 41  Almost all will be convened over the digital platform Zoom, to which residents and community members may need a unique identification number to gain access. That number can be found on the public meetings’ agendas. To read meeting agendas, visit: http://www.swampscottma.gov/calendar  Because of the changing nature of the COVID-19 situation, the Swampscott Reporter urges residents and community members to frequently check the town’s calendar for public-meeting updates. 

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