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Chloe Shelford Mar 9, 2021
The ballot is set for the Tuesday, May 4, Town Election, including competitive races for the Board of Selectmen and the School Committee.
School Committee
Four candidates will be running for two seats on the School Committee.
Geoff Swett, who has served on the committee for 12 years in the past, said that he decided to run in part because his responsibilities as chair of the School Building Committee would be coming to an end this fall, and because he had been asked to run by several people.
He also said that he hopes to be involved as the schools plan for a post-pandemic future, which he thinks will likely include more virtual education.
Crews cleared the site in spring 2019.
A 16-slip marina is being proposed for the old Greer Lumber site at 59 Main St., right next to Besse Park.
In addition to the marina, the developer Danny Warren, who purchased the property in May 2020 for $1 million has other plans for the land.
Bob Rogers of GAF Engineering, who represented Warren at the March 3 Conservation Commission meeting, was vague about the developer’s intentions, but said Warren had “really ambitious plans” for two mixed-use buildings.
He added that the development would move the site away from its past as a working waterfront, although he said exact plans have not yet been made.
Chloe Shelford Jan 25, 2021
Nomination papers are now available for the upcoming Town Election, and a race for a seat on the Board of Selectmen is on the horizon.
The Town Election will be held from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 4.
Board of Selectmen
He will be facing one challenger: Glenn Lawrence, a current member of the Finance Committee.
Slavin was first elected to the Board of Selectman in 2012, and is a longtime member of the Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development District, the Massachusetts Selectmen’s Association and the Massachusetts Municipal Association.
Asked why he is running again, Slavin said there are a number of large town projects that he has been working on for years and would like to see through, including bringing the commuter rail to Wareham, fixing up Merchants Way, and building a new police station and community center.