On Tuesday, May 9th the Swampscott Finance Committee, the committee charged with advising Town Meeting on the financial impacts of all town meeting articles, voted to support passage of Article 18 (creation of the Rail Trail). On Monday, May 8th the Swampscott Capital Improvement Committee similarly voted to support passage of Article 18. To date the […]

At their March 1, 2017 meeting, the Swampscott Board of Selectmen unanimously agreed to sponsor a capital request article for the May Town Meeting warrant for the rail trail project. This $850,000 capital request will be used for Design and Engineering services and as well as acquisition of easement rights. The full text of the […]