Swampscott Seeks Volunteers For Newly Formed Water, Sewer Committee

SWAMPSCOTT, MA — The Swampscott Select Board is seeking volunteers with a background in business, finance, science or engineering to join a newly authorized committee charged with performing a critical role in the town's repair and maintenance of a century-old sewer system and cleanup of the polluted Stacey's Brook and King's Beach.

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"This very important committee will work with representatives from the town, other town committees, consulting engineers, DEP and the EPA as well as representatives from neighboring communities," the Select Board said after voting on the parameters of the committee on the same night it allocated $2.5 million in state APRA funds toward pollution source elimination work, a peer review of recent and potential future actions and expenditures on mitigating pollution, and to examine complementary strategies to pipe sleeving that will hopefully make King's Beach a useable swim area for more than a few weeks each summer.

To apply to the new committee, please log onto the town's website at www.swampscottma.gov.

Applications and resumes are due by 4 p.m. on Dec. 7.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)