Selectman Barry Greenfield Apologizes and Says He Will Continue to Serve

"I'd like to take a minute to apologize to any individual who believes my intentions were to create any type of procedure that would violate any amendment in the Bill of Rights. I have no interest in having our town seek out the ability to violate the fourth amendment and perform warrantless search and seizure of personal property. If anything I have said or written gave that impression, I apologize. 

My intention was simply to learn more about whether or not an existing law could be enforced within the strict boundaries of the Constitution.

In regards to those who seek my resignation, I will say this: I have spent every day of my seven years in Swampscott - whether as a parent, teaching volunteer, coach, committee member or selectmen - trying to make this town a better place to live. I will continue all of those efforts for the foreseeable future."