Anyone know the whereabouts of the Olmsted Historic District sign that was posted in the island at Paradise and Walker Roads. If so, please call or email the town planner at 1-781-596-8829 or pkane@town.swampscott.ma.us
On Monday, the Olmsted Historic District sign was on the ground in the traffic island at Paradise and Walker Roads. Tuesday it was gone. Where it ended up is a mystery. The town planner checked with the Department of Public Works and Police Department officials but they have not heard what happened to the sign. Somebody might have cleaned it up, seeing it was on the ground. If so, Town Planner Pete Kane would like to where it is now. He asks anyone who has it or knows where it is to call or email him — -781-596-8829 or pkane@town.swampscott.ma.us If the town recovers the sign they can gauge its condition and see about repairing it and returning it to its previous spot. The sign may have been hit by a vehicle. The white sign is one of two…
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This week we move from politics to art. We are asking people if they prefer that the King's Beach artwork that welcomes people to town be moved to the high school.
Last week we ran a political poll about the Sixth Congressional District race. Here are the results: How would Tisei fare among Swampscott voters in a Sixth District race against Tierney? Total votes: 70 This week's question springs from a thought of Angela Ippolito's. After the last Historical Commission meeting ended, Angela suggested that the art work posted at King's Beach be moved to the high school. This is her own idea not a Commission initiative and no action is being taken to carry it out. She said she wants the art work to be moved to a place where it is protected from the elements — say, the high school, since it was a high school project. Another sign would go up in its place at King's Beach. Even though there is Plexiglas …
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David Arsenault
4:58 pm on Thursday, November 1, 2012
Someone did clean up the Island grass even looks cut, whoever did the work overlooked the pile of leaves sitting ontop of the Storm drain. Same person probably thew away the sign. Guess they felt the pile was a better decoration. more ›