The town election left one vacant seat on the Housing Authority.
The Select Board will now be tasked with appointing someone to the vacant Housing Authority position, according to Interim Town Administrator Gino Cresta. The appointee, however, will serve only until the next election cycle, not the full five-year term.
“Select Board can appoint somebody, and they can stay in that position for one year,” Cresta said. “The next election cycle, there will be another vote for it.”
Debra Nutter (1,275 votes) was re-elected for a three year term on the Housing Authority.
The Housing Authority in Swampscott provides affordable and safe housing to individuals who qualify for its programs. The group is responsible for managing and operating public housing in the town.
The authority includes four elected members and one person who is state appointed.
Other election results include:
- Mary Ellen Fletcher (1,209 votes) and Catherine Phelan’s (1,324 votes) re-election to the Select Board
- Micael McClung (1,281 votes) return as the moderator
- Neil Sheehan (1,410 votes) re-election for the Board of Assessors
- William Quinn (1,272 votes) secured his position on the Planning Board.
New names to join the local government include Neal DeChillo (1,429 votes) as a trustee of the public library, as well as Lawrence Block (1,341 votes) and Helen Tieger (1,289 votes) on the Board of Health.
Newly elected Joseph Patsios (941 votes) will join re-elected Gabriele Mongiello (1,057 votes) and Jeffrey Blonder (1,125 votes) as constable.
A School Committee seat would have remained vacant as well, but Amy O’Connor secured it through a successful write-in campaign, earning 222 votes. Assistant Town Clerk Michael Brison confirmed that is enough support for O’Connor to hold the position.
“That was just an oversight on her part,” Cresta said. “She just didn’t get her papers in on time. She ran a write-in campaign.”
Michael Alonso Contreras (1,270 votes) will also join the School Committee and serve his first term.
Election results will remain unofficial until the week of May 12, in accordance with Massachusetts General Law.
