The Select Board approved Amrize’s application to continue operating the rock quarry at 30 Danvers Road through June 30, 2027.

The application and public hearings were part of the town’s annual permitting process with the construction materials company. Amrize submitted its 17-page proposal on March 31, and the Earth Removal Advisory Committee later recommended amendments to clarify language. 

No members of the public commented on the permit during the Select Board meeting.

Earth Removal Advisory Committee Chair Joseph Markarian Jr. discussed the matter with the Board of Health on Tuesday before the Select Board’s vote. The Earth Removal Advisory Committee will now include an official Board of Health-appointed member.

“This Board of Health is more focused on quarry and quarry activities,” said Markarian. “George Allen was appointed to represent the Board of Health on ERAC, so now we have a full board of voting members, which is five.”

Select Board Chair Katie Phelan said Allen had proposed several changes to the permit and that the town now has “the runway to see what any of those mean for the future.”

The Swampscott Quarry has operated in various capacities for more than a century. The quarry is located in both Swampscott and Salem, with activities taking place in both municipalities. While most of Amrize’s operations — the North American rebrand of Holcim, formerly Aggregate Industries — are based in Salem, residents say the impacts are often felt in Swampscott.

The town reached a settlement with the company in summer 2024 after Aggregate Industries filed a complaint in U.S. District Court in Boston in 2021, alleging that Swampscott and the Select Board improperly regulated and restricted its business operations.