ARPA grants Swampscott a new climate role

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ARPA grants Swampscott a new climate role

SWAMPSCOTT — The Climate Action Plan Committee discussed the town’s new climate action resilience manager role at a meeting Tuesday. Climate Action Plan Committee Vice Chair Doug Thompson said the Select Board received $100,000 through American Rescue Plan Act funding to create the role. “That long-sought dream is becoming a little bit more closer to reality,” Thompson said. “With ARPA, it will need to be a consultant. We can’t hire full-time em…