SWAMPSCOTT — The Swampscott Housing Authority approved its fiscal year 2027 annual plan, outlining more than $1 million in proposed capital improvements that include replacing gas stoves with electric models, improving accessibility, and continuing renovations across its public housing developments.

The annual plan serves as the housing authority’s roadmap for the coming fiscal year, detailing planned maintenance, capital projects, operating priorities, and policy updates before it is submitted to the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities for review.

Among the largest proposed projects is a $1.125 million effort to replace gas stoves with electric models at Duncan Terrace. The authority is also seeking more than $450,000 in special state funding for that work and a bath fan installation project. Other proposed fiscal year 2027 improvements include new common-area flooring at Ryan Place.

Executive Director Kevin Johnson said the stove replacement project is part of a broader state initiative to reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

“It’s part of sustainability for the state,” Johnson said. “They want everything off carbon.”

Johnson said the Housing Authority will receive state incentive funding for the project, roughly totaling the total cost of the replacement.

“They’re actually giving us money for it,” he said. “It’s about $1 million.”

The capital plan also details the completion of several projects already underway across the authority’s properties. Active projects include a nearly $828,000 fire panel replacement at Duncan Terrace, window replacements and vacancy renovations at Doherty Circle, parking lot improvements at M. Kelly Veteran and Family Housing, barrier free showers, storm door replacements, and kitchen and bathroom upgrades at Ryan Place. Together, the active projects represent more than $1.8 million in planned investment.

Looking beyond the next year, the five-year capital plan schedules additional improvements including a Ryan Place driveway repaving project in fiscal year 2028, new gutters, downspouts, and walkways at Duncan Terrace in fiscal year 2029, and a roof replacement at Doherty Circle and fire alarm upgrades at Duncan Terrace in fiscal years 2030 and 2031.

Johnson also told commissioners that demand for affordable housing remains high. While the Swampscott Housing Authority manages 122 state-aided public housing units, the state’s centralized waiting list currently fluctuates between approximately 135,000 and 139,000 applicants interested in the locality. The authority recently leased two apartments, and expects to be at full capacity throughout the fiscal year.

“We leased two apartments in this last month,” Johnson said. “We’re going to lease out another apartment by the end of this month. … That means we would have all our units filled.”