Gary Lund, who is again running for an open seat on the select board in the 2026 annual town election after losing his bid for selectman to Robert Medeiros in 2025, has been named the defendant in a pending civil lawsuit with the town itself.

Lund, whose campaign has rallied around solving some of Swansea's most divisive issues, now faces one count of declaratory relief and one count of injunctive relief related to a 2023 court order that was resurfaced in May 2025 to repair, replace or fix the cesspool in his back yard. 

The civil complaint filed Feb. 12 alleges that the town is seeking to enforce Title 5 wastewater management regulations as defined by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. 

In accordance with that jurisdiction, the complaint reads, any cesspool that is inspected is deemed “automatically in failure” and must be replaced by a septic system. 

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