COMPLETE THE SENTENCE: In 2012, Salem Should...
Tell us what you think Salem's New Year's resolutions should be.
Whether you're a diehard resolution maker, a dedicated resolution breaker or you just don't even bother with the whole resolutions thing, it's hard to avoid the resolutions talk with 2012 days away.
However you feel about personal resolutions, we're interested in knowing what you think Salem's resolutions should be.
In the spirit of the new year, we invite you to complete the following sentence in the comments.
In 2012, Salem should make a resolution to...
Don Nadeau
10:53 am on Thursday, December 29, 2011
Build a wind turbine.
pk
11:24 am on Thursday, December 29, 2011
Put in your earplugs, Don. You're about to get yelled at! lol
CarleaSkunkrawk
9:18 pm on Thursday, December 29, 2011
Wind mill and resident parking only in the Point.
KlassySalem
9:57 am on Wednesday, January 4, 2012
The idea of resident permit parking in the Point makes sense to me. May help diminish some of the illicit activity.
chester suchecki
7:13 am on Friday, December 30, 2011
make sure alk illeagal refugees without a green card go back to where you came from and quit feeding off our welfare system.
Rick B
8:30 am on Friday, December 30, 2011
Complete Bridge Street!
Bob Simoneau
9:41 am on Friday, December 30, 2011
Listen more to what the citizens say and think as opposed to just pushing the personal agendas of the Mayor and City Councilors through. They hear, but don't LISTEN.
Nina Cohen
11:07 am on Friday, December 30, 2011
spruce up and smooth the Essex st mall, connect walkways to the downtown and shore points, make easy pedestrian access to the Salem train station and get MBTA to begin work on the station parking lot.
Jane Stauffer
11:44 am on Friday, December 30, 2011
It is time for Essex Street to be just that, a street from one end to the other with parking right in front of the stores. The downtown is improving, and this would make it complete.
pk
4:39 pm on Friday, December 30, 2011
God forbid you should have to take a two-minute walk.
Erin Cyr
12:00 pm on Sunday, January 1, 2012
I don't understand why anyone would want to make the Pedestrian Way a regular street. I haven;t heard any arguments for it that make sense. It brings so much charm and uniqueness to Salem. I don't think there are many businesses there that opened before it was closed to traffic so business owners shouldn't be complaining...
KlassySalem
9:52 am on Wednesday, January 4, 2012
I'm with Erin on this one.
Natalie Femino
5:57 pm on Saturday, December 31, 2011
Go back to putting lights on the trees in the Common at Christmas and make them COLORED lights. The Common is a beautiful space and it is going to waste at Christmas without decorations. I think lights and decorations would also bring additional business to the city.
Justin Mattera
2:39 pm on Tuesday, January 3, 2012
How about this.....NO wind turbine! Salem should.......dedicate some time and funds to the waterfront area and especially Winter Island. Winter Island could be such a great place. From Pickering Wharf, past The Pigs Eye and into the "neck" area of Salem should be a gold mind. The ocean, the history, the homes.....I could go on and on. It's time that this section of Salem had some attention, funds and renovation.
William Legault
4:30 pm on Tuesday, January 3, 2012
FYI, there is a ten year renovation and redesign in the works for Winter Island.
john
4:48 pm on Tuesday, January 3, 2012
The first 25 year plan was to do nothing. It's a disgrace.
Justin Mattera
10:13 am on Wednesday, January 4, 2012
I know about the plan, but 10 years is really 30......I wish I could give a estimate of 3 months to renovate your kitchen and really take 2 years and everyone would be hunkydory. There is so much that could be done this winter to make next summer that much better. But hey, it's a city thing
Leese
5:19 pm on Wednesday, January 4, 2012
.. address the decreasing quality of life of Salem residents: increasing crime, increasing traffic, poorly-performing schools, increasing taxes. I'm all for beautifying downtown, and developing our parks and city, but not at the expense of maintaining residential Salem neighborhoods as a decent place to live.