Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Zoning Board to hold a hearing Wednesday to consider proposal on special permit for Loyal Canines on Grove Street.
After running into stiff opposition from the neighbors on Franklin Street, the would-be landlord is proposing to move the doggie day center, operated by Jermaine Anderson's Loyal Canines, about a mile away to another property they own at 50 Grove St. That building, owned by Jay and William Goldberg, is near Mack Park and the new apartments that are under consideration for the site of the old Salem Oil & Grease factory. The Federated Companies, which may own the apartments once they are built, did not return calls about the doggie day care center. A public hearing is scheduled for Wednesday on the Goldbergs' request for a special permit under the city's zoning ordinance to allow what is described as “an obedience training and doggie daycare…
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
Kenny Scharf is coming to Salem — learn about his plans and help with the catering choices.
A wall outside Museum Place Mall is about to get a little color from world-renowned artist Kenny Scharf. The Brooklyn-based artist will be coming to Salem on May 14 to paint a permanent mural on the facade of the garage that's located approximately where Brown and New Liberty Streets meet, at the entrance to the garage. Mike Lash, who heads Mike's Museum (Mike is currently looking for a space to house the museum after vacating the spot on Lafayette Street), said he contacted Scharf on Facebook and he was pleasantly surprised when Scharf wrote back. Lash said Scharf was up to the challenge of coming to Salem. "He said 'sure, let's look for a public area, a permanent site,'" Lash explained. Last year, Lash said the city was very helpful in …
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
City Council to hold hearing on plan to plant trees as three-year-old war re-escalates.
After an unusually warm winter had allowed work to proceed, the neighbors near the long-vacant North Street gas station and convenience store were cautiously optimistic that the owner would finish the work at the site, including planting trees between the station and their properties. Planting the tree was one of the last steps to end a three-year fight between the neighbors on Buffum Street and station owner, Haralampos Sidiropoulos of Trickett Realty Trust. The trees were also necessary for the neighbors to drop their opposition to the city granting Sidiropoulos a certificate to operate the station. But then the deal fell apart. The owner's landscape architect, Lorayne Black of Groton, submitted to the city solicitor Elizabeth Rennard a …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Mayor agrees as Council committee votes to stop installation of four-hour meters on Margin and Gedney streets.
The popular Steve's Quality Market and neighboring businesses won a victory in the Salem parking wars Monday night. Besieged by more than 4,000 signatures on a petition against putting in four-hour parking meters in front of the market, the mayor and a city council committee put a stop to the meters at the market and nearby businesses, including the U.S. Post Office. “The community has spoken,” said Tom Daniel, the city's economic development manager, who headed the parking study task force. “The poles (for the new meters) need to come out. We will tell the contractor.” The city's new parking plan is in the process of being implemented. New smart meters and smart computer software for the parking garages are expected to be installed by the…
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Friday, April 20, 2012
Driscoll also asks council to reconsider plans for meters at post office.
Mayor Kimberley Driscoll is recommending the city refrain from installing parking meters in front of the Post Office and Steve's Quality Market. The recommendation to the city council comes after vocal opposition from some city councilors, the owners of Steve's Quality Market and more than 3,000 residents who signed a petition protesting the city's plan to replace 15-minute parking signs by the store with four-hour parking meters. This spring, the city began implementing a new comprehensive parking plan that the council approved last June. Developed by a group of various city stakeholders, it was designed to create 15 percent parking availability in the downtown area and "substantially decrease" parking garage costs, according to the mayor…
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Plans to go under the harbor were rejected last week.
National Grid has rejected plans to install transmission cables under the harbor and is still considering a land installation alternative, the Salem News reports. The company announced its rejection of the underwater plans at a private meeting last week, calling the plan "high-risk," the paper reports. The project, which doesn't have yet have a timeline, would involve installing transmission lines from the area of Canal Street to a substation by the power plant. Proposed routes would go downtown and could take two years to complete, according to the outlet. Downtown residents and business owners have expressed concern regarding the impact the project could have. Read more here:
Friday, April 13, 2012
Mayor Driscoll urges council to wait 90 days to give the new parking plan time to educate parkers.
Going against the request of Mayor Kimberley Driscoll to give the new parking plan 90 days before making changes, the City Council voted Thursday night to take up the issue of parking meters near Steve's Quality Market and the U.S. Post Office. Steve's Quality Market at 36 Margin St., which was called “a Salem icon,” is opposed to replacing signs that limit parking to 15 minutes in spaces in front and beside the store with four-hour parking meters. The market owners have been collecting signatures that as of Thursday night totalled more than 3,100 signatures. Ward 2 Councilor Michael Sosnowski pointed out that the number of signatures on the petition was more than all of those 2,957 people who voted in the last city election. “If I have …
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Project could be completed before July.
Plans to redesign the portion of the pedestrian mall which extends from Town House Square to Museum Place Mall are moving forward with a possible completion date sometime before July. The Salem Redevelopment Authority unanimously voted to push the plans through to the Design Review Board Wednesday following a presentation by Tim Love of Utile, the design company that developed a strategic approach for the Essex Street Pilot Project, and members of the public. City Planner Lynn Duncan said the city has not been successful in acquiring three grants for the project thus far, but there are still three other grant applications pending through the Peabody Essex Museum. Duncan said the design created by Love and Utile is "totally unrelated" to …
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Councilor Sosnowski says he will ask the Council on Thursday to stop installation of 'ridiculous' meters.
Steve's Quality Market at 36 Margin St. has collected almost 3,000 signatures in opposition to plans by the city of Salem to replace signs that limit parking to 15 minutes in spaces in front and beside the store with four-hour parking meters. “We are humbled and overwhelmed at the response,” said Jodie Fenton, who is part of the family that has owned the market for more than 100 years. “People who are not even customers come in and ask to sign the petition.” She said the market started the petition drive because “All we want to do is stay in business.” Fenton said she believes that the number of signatures on the petition should force the City Council to consider changing the parking plan near the store, neighboring stores and the nearby U…
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Police have responded to the address 89 times in the past year.
The Salem Licensing Board unanimously rejected a proposal to transfer the Lafayette Market's liquor license to the Hess Station on New Derby Street Monday night. The Board's Special Investigator Det. Peter Baglioni of the Salem Police Department said there have been 89 calls for service to Hess in the past year for issues ranging from drunk individuals to customer disputes, larceny, domestic issues and harassment. Phil Lombardo, the attorney representing Hess, told the Licensing Board the gas station was required to construct the walkway and benches behind the store during the permitting process per Chapter 91. Lombardo said Hess would be willing to install a gate, utilize surveillance cameras and install signage to keep tabs on activity …
christine
2:10 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Its to bad that the richer the property owner the worse the property looks! more ›