PHOTOS: Before and After Salem Power Station

Here's a closer look at what the Salem Harbor Power Station is expected to look like after the original structure is demolished.

The computer-rendered photos above were included in the Visual Impact Study segment of a Footprint Salem Harbor Station Powerpoint slide presentation that was presented to a small crowd of area residents Tuesday night at Bentley Elementary School. The photos offer a before and after look at what the redesigned power station is expected to look like - the biggest change being the fact that new plant would have only one smokestack in place of the current facility's three. And that stack would be less than half the height (230 feet) of the tallest existing one (492 feet). Vantage points highlighted in the study include Bentley Elementary School, Winter Island, Marblehead and Cat Cove. Click Here to view the entire Powerpoint presentation, …

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How Much Will Footprint Power Pay Salem in Taxes?

Footprint Power presents its plan for a new, smaller natural gas plant that will leave 40 acres of waterfront for future development.

It isn't often that a city gets a gift that promises to pay at least $4.75 million a year in local taxes, creates jobs, pollutes far less and gives the city about 40 acres of land it can use to open the harbor to more public access while developing other tax-paying, job-creating businesses. If Footprint Power's plans are approved by a myriad of state agencies, that is what the City of Salem is getting from the plans by the Bridgewater, NJ firm for a new 630-megawatt natural gas electric generation plant to be built on the site of the old Salem Power Plant. "The world has completely changed with these guys coming in," said Lauren Liss, an environmental attoney representing Footprint. In its first formal presentation on the proposed natural …

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Power Plant Feasibility Study Final Public Meeting Tuesday

The final meeting will be held Tuesday at the Bentley School.

The following was submitted by the City of Salem Planning Office: The City of Salem and its consulting team will hold a final public meeting on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 6:30p.m. at the Bentley Elementary School, 25 Memorial Drive, Salem to discuss recommendations from the City’s consulting team on the reuse of Dominion Energy’s Salem Harbor Power Station site. Mayor Kimberley Driscoll stated, “After a nine month long process with State and City Officials, area stakeholders, and the guidance of our hired consultants, we now have a better understanding of the complexity of the site and the energy market.” The Mayor also added “We want to be proactive and work toward a reuse option that is realistic and in the best interests of the …

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