A Word on Smoking

Ahhh, smoking. Some people love it, some people hate it, and its getting harder to find places where you can do it. If you happen to be a resident of or visitor to 24 Norman Street, you may have noticed the new sign on the bulletin board. There is no smoking in any of the common areas of the building, this includes the stairwells, hallways, laundry room, and around the front door, inside or out. (Nothing like running a gauntlet of smoke when you come into the building). This applies to both residents, and guests of residents.
There is nothing prohibiting you from smoking inside your unit, however, given the small size of the units in this building, and the fact that the doors and ceilings are less than air-tight, this may not be your best option. Most people go to the dumpster side of the building, where you can smoke relatively undisturbed. Just remember to clean up after yourselves, and police your cigarette butts when you are done, and to keep the noise down for the benefit of the people living in units on that side of the building.

More Street Sweeping July 12 –July 23, 2010

There is going to be a second round of street sweeping later this month. Residential sectors will be swept from 8AM to 5PM. Sweep days are the next day after your trash day. To find your street sweeping dates, just locate what zone your street is in, and match it with the calendar. Monday sweep schedules are for the preceding Friday's trash day. For example, if you live on Atlantic Street, which has a Friday trash pickup, and you are located in Zone One, both sides of your street will be swept on Monday, April 26th.
Norman Street is officially Zone 2. We are scheduled for sweeping on Wednesday, July 21
* NEW THIS YEAR: ALL RESIDENTIAL AREAS WILL BE POSTED AS NO PARKING/TOW ZONE AREAS -CARS MUST BE REMOVED FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET ON YOUR SWEEP DAY. There will be a concerted enforcement effort to keep cars off the street during posted sweeping times so that our street sweeping is effective. Please remember to move your car.
(Please note: Certain weather conditions prohibit the use of the street sweepers: during moderate to heavy rainfall and extreme cold temperatures, sweepers will not be able to operate. Please check www.salem.com for weather-related canceled sweeps and more information.)
There will be a concerted enforcement effort to keep cars off the street during posted sweeping times so that our street sweeping is effective. Please remember to move your car.

Since our entrance corridors have already been swept, residents will be able to use these main streets as alternative parking areas on the day of their neighborhood sweep.
The following streets are considered entrance corridors and can be used as alternative parking:
Loring Avenue, Lafayette Street,Bridge Street, Boston Street, North Street, and Essex Street (the portion from Boston Street to Washington Street).

Window Air Conditioners

Markwood Management is about to send letters to those people who have installed window AC units to let them know that the units are not permitted at 24 Norman. They will also be posting the building. Check your condo documents, nothing is allowed to hang out of the windows or from the sills, including air conditioners. If you are subletting, let your landlord know that they will need to get this fixed. If you take a look at the left hand side of the building you can imagine what it would look like if there were more window units. Markwood presumes that the window units have been installed because the in-the-wall AC units are no longer working properly. They suggest using Preferred Air (978-750-8282) and recommend them, but any licensed HVAC vendor is acceptable.