The 24 Norman Street Blog is written and privately maintained by resident George Courage. This blog is no longer endorsed or paid for by either Markwood Management, or Harvest Properties and the opinions, observations and recommendations expressed therein are those of the author alone. This blog welcomes constructive comments, opinions and feedback about anything and everything affecting the quality of life in, near and around 24 Norman Street and Salem, Massachusetts.

Friday, April 17, 2015

Spring Street Sweeping Schedule















Mayor Kimberley Driscoll today announced that Spring street sweeping will begin on Thursday, April 16 and run through May 15.

Residents should plan to move cars from streets on designated days from May 4 through May 15

Entrance corridor sweeping will take place between 5:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. on the following dates. New this year, City workers will be utilizing blowers to clear corridor sidewalks of debris prior to the street sweeping.

Thursday, April 16: Odd side of Boston Street, Essex Street (Boston to North), and Bridge Street (Washington to Boston).
Friday, April 17: Even side of Boston Street, Essex Street (Boston to North), and Bridge Street (Washington to Boston).
Tuesday, April 21: Odd side of North Street and Lafayette Street (Ocean Ave to Marblehead line).
Wednesday, April 22: Even side of North Street and Lafayette Street (Ocean Ave to Marblehead line).
Thursday, April 23: Odd side of Loring Avenue and Lafayette Street (Derby to Ocean Ave).
Friday, April 24: Even side of Loring Avenue and Lafayette Street (Derby to Ocean Ave).
Tuesday, April 27: Bridge Street (Washington to the Salem/Beverly bridge).
Wednesday, April 28: Bridge Street (Washington to the Salem/Beverly bridge).

Residential neighborhood street sweeping will take place on both sides of the street on the same day. Each neighborhood route will be posted with temporary ‘No Parking/Tow Zone’ signs and parking will be prohibited between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Resident cooperation is vital to the success of this program. In order for the sweepers to do the best job possible, residents are asked not to park their cars on the street during their designated sweeping day.

Neighborhood streets are broken down into two zones. Streets in Zone One will be swept during the week of Monday May 4 through Friday May 8. Zone Two streets will be swept the week of Monday May 11 through Friday May 15. Sweep days are usually the next day after the regularly scheduled trash day. To find a specific street sweeping date, locate what zone your street is in on the 2015 Residential Street Sweeping Schedule, and match it with the calendar. Monday sweep schedules are for the preceding Friday's trash day.

Residents will be able to use entrance corridor streets (Boston St., Bridge St., Essex St. [from Boston St. to North/Summer Street], Lafayette St. [from Dow St. to Marblehead line], Loring Ave., and North St.) as alternative parking areas on the day of their neighborhood sweep. Once a neighborhood street is swept, residents will be able to move their vehicles back onto their street.  Please remember that you must adhere to all current parking restrictions on these entrance corridors. All existing parking regulations on entrance corridors must be adhered to or your vehicle will be ticketed and/or towed. This includes resident only restrictions.

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. Weather cancellations will be posted on www.salem.com

CLICK HERE FOR 2015 STREET SWEEPING SCHEDULE

Friday, April 3, 2015

Help the City Address Park, Recreation, and Open Space Needs




Residents are invited to complete a survey about Salem’s park, recreation, and open space needs. The City has hired Gale Associates to conduct a Recreational Facilities Needs Assessment & Master Plan and to update the City’s Open Space & Recreation Plan. These plans, based on input from the community, will help guide investment in Salem’s parks and open spaces.

English: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/salemmpeng
Español: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/salemmpesp

This survey will be online until noon on Friday, April 10.

Please contact Tom Devine at the Department of Planning and Community Development at 978-619-5685 or tdevine@salem.com with any questions.