Reporting Potholes in Salem

As the warmer weather approaches and snow is melting, potholes become more apparent and prevalent on Salem’s roadways. The City’s Department of Public Services (DPS) is tasked with repairing these holes and maintains a regular protocol for doing so.

If you know of a pothole on a public roadway, please help the City keep our roads in good repair by reporting it directly to DPS by emailing: potholes@salem.com or calling 978-744-3302. When you email or call, be sure to include the exact address or a location description, along with a contact name and telephone number if possible. Feel free to send any photos, as well.

While reporting a pothole does not guarantee it will be immediately repaired that day, it will be added to the list for DPS crews to fix. DPS prioritizes potholes based on their severity and attempts to work in geographic clusters to maximize efficiency of resources.

Free Book Swap Saturday, March 15th

Those of you who have been dumping your books and other unwanted items in the laundry room, you may want to consider participating in this event!

On Saturday March 15th, SalemRecycles – the City of Salem’s Recycling Committee – will hold their eleventh free Book Swap. The event will take place at the Senior Center at 5 Broad Street from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

The book swap is a great way to recycle unwanted books, greeting cards, and commercial CDs, DVDs and videos. Those attending can take home a whole new selection of commercial media items, cards, and even some bestselling books. All books are accepted—even text books and no swap is needed. Residents can donate materials, take materials, or both. Those wishing to donate materials may drop them off on Friday, March 14th, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., or bring them between 9:45 a.m. and noon on Saturday, March 15th.

When: Saturday March 15, 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

**Please no book dealers or more than two bags per swapper before noon**

Where: City of Salem Senior Center, 5 Broad Street

Why: To promote re-use and recycling of books, greeting cards, and other commercial media items (CD’s, DVD’s and videos).

Drop-Off: Friday, March 14, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm at the Senior Center at 5 Broad Street, or Saturday March 15, from 9:45 a.m. to noon. Volunteers will be available to help.

Items will be loosely categorized and all ‘unswapped’ items will be reused or recycled.

SalemRecycles is the City’s volunteer Recycling Committee, which works to increase recycling and encourage positive recycling practices through educational outreach and special events. Through the last ten Book Swaps, SalemRecycles has hosted over 3,000 participants, recycled around 30,000 books, and avoided almost 16 tons of landfill disposal. For more information about SalemRecycles or the Book Swap, please call (978)-619-5679 or visit www.salem.com/recycling or GreenSalem.com. 
Like SalemRecycles on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SalemRecycles.

NO SMOKING REMINDER

 
( image courtesy of http://www.mydoorsign.com/)

In 2013, the Norman Street Condo Association, with the majority support of the building unit owners,  amended the master deed to create a smoke free building. This means that there is NO SMOKING allowed anywhere in the building, including inside the units. 
Violations of this amendment will result in fines, the same as would be incurred for the breaking of any other condo regulations. If you have questions, please contact Markwood Management at 781-639-4080 or e-mail them at markwoodmgt@hotmail.com.

Christmas Tree Update

Due to the heavy snow in early January, curbside Christmas tree pick-up for the weeks of January 6th and 13th is running behind schedule. If your tree is curbside, please leave it there. The City's contractor should have all trees picked up by Saturday, January 18th. You may also bring your tree any time to the lower field area at Gallows Hill Park on the corner of Mansell Parkway and Witch Hill Road.

Christmas Tree Disposal

Well it's that time of year again when people pack up their Christmas decorations and wrapping paper, and dispose of their Christmas trees. In past years you could take your tree to Dead Horse Beach in Salem for the Annual Christmas Tree Bonfire, but that event was recently cancelled because of the snow storm and record cold temperatures. This may leave you wondering what to do with your tree this year. As usual, some people resort to dragging it down the hallway and stairs and throwing it in the dumpster. This is not the preferred method as the trees take up so much space as to make it difficult to dispose of our regular trash.
Salem has scheduled curbside pick-up of Christmas trees as part of the regularly scheduled recycling pick-up, from Monday, January 6 2014, till Friday, January 17. Our regular trash/recycling day is Tuesday. Remove all decorations, tinsel, and lights from the tree and drag your it to the curb by the end of the driveway (do not block the driveway or the sidewalk) for Tuesday, January 7 , or missing that, Tuesday January 14, and the City of Salem will pick it up. If you miss those dates, leave the tree by the side of the dumpster rather than throwing it in the dumpster. If you have any questions, please contact Markwood Management. Thanks!

2014 Annual Meeting

The 2014 meeting of the 24 Norman Street Condominium Trust will be held Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at 6:00 P.M. in the Heritage Room of the Heritage Plaza Condominium, 10 Norman Street (Next door, lower level), Salem, Massachusetts. You should have received a meeting package and proxy form for your information and review. At this meeting you will be electing three trustees for one-year terms. George Courage, Anna Zabierek and Jessie Zuberek have volunteered to serve as trustees. If you are interested in adding your name to the ballot, please contact Markwood Management no later than December 31, 2013 and be prepared to present yourself at the meeting. Please direct any questions to Markwood Management.

CITY OF SALEM SNOW EMERGENCY INFORMATION

The new City of Salem Snow Emergency Information brochure is now available at this link here. This contains important information to help you through the coming WINTER.