City Council
Regular MeetingSalem, MA · October 14, 2021
Minutes
CITY OF SALEM
OCTOBER 14, 2021
REGULAR MEETING
A Regular Meeting of the City Council was held remotely via zoom on Thursday,
October 14, 2021, at 7:00 P.M. for the purpose of transacting any and all business.
Notice of this meeting was posted on October 12, 2021, at 9:27 A.M. This meeting is
being taped and is live on S.A.T.V.
Councillor Hapworth had an excused absence.
Council President Madore presided.
Councillor Turiel moved to dispense with the reading of the record of the previous
meeting. It was so voted.
President Madore requested that everyone please rise to recite the Pledge of
Allegiance.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY
1. Steve Kapantais, 23 Wisteria St., Salem – Faircloth Amendment Resolution
(#49) – VERIZON WIRELESS TO INSTALL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ON BRIDGE
STREET
Held from the last meeting of September 23, 2021, the order from Verizon Wireless to
install Telecommunications on Bridge Street. The hearing was to be continued until the
next meeting on October 28, 2021 with the following amendments: the location was
changed to 1 Washington Street, a new map was to be sent to the City Clerk’s office,
The City Clerk’s office was to send out hearing notices to the new abutters for this
location.
#515 – (#447) - COMCAST TO INSTALL CONDUITS AT HIGH STREET
A hearing was held on the order from Comcast to install Conduits at High Street.
Dave Flewelling, a representative for Comcast, appeared in favor. This is needed to
provide service to 21 High Street.
James Zavaglia, 25 High Street, Salem, stated he was not opposed or in favor but had
a question and comments. This is a historic house. Why is this happening? Just trying
to get an idea and the parameters for a historic house.
Dave Flewelling stated that the owners have requested the service. He can’t answer
the intent of why, but this will give them internet access, and cable tv.
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Councillor Madore stated this hearing was only on the conduit.
David Dwiggins from Mansfield stated he oversees the Gedney House. They are trying
to update and modernize it so that the alarm system can be supported and go away
from land lines. There are no changes planned for programming at this time. There will
be some interactive kiosks in the future. Right now it is just to support the infrastructure
and keep the house safe and protected.
Councillor Dibble asked will there be any trenching, and will the sidewalk be replaced to
full size?
Dave Flewelling responded that the sidewalk will be replaced in its entire width.
Councillor Turiel stated that historic properties can bring in any service you want. It’s
the exterior work that needs approval.
Councillor Dibble made a motion to place a condition on the work to include that the
bituminous concrete sidewalk be replaced in it’s entire width rather than a patched
trench. Seconded by Councillor Turiel. It was so voted.
Councillor McCarthy moved that the public hearing be closed by a roll call vote. The
hearing was closed by a roll call vote of 10 yeas, 0 nays and 1 absent.
Councillor McCarthy moved that the order be grated with condition. The Order was
granted by a roll call vote of 10 yeas, 0 nays and 1 absent.
(#503) – EXTENDED HOURS OF OPERATION FOR STARBUCKS, 136 CANAL
STREET
A hearing was held on the petition from Starbucks located at 136 Canal St. for extended
hours from 6:00 AM – 11:00 PM 7 days a week to 5:00 AM – 11:00 PM 7 days a week.
Appearing in favor was Daniel Brennan, 8 Stonegate Lane, New Hampshire,
representative for Starbucks. The opened last week with approval of 6AM as the start
time.
Councillor Turiel first asked Daniel about the accessible ramp. He told Daniel it was still
blocked off and was there a time table to open. It should be open.
Daniel Brennan responded that he didn’t know that, and he will make sure it opens as
soon as possible.
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Councillor Dominguez asked what time are they open now and will there be early AM
deliveries and what time the other coffee shops are opened.
Daniel responded they are open 6am to 11pm and are asking to be open at 5am and he
doesn’t know about the other shops.
Councillor Turiel replied that Dunkin Donuts opens at 5AM.
Councillor Sargent asked if there night deliveries and what time are they?
Daniel Brennan responded he doesn’t know the exact time that the pm deliveries
happen.
Councillor Turiel moved that the public hearing be closed by a roll call vote. The
hearing was closed by a roll call vote of 10 yeas, 0 nays and 1 absent.
Councillor Turiel moved that the extended hours for Starbucks located at be granted.
The extension was granted by a roll call vote of 9 yeas, 1 nay and 1 absent. Councillors
Turiel, Riccardi, Prosniewski, Morsillo, McCarthy, Flynn, Dominguez, Dibble and
Madore were recorded in the affirmative. Councillor Sargent was recorded in the
negative. Councillor Hapworth was recorded as absent.
#516 – APPOINTMENTS TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND BOARD
The Mayor’s appointments of the following to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board
with terms to expire October 14, 2023, were held under the rules.
Christopher Malstrom 45 Essex St.
Lynda Fairbanks-Atkins 24 B Pickman St.
#517 – APPOINTMENT OF ANTHONY DELANEY AS PURCHASING AGENT
The Mayor’s appointment of Anthony Delaney to the position of Purchasing Agent for
the City of Salem, with a term to expire January 31, 2023, was confirmed under
suspension of rule 29A by a roll call vote of 10 yeas, 0 nays and 1 absent. Mr. Delaney
will be invited in at our next meeting to address the council.
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#518 – APPROPRIATION OF $6,821.34 FOR PARK AND REC. – GOLF COURSE
The following Order submitted by the Mayor was adopted under suspension of the rules
by a roll call vote of 10 yeas, 0 nays and 1 absent.
ORDERED: That the sum of Six Thousand, Eight Hundred Twenty-One Dollars and Thirty-
Four Cents ($6,821.34) be hereby appropriated from the following “Receipts Reserved for
Appropriation” account, to be transferred to the Park & Rec – Golf Course “Equipment”
account 16512-5860 for additional costs associated with a previously approved new fairway
mower in accordance with the recommendation of Her Honor the Mayor.
Description
Amount
Receipts Reserved – Golf Course $ 6,821.34
Total $ 6,821.34
#519 – APPROPRIATION OF $6,500.00 FOR PARK AND REC. – GOLF COURSE
The following Order submitted by the Mayor was adopted under suspension of the rules
by a roll call vote of 10 yeas, 0 nays and 1 absent.
ORDERED: That the sum of Six Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($6,500.00) be hereby
appropriated from the following “Receipts Reserved for Appropriation” account, to be
transferred to the Park & Rec – Golf Course “Groundskeeping Supplies” account 16512-
5461 for costs associated with increased fertilizer and pesticide expenditures in accordance
with the recommendation of Her Honor the Mayor.
Description
Amount
Receipts Reserved – Golf Course $ 6,500.00
Total $ 6,500.00
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#520 – APPROPRIATION OF $3,700 FOR PARK AND REC. – GOLF COURSE
The following Order submitted by the Mayor was adopted under suspension of the rules
by a roll call vote of 10 yeas, 0 nays and 1 absent.
ORDERED: That the sum of Three Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars ($3,700.00) be
hereby appropriated from the following “Receipts Reserved for Appropriation” account, to be
transferred to the Park & Rec – Golf Course “Renovation and Repairs” account 16512-5846
for costs associated with repairs to the #46 John Deere 5310 tractor in accordance with the
recommendation of Her Honor the Mayor.
Description
Amount
Receipts Reserved – Golf Course $ 3,700.00
Total $ 3,700.00
#521 – APPROPRIATION OF $3,598.32 FROM RETIREMENT STABILIZATION FOR
RETIRED WAGES FOR RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS
The following Order submitted by the Mayor was adopted under suspension of the rules
by a roll call vote of 9 yeas, 0 nays and 2 absent. Councillor Prosniewski recused
himself from this matter. Councillors Turiel, Sargent, Riccardi, Morsillo, McCarthy,
Flynn, Dominguez, Dibble and Madore were recorded in the affirmative. Councillors
Prosniewski and Hapworth were recorded as absent.
ORDERED: That the sum of Three Thousand, Five-Hundred Ninety-Eight Dollars and
Thirty-Two Cents ($3,598.32) is hereby appropriated in the “Retirement Stabilization
Fund-Vacation/Sick Leave Buyback” account (83113-5146) to be expended for the
retroactive wages to retired officers provision pursuant to the July 1, 2020 collective
bargaining agreement with the Salem Police Patrolman’s Association as needed in
accordance with the recommendation of Her Honor the Mayor.
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#522 – PAYING FY2021 CITY COUNCIL ADVERTISING COSTS FROM FY 2022
EXPENSES
The following Order submitted by the Mayor was adopted under suspension of the rules
by a roll call vote of 10 yeas, 0 nays and 1 absent.
ORDERED: Pursuant to MGL Chapter 44 Section 64, which allows for a municipality to pay
for prior fiscal year invoices using current fiscal year appropriations by two-thirds vote of the
City Council, we request the sum of Three Thousand, Two Hundred Ninety-Eight Dollars
and Eighty Three Cents ($3,298.83) of outstanding Fiscal Year 2021 invoices is hereby
allowed to be paid from the Fiscal Year 2022 department budgets as listed below in
accordance with the recommendation of Her Honor the Mayor.
Department Vendor Amount
City Clerk
Department Salem News $ 3,298.83
Total $ 3,298.83
#523 – REFUNDING OF BONDS PURSUANT TO CH. 44 SECTION 21A OF MGL
The following Order submitted by the Mayor was adopted by a roll call vote of 10 yeas,
0 nays and 1 absent.
ORDERED: That, in order to reduce interest costs, the Treasurer, with the approval of
the Mayor, is authorized to provide for the sale and issuance of refunding bonds
pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 21A of the General Laws, or pursuant to any other
enabling authority, at one time or from time to time, to refund all or any portion of the
City’s outstanding general obligation State Qualified Municipal Purpose Loan of 2010
Bonds dated October 15, 2010, and that the proceeds of the refunding bonds issued
pursuant to this order shall be used to pay the principal, redemption premium and
interest on the bonds of the City to be refunded and costs of issuance of the refunding
bonds; that the Treasurer is authorized to execute such documents as may be
necessary or desirable to carry out this transaction, including one or more refunding
trust agreements with a bank or trust company; and that any premium received by the
City upon the sale of any refunding bonds approved by this order, less any such
premium applied to the payment of the costs of issuance of such bonds, may be applied
to the payment of costs approved by this order in accordance with Chapter 44, Section
20 of the General Laws.
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#524 – TRIPLE FINES DURING OCTOBER 22 – NOVEMBER 2 – CH. 1 SEC. 11
The following Order submitted by the Mayor was adopted by a roll call vote of 10 yeas,
0 nays and 1 absent.
ORDERED: Pursuant to City Ordinance Chapter 1, Sec. 1-11. - Safety enhancement
zone; violations and penalties, the City Council hereby Orders that the Safety
enhancement zone designation dates shall be extended, as provided in Sec. 1-11(b)(3),
to include Friday, October 22, 2021, at 12:01 am through Thursday, October 28, 2021,
at midnight thereby establishing the dates of the Safety Enhancement Zone designation
from 12:01 am on Friday, October 22, 2021 through midnight on Tuesday, November 2,
2021.
#525 – ACCEPT MGL CH. 48 SEC. 59(A) TO PROVIDE MUTUAL AID – FIRE
DEPARTMENT
The following Order submitted by the Mayor was adopted by a roll call vote of 9 yeas, 0
nays and 2 absent. Councillor Flynn recused himself from this matter. Councillors
Turiel, Sargent, Riccardi, Prosniewski, Morsillo, McCarthy, Dominguez, Dibble and
Madore were recorded in the affirmative. Councillors Hapworth and Flynn were
recorded as absent.
Ordered: The City of Salem hereby accepts Section 59(a) of Massachusetts
General Law Chapter 48 to authorize the Salem Fire Department to provide aid
to other municipalities.
#526 – RESOLUTION - REPEAL FEDERAL FAIRCLOTH AMENDMENT
The following Resolution submitted by the Mayor was adopted by a roll call vote of 10
yeas, 0 nays and 1 absent.
Resolution: Calling for Repeal of the Federal Faircloth Amendment
WHEREAS: Section 9(g)(3) of the Housing Act of 1937, adopted by Congress in 1998
and called the Faircloth Amendment, prohibits housing authorities from constructing,
acquiring, or otherwise maintaining any more subsidized or public housing units than
they had in 1999; and
WHEREAS: The Faircloth Amendment was one piece of the broader “welfare reform”
movement of the 1990s that attempted to dismantle public assistance programs
generally, from a misguided position that these programs were a drain on public taxes
and detrimental to the economic independence of the programs’ beneficiaries; and,
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WHEREAS: The Faircloth Amendment has been one of the largest impediments to the
creation of new public housing in Salem and throughout the country, though not the only
impediment; and,
WHEREAS: The Salem Housing Authority, because of the Faircloth Amendment, has
been constrained to around 715 total units of senior, family, and handicapped public
housing for over two decades, despite serving a community of close to 45,000 people;
and,
WHEREAS: Over the course of those interceding 22 years the need for accessible,
affordable housing has only increased locally and across the nation, to the point where,
as of September 2, 2021, 14,358 families and 6,318 seniors are on the state’s public
housing waiting list, facing waits of between two and 10 years for housing; and,
WHEREAS: These individuals include Salem residents, seniors, veterans, families,
workers, and others who contribute to the fabric and vitality of our community; and,
WHEREAS: Salem as a municipality has strived to expand the ability of nonprofit and
private sector partners to create affordable housing to meet that need, with close to two
of every five housing units permitted, under construction, or built since 2016 being
affordable, and two-thirds of those affordable at 30% to 60% of area median income.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Mayor and City Council call for the
immediate repeal of the Faircloth Amendment, the implementation of robust federal
funding for construction or acquisition of new public housing sufficient to meet the
demand of our residents, and the elimination of other barriers in federal law to the
expansion of affordable housing options for our neighbors and would-be neighbors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That a copy of this Resolution be transmitted by the City
Clerk to Salem’s federal delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S.
Senate and to the President of the United States.
Councillor Morsillo stated this has long been needed. We have waiting lists for public
housing that is runs anywhere from 2 to 10 years.
Councillor Dibble is in support of this but has trouble with one word. He made a motion
to strike the last whereas paragraph. Councillor Dominguez seconded the motion. The
matter does not carry (6yeas, 4 nays by hand).
Councillor Morsillo stated even the Board of Health discussed this issue. Affordable
Housing is a health issue. The Board of Health is in support of this resolution.
Councillor Sargent is in support of this resolution but stated that he thinks 40% is a high
estimate.
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Councillor Madore stated her day job is working with housing authorities. It is hard to
build affordable unit not just because of the Faircloth Amendment. The Faircloth is not
the same as Inclusionary Units or Market Place units.
#527 – HRP – ELECTRIC BICYCLES
The following Order submitted by the Mayor was referred to the Committee on
Ordinances, Licenses and Legal Affairs co-posted with Committee of the Whole.
ORDERED: That a petition to the General Court, accompanied by a bill for a
special law relating to the City of Salem, to be filed with an attested copy of
this Order be, and hereby is, approved under Clause One (1) of Section
Eight (8) of Article Two (2), as amended, of the Amendments to the
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to the end that
following legislation be adopted, except for amendments by the Senate or
House of Representatives which conform to the intent of this home rule
petition, as set forth below:
Whereas, electric bicycle use is continuing to grow rapidly across the United States year
after year;
Whereas, electric bicycles provide an additional source of transportation, particularly in
communities that rely on first- and last-mile transportation alternatives;
Whereas, electric bicycles expand the accessibility of biking to new audiences -
particularly senior citizens or individuals with certain disabilities;
Whereas, electric bicycles provide a source of exercise for the residents of Salem, and
operate as a tourist attraction for visitors; and
Whereas, electric bicycles and micro-mobility are shown to reduce dependence on
single occupancy vehicles, reduce overall vehicle miles traveled, and lower aggregate
carbon emissions in the transportation sector
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled
by, and by the authority of the same as follows:
AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE OPERATION AND REGULATION
OF ELECTRIC BICYCLES IN THE CITY OF SALEM
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SECTION 1. As used in the following paragraph, the words, “electric bicycle” or “e-
bike” shall mean a bicycle that is equipped with fully operable pedals, a saddle or seat
for the rider, and an electric motor of less than 750 watts. An electric bicycle is not a
motorized bicycle as defined under MGL, c. 90, §1.
Notwithstanding Chapter 90 of the General Laws or any other general law or special
law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the city of Salem may establish by traffic
regulation, on public ways under the care and custody of the city of Salem, traffic
safety regulations related to the use and operation of electric bicycles. Electric
bicycles shall follow the same local ordinances and state law that pertain to the
operation of a bicycle on the streets and sidewalks under the care and custody of the
city of Salem. Any person sixteen (16) years of age or younger operating an electric
bicycle on a public way, bicycle path, or on any other public right-of-way shall wear a
helmet that fits the rider’s head and is secured by straps at all times while operating
or riding upon an electric bicycle.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
#528 – RAISE THE POLISH FLAG FOR POLICE NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY
The following Order introduced by Councillor Flynn was adopted as amended by a roll call
vote of 10 yeas, 0 nays and 1 absent. The amendment was to change the date from
November 11, 2021, to November 10, 2021
Ordered: That the Polish flag be raised at Riley Plaza for the Polish National
Independence Day on November 11, 2021
Amended Order:
Ordered: That the Polish flag be raised at Riley Plaza for the Polish National
Independence Day on November 10, 2021
#529 – TRAFFIC ORDINANCE AMENDING HANDICAP PARKING – FORRESTER
STREET
The following Ordinance introduced by Councillor McCarthy was adopted for first
passage by a roll call vote of 10 yeas, 0 nays and 1 absent.
In the year Two Thousand and Twenty One
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An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance relative to Traffic Ch. 42, Sec. 50B,
“Handicapped Zones, Limited Time”
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem, as follows:
Section I. Amending Chapter 42, Section 50B – “Handicapped Zones, Limited Time” is
hereby amended by adding the following:
Forrester Street – One Handicapped Parking Space to be added in front of #9 Forrester
Street, for the distance of twenty (20) feet.
Section II. This Ordinance shall take effect as provided by City Charter.
#530 – MEET WITH THE PUBLIC ART COMMISSION
The following Order introduced by Councillor McCarthy was adopted by a roll call vote of 10
yeas, 0 nays and 1 absent.
ORDERED: That the Committee on Government Services co-posted with the Committee
of the Whole meet with the Public Art Commission to discuss and hear about their
accomplishments and the impact of the work the Commission has been doing over the past
few years
#531- TEMPORARY PARKING FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER
The following Order introduced by Councillor Madore was adopted as amended by a roll
call vote of 10 yeas, 0 nays and 1 absent.
ORDERED: That the following street be given temporary status as “Parking Prohibitions
Towing Zone, Resident Sticker” parking from October 1 through October 31, 2021 to
allow parking enforcement staff and police officers to enforce during the month of
October.
1. Chestnut Street between Summer Street and Flint Street
And Be it further ordered that the fine for violating the aforementioned
temporary parking prohibitions shall be $50.00 from Monday through Sunday in the
month of October.
Councillor McCarthy made an amendment to add five streets (Pingree, Perkins, Palmer,
Lynch and Leavitt); seconded by Councillor Dominguez. It was so voted by a show of 10
hands.
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Councillor Dominguez amended to add Washington Street form Harbor Street to Dodge
Street, east side only; seconded by Councillor Dibble. Residents are afraid to leave
their house because they will lose their parking spot.
Councillor Turiel stated they are metered spots up to Dodge Street so not sure how that
would work.
Councillor Madore stated businesses have concerns with parking for their customers.
Councillor Dominguez responded there are cars parked their all day – businesses are
already suffering.
Councillor Domiguez’s motion failed by hands of 4 yeas and 6 nays.
Amended Order
ORDERED: That the following streets be given temporary status as
“Parking Prohibitions Towing Zone, Resident Sticker” parking from October 1 through
October 31, 2021 to allow parking enforcement staff and police officers to enforce
during the month of October.
Chestnut Street between Summer Street and Flint Street
Pingree Street from Leavitt Street to Lynch Street
Perkins Street from Leavitt Street to Lynch Street
Palmer Street from Congress Street to Pingree Street
Lynch Street from Congress Street to Perkins Street
Leavitt Street from Congress Street to Perkins Street
And be it further ordered that the fine for violating the aforementioned temporary parking
prohibitions shall be $50.00 from Monday through Sunday in the month of October
And Be it further ordered that the fine for violating the aforementioned
temporary parking prohibitions shall be $50.00 from Monday through Sunday in the
month of October.
#532 – HRP FOR AN ALCOHOL LIQUOR LICENSE FOR JAHO, 57 LORING
AVENUE
Councillor Morsillo offered the following report for the Committee on Ordinances,
Licenses and Legal Affairs.
The Committee on Ordinances, Licenses and Legal Affairs to whom was referred
the matter of Home Rule Petition for additional all alcohol liquor license for Jaho
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Café, 57 Loring Ave., has considered said matter and would recommend that the
matter remain in committee.
There were to many questions to be answered to take it out of committee at this
time.
Councillor Sargent stated that he has never seen the ZBA able to give a special
permit for a liquor license. Home Rule Petitions go through City Council and then
to the Licensing Board.
#533 – 2021 CITY ELECTION ORDER FOR NOVEMBER ELECTION
The following Election Order was submitted by the City Clerk was adopted by a
roll call vote of 10 yeas, 0 nays and 1 absent.
ORDERED: That the meetings of the qualified voters of the City of Salem be held in the
several voting precincts in the city at the polling places designated hereinafter, on
Tuesday, November 2, 2021, for the purpose of casting votes in the City Biennial
Election for the election of candidates for the following offices:
Mayor: for the term of four years
Four Councillors At Large: for the term of two years
Councillor of Wards: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, and Seven: for the term of
two years
Three members of the School Committee: for the term of four years
AND BE IT FURTHER ORDERED: That the following places be and hereby are
designated as polling places for said meetings:
Ward One
PRECINCT ONE Bentley School, Memorial Drive
PRECINCT TWO Community Room, 135 Lafayette Street
Ward Two
PRECINCT ONE Community Life Center, 401 Bridge Street
PRECINCT TWO
Ward Three
PRECINCT ONE Salem High School, 77 Willson Street
PRECINCT TWO
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Ward Four
PRECINCT ONE Witchcraft Heights School, 1 Frederick Street
PRECINCT TWO
Ward Five
PRECINCT ONE Saltonstall School, 211 Lafayette Street
PRECINCT TWO
Ward Six
PRECINCT ONE Bates School, Liberty Hill Avenue
PRECINCT TWO
Ward Seven
PRECINCT ONE Salem State University Enterprise Center, 121 Loring Avenue
PRECINCT TWO
AND BE IT FURTHER ORDERED: That the polls at said meetings be opened at 7:00
a.m. and closed at 8:00 p.m. and that the City Clerk be instructed to post this notice as
required by law.
#534 – 2020 REPRECINCTING – WARD AND PRECINT LINE BOUNDARY
DESCRIPTION AND MAP
The following Ordinance redrawing Ward and Precinct Lines in the City of Salem due to
the 2020 Federal Census submitted by the City Clerk was adopted for first passage by a
roll call vote of 10 yeas, 0 nays and 1 absent.
(Color map of the city’s new wards and precinct boundaries can be viewed at the City
Clerk’s office, Salem City Hall, 93 Washington St., Room #3 during normal business
hours)
Councillor Morsillo summarized some of the changes that were made to the map.
The City Council suspended the rules to allow the City Clerk and Michael Owens from
the Secretary of State to address the Council. Michael Owens gave a brief summary of
the process of Reprecincting Wards and Precincts and how the figures of how many
residents in each precinct are calculated and that no precinct is allowed plus or minus
5%. He stated that the map looked good and didn’t see any issues with the LEDRC
approving it.
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In the year two thousand and twenty-one
An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance relative to the description of Ward and Precinct
Boundaries in the City of Salem
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem, as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 2, Article I, Section 2-8 of the City of Salem Code of Ordinances, is
hereby amended by deleting this section in its entirety, and inserting in place thereof, the
following:
Section 2-8. Description of Ward Boundaries.
The division of the city into seven (7) wards shall be established, known, bounded and described
as follows:
Ward 1
1. All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: 1. Beginning at the point
of intersection of Essex Street and New Liberty Street, and proceeding generally northeasterly
along Essex Street to Washington Square East, and proceeding northwesterly along Washington
Square East to Forrester Street, and proceeding northeasterly along Forrester Street to Webb
Street, and proceeding northwesterly along Webb Street to Collins Street, and proceeding
northerly along Collins Street to Arbella Street, and proceeding easterly for 920 feet on a
compass bearing of 102 degrees to a midpoint in Collins Cove. and proceeding northeasterly for
5,320 feet on a compass bearing of 28 degrees to a mid-harbor point on the Beverly/Salem city
line, and proceeding generally easterly along the Beverly/Salem city line to the Essex County
line, and proceeding southwesterly along the county line to the Marblehead/Salem town/city line,
and proceeding generally northwesterly, westerly, and southwesterly along the
Marblehead/Salem town/city line to a point on the Marblehead/Salem town/city line where it
intersects with the northeasterly projection of Ocean Avenue, and proceeding northwesterly to a
point in the cove where it intersects with the northeasterly projection of Willow Avenue, then
proceeding northerly around Leach Street neck to shoreline, and proceeding northerly along
shoreline to boat yard, and proceeding northerly along boat yard to Leavitt Street, and
proceeding westerly along Leavitt Street to Salem Street, and proceeding southerly along Salem
Street to Chase Street, and proceeding westerly along Chase Street to Lafayette Street, and
proceeding northerly along Lafayette Street to Central Street and northerly to Essex Street, and
proceeding northeasterly along Essex Street to the point of beginning.
2. Also included are all islands in Salem Sound forming a part of the corporate territory of the
city.
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Ward 1 Precinct 1
1. All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: 1. Beginning at the point
of intersection of Essex Street and New Liberty Street, and proceeding generally northeasterly
along Essex Street to Washington Square East, and proceeding northwesterly along Washington
Square East to Forrester Street, and proceeding northeasterly along Forrester Street to Webb
Street, and proceeding northwesterly along Webb Street to Collins Street, and proceeding
northerly along Collins Street to Arbella Street, and proceeding easterly for 920 feet on a
compass bearing of 102 degrees to a midpoint in Collins Cove, and proceeding northeasterly for
5,320 feet on a compass bearing of 28 degrees to a mid-harbor point on the Beverly/Salem city
line, and proceeding generally easterly along the Beverly/Salem city line to the Essex County
line. and proceeding southwesterly along the county line to the Marblehead/Salem town/city line,
and proceeding generally northwesterly, westerly. and southwesterly along the
Marblehead/Salem town/city line to a point on the Marblehead/Salem town/city line where it
intersects with the northeasterly projection of Messervy Street, and proceeding northwesterly
through the South River to shoreline, and proceeding westerly along shoreline to the South
River, and proceeding westerly along the South River to Congress Street. and proceeding
northerly along Congress Street to Derby Street, and proceeding southwesterly along Derby
Street to Liberty Street, and proceeding northerly along Liberty Street to New Liberty Street and
proceeding northerly along New Liberty Street to the point of beginning.
2. Also included are any and all islands in Salem Sound forming a part of the corporate territory
of the city.
Ward 1 Precinct 2
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of Essex Street and Central Street, and proceeding easterly along Essex Street to
Liberty Street, and proceeding southerly along Liberty Street to Derby Street, and proceeding
easterly along Derby Street to Congress Street, and proceeding southerly along Congress Street
to the South River, and proceeding easterly along the South River to shoreline, and proceeding
easterly through the South River along shoreline to a point on the shoreline where it intersects
with the southerly projection of Union Street, and proceeding southeasterly through the South
River to the Marblehead/Salem town/city line, and proceeding southerly along the
Marblehead/Salem town/city line to a point on the Marblehead/Salem town/city line where it
intersects with the northeasterly projection of Ocean Avenue, and proceeding northwesterly to a
point in the cove where it intersects with the northeasterly projection of Willow Avenue, then
proceeding northerly around Leach Street neck to shoreline, and proceeding northerly along
shoreline to boat yard, and proceeding northerly along boat yard to Leavitt Street, and
proceeding westerly along Leavitt Street to Salem Street, and proceeding southerly along Salem
Street to Chase Street, and proceeding westerly along Chase Street to Lafayette Street, and
proceeding northerly along Lafayette Street to Central Street, and proceeding northerly along
Central Street to the point of beginning.
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Ward 2
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of Bridge Street and Boston Street, and proceeding generally northeasterly along
Bridge Street to Sergeant James Ayube Memorial Drive, and proceeding northeasterly along
Sergeant James Ayube Memorial Drive to the northwesterly projection of Saunders Street, and
proceeding generally northwesterly to the shoreline, and proceeding generally northeasterly for
4,450 feet to the beginning of the railroad trestle, and proceeding easterly for 2,660 feet on a
compass bearing of 94 degrees to a mid-harbor point along the Salem/Beverly harbor boundary,
and proceeding southwesterly for 3,920 feet on a compass bearing of 208 degrees, then
proceeding westerly for 680 feet on a compass bearing of 282 degrees to Collins Street at Arbella
Street, then proceeding southerly along Collins Street to Webb Street, and proceeding
southeasterly along Webb Street to Forrester Street, and proceeding southwesterly along
Forrester Street to Washington Square East, and proceeding southeasterly along Washington
Square East to Essex Street, and proceeding westerly along Essex Street to Central Street and
proceeding southerly along Central Street and then Lafayette Street to New Derby Street, and
proceeding westerly along New Derby Street to Norman Street, and proceeding westerly along
Norman Street to Margin Street, and proceeding southerly along Margin Street to Endicott
Street, and proceeding southwesterly along Endicott Street to Summer Street, and proceeding
northerly along Summer Street to Broad Street, and proceeding southwesterly along Broad Street
to Dalton Parkway, and proceeding southwesterly along Dalton Parkway to intersection of
Highland Avenue, Essex Street and Dalton Parkway, and proceeding northerly along Essex
Street to Boston Street, and proceeding northwesterly along Boston Street to the point of
beginning.
Ward 2 Precinct 1
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of Bridge Street and St. Peter Street, proceeding northerly to Sergeant James Ayube
Memorial Drive, and proceeding northeasterly along Sergeant James Ayube Memorial Drive to
the northwesterly projection of Saunders Street, and proceeding generally northwesterly to the
shoreline, and proceeding generally northeasterly for 4,450 feet to the beginning of the railroad
trestle, and proceeding easterly for 2,660 feet on a compass bearing of 94 degrees to a mid-
harbor point along the Salem/Beverly harbor boundary, and proceeding southwesterly for 3,920
feet on a compass bearing of 208 degrees, then proceeding westerly for 680 feet on a compass
bearing of 282 degrees to Collins Street at Arbella Street, then proceeding southerly along
Collins Street to Webb Street, and proceeding southeasterly along Webb Street to Forrester
Street, and proceeding southwesterly along Forrester Street to Washington Square East, and
proceeding southeasterly along Washington Square East to Essex Street, and proceeding westerly
along Essex Street to Washington Square West, and proceeding northerly along Washington
Square West to Brown Street, and proceeding westerly along Brown Street to Howard Street, and
proceeding northwesterly along Howard Street, proceeding southeasterly to the point of
beginning.
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Ward 2 Precinct 2
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of Bridge Street and Boston Street, and proceeding generally northeasterly along
Bridge Street to Saint Peter Street, and proceeding southeasterly along Saint Peter Street to the
southwesterly projection of Bridge Street (from the intersection of Bridge Street and Howard
Street), and proceeding along the southwesterly projection of Bridge Street to Howard street, and
proceeding along Howard Street to Brown Street, and proceeding east-northeasterly along Brown
Street to Washington Square West, and proceeding southerly along Washington Square West to
Essex Street, and proceeding southwesterly along Essex Street to Central Street, and proceeding
southerly along Central Street and then Lafayette Street to New Derby Street, and proceeding
westerly along New Derby Street to Norman Street. and proceeding westerly along Norman
Street to Margin Street, and proceeding southerly along Margin Street to Endicott Street, and
proceeding southwesterly along Endicott Street to Summer Street, and proceeding northeasterly
along Summer Street to Broad Street, and proceeding southwesterly along Broad Street to Dalton
Parkway, and proceeding southwesterly along Dalton Parkway to intersection of Highland
Avenue, Essex Street and Dalton Parkway, and proceeding northerly along Essex Street to
Boston Street, and proceeding northwesterly along Boston Street to the point of beginning.
Ward 3
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of Highland Avenue and the Lynn/Salem city line and proceeding generally
northeasterly along Highland Avenue to Proctor Street and proceeding northwesterly along
Proctor Street to Pope Street. and proceeding northerly along Pope Street to Boston Street, and
proceeding southeasterly along Boston Street to Essex Street, and proceeding southerly along
Essex Street to Dalton Parkway, and proceeding northeasterly along Dalton Parkway to Broad
Street, and proceeding northeasterly along Broad Street to Summer Street, and proceeding
southeasterly along Summer Street to Endicott Street, and proceeding generally easterly along
Endicott Street to Margin Street, and proceeding southerly along Margin Street to New England
Power Company’s access road (west of Salem Police Department), and proceeding southerly
along access road for 1,034 feet. then proceeding southerly for 415 feet on a compass direction
of 181 degrees to Boston and Maine Railroad and proceeding generally southwesterly along
Boston and Maine Railroad to the Swampscott/Salem town/city line and proceeding
northwesterly along the Swampscott/Salem town/city line to the Lynn/Salem city line and
proceeding northwesterly along the Lynn/Salem city line to the point of beginning.
Ward 3 Precinct 1
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of Highland Avenue and Willson Street, and proceeding northeasterly along
Highland Avenue to Proctor Street, and proceeding northwesterly along Proctor Street to Pope
Street, and proceeding northerly along Pope Street to Boston Street, and proceeding
southeasterly along Boston Street to Essex Street, and proceeding southerly along Essex Street to
Dalton Parkway, and proceeding northeasterly along Dalton Parkway to Broad Street, and
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proceedings northeasterly along Broad Street to Summer Street, and proceeding southeasterly
along Summer Street to Endicott Street, and proceeding generally easterly along Endicott Street
to Margin Street, and proceeding southerly along Margin Street to New England Power
Company’s access road (west of Salem Police Department), and proceeding southerly along
access road for 1,034 feet, then proceeding southerly for 475 feet on a compass direction of 181
degrees to Boston and Maine Railroad. and proceeding generally southerly along Boston and
Maine Railroad to Jefferson Avenue, and proceeding northwesterly along Jefferson Avenue to
Lawrence Street, and proceeding northeasterly along Lawrence Street to Cloutman Street, and
proceeding westerly along Cloutman Street to Jefferson Avenue, and proceeding southeasterly
along Jefferson Avenue to Willson Street, and proceeding generally westerly along Willson
Street to the point of beginning.
Ward 3 Precinct 2
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of Highland Avenue and the Lynn/Salem city line, and proceeding generally
northeasterly along Highland Avenue to Willson Street, and proceeding generally southeasterly
along Willson Street to Jefferson Avenue, and proceeding northerly along Jefferson Avenue to
Cloutman Street, and proceeding along Cloutman Street to the intersection of Lawrence Street,
and proceeding southwesterly along Lawrence Street to Jefferson Ave, and proceeding
southeasterly along Jefferson Ave to Boston and Maine Railroad, and proceeding southwesterly
along Boston and Maine Railroad to the Swampscott/Salem town/city line, and proceeding
northwesterly along the Swampscott/Salem town/city line to the Lynn/Salem city line, and
proceeding northwesterly along the Lynn/Salem city line to the point of beginning.
Ward 4
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of the Peabody/Salem city line and the Lynn/Salem city line, and proceeding
northeasterly along the Peabody/Salem city line to Boston Street, and proceeding southwesterly
along Boston Street to Pope Street, and proceeding southerly along Pope St to Proctor St, and
proceeding southeasterly along Proctor Street to Highland Ave, and proceeding southwesterly
along Highland Ave to the Lynn/Salem city line, and proceeding northwesterly along the
Lynn/Salem city line to the point of beginning.
Ward 4 Precinct 1
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of the Peabody/Salem city line and Home Street, and proceeding northeasterly along
the Peabody/Salem city line to Boston Street, and proceeding southeasterly along Boston Street
to Pope Street, and proceeding southerly along Pope Street to Proctor Street, and proceeding
southeasterly along Proctor Street to Hillside Avenue, and proceeding generally westerly and
southerly along Hillside Avenue to Gallows Hill water tower access road, and proceeding
westerly along access road to a point on access road 208 feet from Hillside Avenue, and
proceeding northwesterly for 1,630 feet cross-country to Gallows Hill Road, and proceeding
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southwesterly along Gallows Hill Road to Circle Hill Road, and proceeding generally westerly,
southwesterly, and southerly along Circle Hill Road to DiBiase Street, and proceeding
southwesterly along DiBiase Street to Buena Vista Avenue, and proceeding northwesterly a1ong
Buena Vista Avenue to Buena Vista Avenue West, and proceeding northwesterly along Buena
Vista Avenue West to Home Street, and proceeding northwesterly along Home Street to the
point of beginning.
Ward 4 Precinct 2
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of the Peabody/Salem city line and the Lynn/Salem city line, and proceeding
northeasterly along the Peabody/Salem city line to Home Street, and proceeding southeasterly
along Home Street to Buena Vista Ave West, and proceeding southeasterly along Buena Vista
Ave West to Buena Vista Ave, and proceeding southeasterly along Buena Vista Ave to Dibiase
Street, and proceeding northeasterly along DiBiase Street to Circle Hill Road, and proceeding
generally northerly, northeasterly, and easterly along Circle Hill Road to Gallows Hill Road, and
proceeding northeasterly along Gallows Hill Road to a point on Gallows Hill Road 119 feet
beyond Witch Way, and proceeding southeasterly for 1,630 feet cross-country to a point on
Gallows Hill water tower access road 208 feet from Hillside Avenue, and proceeding easterly
along access road to Hillside Avenue, and proceeding generally northerly and easterly along
Hillside Avenue to Proctor Street, and proceeding southeasterly along Proctor Street to Highland
Avenue, and proceeding southwesterly along Highland Avenue to the Lynn/Salem city line, and
proceeding northwesterly along the Lynn/Salem city line to the point of beginning.
Ward 5
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of Boston and Maine Railroad and Jefferson Avenue, and proceeding northeasterly
and northerly along Boston and Maine Railroad to a point on the Boston and Maine Railroad
where it intersects with the westerly projection of Roslyn Street, and proceeding northerly along
Boston and Maine Railroad for 250 feet on a compass direction of 356 degrees, and proceeding
northerly for 475 feet on a compass direction of 1 degree to the end of New Eng1and Power
Company‘s access road, and proceeding northerly along access road for 1,034 feet to Margin
Street, and proceeding northerly along Margin Street to Norman Street, and proceeding easterly
along Norman Street to New Derby Street, and proceeding easterly along New Derby Street to
Lafayette Street, and proceeding southerly along Lafayette Street to Chase Street, and proceeding
easterly along Chase Street to Salem Street, and proceeding northerly along Salem Street to
Leavitt Street, and proceeding easterly along Leavitt Street to boat yard, and proceeding
southerly along boat yard to shoreline, and proceeding southerly along shoreline to a point on the
shoreline where it intersects with the northeasterly projection of Pioneer Terrace, and proceeding
southerly around Leach Street neck to a point in the cove where it intersects with the easterly
projection of Messervy Street, and proceeding generally southeasterly to the Marblehead/Salem
town/city line, and proceeding generally southerly and southwesterly along the
Marblehead/Salem town/city line to Lafayette Street, and proceeding generally northwesterly
and northerly along Lafayette Street to Loring Avenue, and proceeding generally southwesterly
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along Loring Avenue to Canal Street, and proceeding generally southwesterly and northwesterly
along Jefferson Avenue to the point of beginning.
Ward 5 Precinct 1
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of Boston and Maine Railroad and Jefferson Avenue and proceeding northeasterly
and northerly along Boston and Maine Railroad to a point on the Boston and Maine Railroad
where it intersects with the westerly projection of Roslyn Street. and proceeding easterly a1ong
the projection of Roslyn Street to Canal Street and proceeding generally southerly along Canal
Street to Laurel Street and proceeding easterly along Laurel Street to Lafayette Street. and
proceeding northerly along Lafayette Street to Leach Street. and proceeding northeasterly along
Leach Street to Glover Street, and proceeding southerly along Glover Street to shoreline, and
proceeding southwesterly along shoreline to shore1ine at Willow Avenue, and proceeding
northeasterly to a point in the cove where it intersects with the easterly projection of Messervy
Street, and proceeding generally southeasterly to the Marblehead/Salem town/city line, and
proceeding generally southerly and southwesterly along the Marblehead/Salem town/city line to
Lafayette Street, and proceeding generally northwesterly and northerly along Lafayette Street to
Loring Avenue, and proceeding generally southwesterly along Loring Avenue to Canal Street,
and proceeding generally southwesterly and northwesterly along Jefferson Avenue to the point of
beginning.
Ward 5 Precinct 2
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of Boston and Maine Railroad and the westerly projection of Roslyn Street, and
proceeding northerly along Boston and Maine Railroad for 250 feet on a compass direction of
356 degrees, and proceeding northerly for 475 feet on a compass direction of l degree to the end
of New England Power Company's access road, and proceeding northerly along access road for
1,034 feet to Margin Street, and proceeding northerly along Margin Street to Norman Street, and
proceeding easterly along Norman Street to New Derby Street, and proceeding easterly along
New Derby Street to Lafayette Street, and proceeding southerly along Lafayette Street to Chase
Street. and proceeding easterly along Chase Street to Salem Street, and proceeding northerly
along Salem Street to Leavitt Street, and proceeding easterly along Leavitt Street to boat yard,
and proceeding southerly along boat yard to shoreline, and proceeding southerly along shoreline
to a point on the shore1ine where it intersects with the northeasterly projection of Pioneer
Terrace. and proceeding southerly around Leach Street neck to a point in the cove where it
intersects with the easterly projection of Messervy Street. and proceeding southwesterly to
shoreline at Willow Avenue, and proceeding northeasterly along shoreline to shoreline at Glover
Street, and proceeding northerly along Glover Street to Leach Street, and proceeding
southwesterly along Leach Street to Lafayette Street, and proceeding southerly along Lafayette
Street to Laurel Street, and proceeding westerly along Laurel Street to Canal Street, and
proceeding generally northerly along Canal Street to Roslyn Street, and proceeding westerly
along the westerly projection of Roslyn Street to the point of beginning.
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Ward 6
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of the Peabody/Salem city line and Boston Street, and proceeding generally
northeasterly and northerly along the Peabody/Salem city line to the Danvers/Salem town/city
line, and proceeding easterly along the Danvers/Salem town/city line to the shoreline of the
Danvers River at Peter’s Point, and proceeding generally northwesterly, northeasterly, and
southeasterly along the Beverly/Salem city line to center point of Boston and Maine Railroad
bridge, and proceeding southerly to the railroad trestle/Shoreline, and proceeding generally
westerly and southwesterly along shoreline to the westerly projection of Saunders Street, and
proceeding easterly along the projection of Saunders Street to Sergeant James Ayube Memorial
Drive, and proceeding southwesterly and southerly along Sergeant James Ayube Memorial Drive
to Bridge Street, and proceeding southwesterly along Bridge Street to Boston Street, and
proceeding northwesterly along Boston Street to the point of beginning.
Ward 6 Precinct 1
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of the Peabody/Salem city line and Boston Street, and proceeding generally
northeasterly and northerly along the Peabody/Salem city line to the Danvers/Salem town/city
line, and proceeding easterly along the Danvers/Salem town/city line to the shoreline of the
Danvers River at Peter’s Point, and proceeding generally northwesterly, northeasterly, and
southeasterly along the Beverly/Salem city line to a point in the Danvers River 330 feet off the
most southwesterly point of land in Beverly, and proceeding southerly and southwesterly to
shoreline at the northeasterly projection of Dearborn Lane, and proceeding southwesterly along
Dearborn Lane to Dearborn Street, and proceeding southwesterly along Dearborn Street to Lee
Street, and proceeding northwesterly along Lee Street to Orne Street, and proceeding
southwesterly along Orne Street to School Street, and proceeding generally southwesterly and
westerly along School Street to Tremont Street, and proceeding southeasterly along Tremont
Street to Grove Street, and proceeding generally southwesterly and then southeasterly along
Grove Street to Goodhue Street, and proceeding southerly along Goodhue Street to Bridge
Street, southerly to Boston Street, and proceeding northwesterly along Boston Street to the point
of beginning.
Ward 6 Precinct 2
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of Grove Street and Goodhue Street, and proceeding generally northwesterly and
then northeasterly along Grove Street to Tremont Street, and proceeding northwesterly along
Tremont Street to School Street, and proceeding generally easterly and northeasterly along
School Street to Orne Street, and proceeding north-northeasterly along Orne Street to Lee Street,
and proceeding southeasterly along Lee Street to Dearborn Street, and proceeding northeasterly
along Dearborn Street to Dearborn Lane, and proceeding northeasterly along Dearborn Lane to
shoreline at the northeasterly projection of Dearborn Lane, and proceeding northeasterly and
northerly to the Beverly/Salem city line, and proceeding easterly along the Beverly/Salem city
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line to center point of Boston and Maine Railroad bridge, and proceeding southerly to the
railroad trestle/shoreline, and proceeding generally westerly and southwester1y along shoreline
to the westerly projection of Saunders Street, and proceeding southeasterly along the projection
of Saunders Street to Sergeant James Ayube Memorial Drive, and proceeding southwesterly
along Sergeant James Ayube Memorial Drive to Bridge Street, and proceeding southwesterly
along Bridge Street to Goodhue Street, and proceeding northwesterly along Goodhue Street to
the point of beginning.
Ward 7
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of Boston and Maine Railroad and the Swampscott/Salem town/city line, and
proceeding northeasterly along Boston and Maine Railroad to Jefferson Avenue, and proceeding
generally southeasterly and then sharply northeasterly along Jefferson Avenue to Loring Avenue,
and proceeding generally northeasterly along Loring Avenue to Lafayette Street, and proceeding
generally southerly and southeasterly along Lafayette Street to the Marblehead/Salem town/city
line, and proceeding generally southwesterly along the Marblehead/Salem town/city line to the
Swampscott/Salem town/city line, and proceeding generally westerly along the
Swampscott/Salem town/city line to the point of beginning.
Ward 7 Precinct 1
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of Dewey Drive and Pickman Road, and proceeding northeasterly along Dewey
Drive to Russell Drive, and proceeding generally northerly and northeasterly along Russell Drive
to Marion Road, and proceeding generally northerly and easterly along Marion Road to Bradley
Road, and proceeding northeasterly along Bradley Road to Sumner Road, and proceeding
generally northwesterly along Sumner Road to Preston Road, and proceeding northeasterly along
Preston Road to Jefferson Avenue, and proceeding generally easterly and northeasterly along
Jefferson Avenue to Loring Avenue, and proceeding generally northeasterly along Loring
Avenue to Lafayette Street, and proceeding generally southerly and southeasterly along
Lafayette Street to the Marblehead/Salem town/city line, and proceeding generally westerly
along the shoreline to Lincoln Road, and proceeding southwesterly along Lincoln Road to Grant
Road, and proceeding westerly along Grant Road to Loring Avenue, and proceeding generally
southerly along Loring Avenue to Pickman Road, and proceeding generally westerly along
Pickman Road to the point of beginning.
Ward 7 Precinct 2
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of Boston and Maine Railroad and the Swampscott/Salem town/city line, and
proceeding northeasterly along Boston and Maine Railroad to Jefferson Avenue, and proceeding
generally southeasterly along Jefferson Avenue to Preston Road, and proceeding southwesterly
along Preston Road to Sumner Road, and proceeding generally southeasterly along Sumner Road
to Bradley Road, and proceeding southwesterly along Bradley Road to Marion Road, and
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proceeding generally westerly and then southerly along Marion Road to Russell Drive, and
proceeding generally southwesterly and southerly along Russell Drive to Dewey Drive, and
proceeding southwesterly along Dewey Drive to Pickman Road, and proceeding generally
easterly along Pickman Road to Loring Avenue, and proceeding northerly along Loring Avenue
to Grant Road, and proceeding easterly along Grant Road to Lincoln Road, and proceeding 200
feet northeasterly from the intersection of Monroe Road and Lincoln Road along Lincoln Road,
and proceeding generally southerly, southwesterly, and easterly along the shoreline to the
Marblehead/Salem city/town line, and proceeding generally southerly and southwesterly along
the Marblehead/Salem town/city line to the Swampscott/Salem town/city line. and proceeding
generally westerly along the Swampscott/Salem town/city line to the point of beginning.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect as provided by City Charter
#535 - NATIONAL GRID & VERIZON TO INSTALL 1 JO POLE ON LAFAYETTE ST.
A hearing was ordered on October 28, 2021, on a petition from National Grid & Verizon
to install 1 JO Pole on Lafayette Street.
#536 – BLOCK PARTY – CHESTNUT STREET
A petition from the residents of Chestnut St. to hold a Block Party on October 31, 2021,
from
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM was granted.
#537 - #539 – GRANTING CERTAIN LICENSES
The Following License Applications were granted.
PUBLIC GUIDE Cody McCallister 7 Forrester St., Salem
Shannon Lindlaw 42 Newbern Ave., Medford
Danielle Aldrich 30 Willow St., South Windsor CT
Zach Chechile 5215 Inwood Dr., Woburn
Megan Donoghue 9 English St, Salem
Chris Dowgin PO Box 249, Salem
Grace Cuplin 4 Lowell St., Salem
Elizabeth Unseth 17 May St., Salem
Isabella Bradbury 255 Grapevine Rd., Wenham
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TAXI CAB/LIMOS: Salem Taxi 30 Federal St. (3 Liveries)
VEHICLE FOR HIRE
TAXI OPERATORS Roberto Pacheco 26 Mill St., Danvers
Reidy Rosario Gomez 12 Mason St., Salem
Luz Sanchez 117 Congress St., Salem
Anthony Jose Pimentel 34 Prince St., Salem
Welfry Rafael Vicioso Baez 52 Dow St., Salem
#540 – TAXI OPERATOR LICENSE APPLICATION
The Following License Application was denied.
VEHICLE FOR HIRE
TAXI OPERATORS Tomy J. Sanchez 12 Pope St., Salem
#541 – TAXI OPERATOR HEARING
A request from the following Taxi Operator for a Hearing on the denial of their License
was referred to the Committee on Ordinances, Licenses & Legal Affairs to hold an
Executive Session.
Tomy Sanchez 12 Pope St., Salem
#542 – DRAINLAYER / CONTRACT OPERATOR LICENSE APPLICATION
The Following Drainlayer/Contract Operator License Application was granted.
Joseph P. Cardillo & Son, Inc 1 Melvin St., Wakefield
#543 - # 545 – CLAIMS
The Following Claims were referred to the Committee on Ordinances, Licenses & Legal
Affairs.
Marilyn Wilson 90 Moffatt Rd
Julia Medina 30 Perkins St
Peter Phelan 1 Gedney Ct.
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#546 – DRAINLAYER BOND
The Following Bond was referred to the Committee on Ordinances, Licenses & Legal
Affairs and Returned approved.
DRAINLAYERS: Joseph P. Cardillo & Son, Inc 1 Melvin St., Wakefield
(#493) – SECOND PASSAGE OF A TRAFFIC ORDINANCE AMENDING A STOP SIGN
AT GABLES CIRCLE AND PURITAN ROAD
Second and final passage of the following traffic ordinance was adopted by a roll call vote
of 10 yeas, 0 nays and 1 absent.
In the year two thousand and twenty-one
An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance relative to Traffic, Stop Sign
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem, as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 42, Section 49, Obedience to Isolated Stop Signs, is hereby
amended by adding the following:
Gables Circle, northwesterly bound traffic on Gables Circle at Puritan Road
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect as provided by City Charter.
(#494) – SECOND PASSAGE OF A TRAFFIC ORDINACE AMENDING PARKING
PROHIBITED CERTAIN STREETS – SUMMIT STREET
Second passage of the following traffic ordinance was taken up. Councillor Flynn made a
motion to refer this matter to the committee on Ordinances, Licenses and Legal Affairs co-
posted with the Committee of the Whole. It was so voted.
In the year two thousand and twenty-one
An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance relative to Traffic, Parking Prohibited on
Certain Streets
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem, as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 42, Section 51, is hereby amended by adding the following:
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Summit Street: westerly side beginning 190 feet southwest of Butler Street,
running for 40 feet, No Parking Anytime. From December 1 to March 31.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect as provided by City Charter.
On the motion of Councillor Sargent the meeting adjourned at 9:26 P.M.
ATTEST: ILENE SIMONS
CITY CLERK
Agenda
City of Salem, Massachusetts
Office of the City Clerk
Ilene Simons Room 1
City Clerk City Hall
October 12, 2021
MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA
The Salem City Council will meet remotely on Thursday, October 14, 2021, at 7:00 P.M. to hold
its regular meeting for the purpose of discussing any and all business via remote participation in
accordance with Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021. Specific information and the general guidelines
for remote participation by members of the public and/or parties with a right and/or requirement
to attend this meeting can be found on the city’s website, at www.salem.com. No in-person
attendance of members of the public will be permitted, but every effort will be made to ensure
that the public can adequately access the proceedings in real time, via technological means. In
the event that we are unable to do so, despite best efforts, we will post on the city’s website an
audio or video recording, transcript, or other comprehensive record of proceedings as soon as
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A Regular Meeting of the City Council was held remotely via zoom on Thursday,
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Councillors absent:
Council President Madore presided.
Councillor moved to dispense with the reading of the record of the previous
meeting.
VOTED
President Madore requested that everyone please rise to recite the Pledge of
Allegiance.
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HEARINGS
Held from the last meeting of September 23, 2021
ORDER: Verizon Wireless to install Telecommunications on Bridge St.
APPEARING IN FAVOR:
APPEARING IN OPPOSITION:
Action Contemplated
Councillor Riccardi Moved Public Hearing be Closed by RCV
Yeas Nays Absent
Councillor Riccardi Moved Granted by RCV Yeas Nays Absent
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ORDER: Comcast to install Conduits at High St.
APPEARING IN FAVOR:
APPEARING IN OPPOSITION:
Action Contemplated
Councillor Hapworth Moved Public Hearing be Closed by RCV
Yeas Nays Absent
Councillor Hapworth Moved Granted by RCV Yeas Nays Absent
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ORDER: Starbucks 136 Canal St. for extended hours from 5:00 AM – 11:00 PM 7 days
a week.
APPEARING IN FAVOR:
APPEARING IN OPPOSITION:
Action Contemplated
Councillor Turiel Moved Public Hearing be Closed by RCV
Yeas Nays Absent
Councillor Turiel Moved Granted by RCV Yeas Nays Absent
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APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS
The Mayor’s appointment of the following to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board
with terms to expire October 14, 2021.
Christopher Malstrom 45 Essex St.
Lynda Fairbanks-Atkins 24 B Pickman St.
C. Sus. Of the Rules C. Objection
Action Contemplated
Councillor McCarthy Held under the Rules Voted
The Mayor’s appointment of Anthony Delaney to the position of Purchasing Agent for
the City of Salem, with a term to expire January 31, 2023.
C. Sus. Of the Rules C. Objection
Action Contemplated
Councillor McCarthy Held under the Rules Voted
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ORDERED: That the sum of Six Thousand, Eight Hundred Twenty-One Dollars and Thirty-Four
Cents ($6,821.34) be hereby appropriated from the following “Receipts Reserved for Appropriation”
account, to be transferred to the Park & Rec – Golf Course “Equipment” account 16512-5860 for
additional costs associated with a previously approved new fairway mower in accordance with the
recommendation of Her Honor the Mayor.
Description Amount
Receipts Reserved – Golf Course $ 6,821.34
Total $ 6,821.34
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ORDERED: That the sum of Six Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($6,500.00) be hereby appropriated
from the following “Receipts Reserved for Appropriation” account, to be transferred to the Park &
Rec – Golf Course “Groundskeeping Supplies” account 16512-5461 for costs associated with
increased fertilizer and pesticide expenditures in accordance with the recommendation of Her Honor
the Mayor.
Description Amount
Receipts Reserved – Golf Course $ 6,500.00
Total $ 6,500.00
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ORDERED: That the sum of Three Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars ($3,700.00) be hereby
appropriated from the following “Receipts Reserved for Appropriation” account, to be transferred to
the Park & Rec – Golf Course “Renovation and Repairs” account 16512-5846 for costs associated
with repairs to the #46 John Deere 5310 tractor in accordance with the recommendation of Her Honor
the Mayor.
Description Amount
Receipts Reserved – Golf Course $ 3,700.00
Total $ 3,700.00
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ORDERED: That the sum of Three Thousand, Five-Hundred Ninety-Eight Dollars and Thirty-Two
Cents ($3,598.32) is hereby appropriated in the “Retirement Stabilization Fund-Vacation/Sick Leave
Buyback” account (83113-5146) to be expended for the retroactive wages to retired officers provision
pursuant to the July 1, 2020 collective bargaining agreement with the Salem Police Patrolman’s
Association as needed in accordance with the recommendation of Her Honor the Mayor.
Councillor Turiel Suspension of the Rules Councillor Objection
Action Contemplated
Councillor Turiel Refer to the Comm. on Admin. & Finance
OR
Moved Adoption by RCV Yeas Nays Abs
ORDERED: Pursuant to MGL Chapter 44 Section 64, which allows for a municipality to pay for
prior fiscal year invoices using current fiscal year appropriations by two-thirds vote of the City
Council, we request the sum of Three Thousand, Two Hundred Ninety-Eight Dollars and Eighty
Three Cents ($3,298.83) of outstanding Fiscal Year 2021 invoices is hereby allowed to be paid from
the Fiscal Year 2022 department budgets as listed below in accordance with the recommendation of
Her Honor the Mayor.
Department Vendor Amount
City Clerk
Department Salem News $ 3,298.83
Total $ 3,298.83
Councillor Turiel Suspension of the Rules Councillor Objection
Action Contemplated
Councillor Turiel Refer to the Comm. on Admin. & Finance
OR
Moved Adoption by RCV Yeas Nays Abs
(2/3 Vote required)
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ORDERED: That, in order to reduce interest costs, the Treasurer, with the approval of the
Mayor, is authorized to provide for the sale and issuance of refunding bonds pursuant to Chapter
44, Section 21A of the General Laws, or pursuant to any other enabling authority, at one time or
from time to time, to refund all or any portion of the City’s outstanding general obligation State
Qualified Municipal Purpose Loan of 2010 Bonds dated October 15, 2010, and that the proceeds
of the refunding bonds issued pursuant to this order shall be used to pay the principal,
redemption premium and interest on the bonds of the City to be refunded and costs of issuance of
the refunding bonds; that the Treasurer is authorized to execute such documents as may be
necessary or desirable to carry out this transaction, including one or more refunding trust
agreements with a bank or trust company; and that any premium received by the City upon the
sale of any refunding bonds approved by this order, less any such premium applied to the
payment of the costs of issuance of such bonds, may be applied to the payment of costs approved
by this order in accordance with Chapter 44, Section 20 of the General Laws.
Councillor Turiel Suspension of the Rules Councillor Objection
Action Contemplated
Councillor Turiel Refer to the Comm. on Admin. & Finance
OR
Moved Adoption by RCV Yeas Nays Abs
ORDERED: Pursuant to City Ordinance Chapter 1, Sec. 1-11. - Safety enhancement zone;
violations and penalties, the City Council hereby Orders that the Safety enhancement zone
designation dates shall be extended, as provided in Sec. 1-11(b)(3), to include Friday, October
22, 2021 at 12:01 am through Thursday, October 28, 2021 at midnight thereby establishing the
dates of the Safety Enhancement Zone designation from 12:01 am on Friday, October 22, 2021
through midnight on Tuesday, November 2, 2021.
Action Contemplated
Councillor Turiel Refer to the Comm. on Admin. & Finance
OR
Moved Adoption by RCV Yeas Nays Abs
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Ordered: The City of Salem hereby accepts Section 59(a) of Massachusetts
General Law Chapter 48 to authorize the Salem Fire Department to provide aid to
other municipalities.
Action Contemplated
Councillor Turiel Refer to the Comm. on Admin. & Finance
OR
Moved Adoption by RCV Yeas Nays Abs
Resolution: Calling for Repeal of the Federal Faircloth Amendment
WHEREAS: Section 9(g)(3) of the Housing Act of 1937, adopted by Congress in 1998 and
called the Faircloth Amendment, prohibits housing authorities from constructing, acquiring, or
otherwise maintaining any more subsidized or public housing units than they had in 1999; and
WHEREAS: The Faircloth Amendment was one piece of the broader “welfare reform”
movement of the 1990s that attempted to dismantle public assistance programs generally, from a
misguided position that these programs were a drain on public taxes and detrimental to the
economic independence of the programs’ beneficiaries; and,
WHEREAS: The Faircloth Amendment has been one of the largest impediments to the creation
of new public housing in Salem and throughout the country, though not the only impediment;
and,
WHEREAS: The Salem Housing Authority, because of the Faircloth Amendment, has been
constrained to around 715 total units of senior, family, and handicapped public housing for over
two decades, despite serving a community of close to 45,000 people; and,
WHEREAS: Over the course of those interceding 22 years the need for accessible, affordable
housing has only increased locally and across the nation, to the point where, as of September 2,
2021, 14,358 families and 6,318 seniors are on the state’s public housing waiting list, facing
waits of between two and 10 years for housing; and,
WHEREAS: These individuals include Salem residents, seniors, veterans, families, workers,
and others who contribute to the fabric and vitality of our community; and,
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WHEREAS: Salem as a municipality has strived to expand the ability of nonprofit and private
sector partners to create affordable housing to meet that need, with close to two of every five
housing units permitted, under construction, or built since 2016 being affordable, and two-thirds
of those affordable at 30% to 60% of area median income.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Mayor and City Council call for the
immediate repeal of the Faircloth Amendment, the implementation of robust federal funding for
construction or acquisition of new public housing sufficient to meet the demand of our residents,
and the elimination of other barriers in federal law to the expansion of affordable housing
options for our neighbors and would-be neighbors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That a copy of this Resolution be transmitted by the City
Clerk to Salem’s federal delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate and to
the President of the United States.
Action Contemplated
Councillor Morsillo Moved Adopted by RCV Yeas Nays Abs
ORDERED: That a petition to the General Court, accompanied by a bill for a
special law relating to the City of Salem, to be filed with an attested copy of this
Order be, and hereby is, approved under Clause One (1) of Section Eight (8) of
Article Two (2), as amended, of the Amendments to the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to the end that following legislation be adopted,
except for amendments by the Senate or House of Representatives which conform
to the intent of this home rule petition, as set forth below:
Whereas, electric bicycle use is continuing to grow rapidly across the United States year after
year;
Whereas, electric bicycles provide an additional source of transportation, particularly in
communities that rely on first- and last-mile transportation alternatives;
Whereas, electric bicycles expand the accessibility of biking to new audiences - particularly
senior citizens or individuals with certain disabilities;
Whereas, electric bicycles provide a source of exercise for the residents of Salem, and operate
as a tourist attraction for visitors; and
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Whereas, electric bicycles and micro-mobility are shown to reduce dependence on single
occupancy vehicles, reduce overall vehicle miles traveled, and lower aggregate carbon
emissions in the transportation sector
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled by, and
by the authority of the same as follows:
AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE OPERATION AND REGULATION OF
ELECTRIC BICYCLES IN THE CITY OF SALEM
SECTION 1. As used in the following paragraph, the words, “electric bicycle” or “e-bike” shall
mean a bicycle that is equipped with fully operable pedals, a saddle or seat for the rider, and an
electric motor of less than 750 watts. An electric bicycle is not a motorized bicycle as defined
under MGL, c. 90, §1.
Notwithstanding Chapter 90 of the General Laws or any other general law or special law, rule
or regulation to the contrary, the city of Salem may establish by traffic regulation, on public
ways under the care and custody of the city of Salem, traffic safety regulations related to the
use and operation of electric bicycles. Electric bicycles shall follow the same local ordinances
and state law that pertain to the operation of a bicycle on the streets and sidewalks under the
care and custody of the city of Salem. Any person sixteen (16) years of age or younger
operating an electric bicycle on a public way, bicycle path, or on any other public right-of-
way shall wear a helmet that fits the rider’s head and is secured by straps at all times while
operating or riding upon an electric bicycle.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Action Contemplated
Councillor Morsillo Moved Adopted by RCV Yeas Nays Abs
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NONE
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MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS
Councillor Flynn
Ordered: That the flag be raised at Riley Plaza for the Polish National Independence Day
on November 11, 2021
Action Contemplated
Councillor Flynn Moved Adoption by RCV Yeas Nays Abs
Councillor Hapworth
In the year Two Thousand and Twenty One
An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance relative to Traffic Ch. 42, Sec. 50B,
“Handicapped Zones, Limited Time”
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem, as follows:
Section I. Amending Chapter 42, Section 50B – “Handicapped Zones, Limited Time” is
hereby amended by adding the following:
Forrester Street – One Handicapped Parking Space to be added in front of #9 Forrester
Street, for the distance of twenty (20) feet.
Section II. This Ordinance shall take effect as provided by City Charter.
Action Contemplated
Councillor Hapworth Moved Adoption for first passage by RCV Yeas Nays Abs
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Councillor Hapworth
ORDERED: That the Committee on Government Services co-posted with the
Committee of the Whole meet with the Public Art Commission to discuss and hear
about their accomplishments and the impact of the work the Commission has been
doing over the past few years
Action Contemplated
Councillor Hapworth Moved Adoption Voted
Councillor Madore
ORDERED: That the following street be given temporary status as “Parking Prohibitions
Towing Zone, Resident Sticker” parking from October 1 through October 31, 2021 to
allow parking enforcement staff and police officers to enforce during the month of
October.
1. Chestnut Street between Summer Street and Flint Street
And Be it further ordered that the fine for violating the aforementioned
temporary parking prohibitions shall be $50.00 from Monday through Sunday in the
month of October.
Action Contemplated
Councillor Madore Moved Adoption by RCV Yeas Nays Abs
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COMMITTEE REPORTS
Councillor Turiel offered the following report for the Committee on Administration
and Finance co-posted with the Committee of the Whole to whom was referred
the matter of Compensation for City Clerk & Assistant City Clerk, has considered
said matter and would recommend (Action unknown, meeting took place after
agenda deadline)
Accept the Report Voted
Adopt the Recommendation Voted
Councillor Morsillo offered the following report for the Committee on Ordinances,
Licenses and Legal affairs to whom was referred the matter of Home Rule
Petition for additional all alcohol liquor license for Jaho 57 Loring St., has
considered said matter and would recommend (Action unknown, meeting took
place after agenda deadline)
Accept the Report Voted
Adopt the Recommendation Voted
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The following Election Order was submitted by the City Clerk:
ORDERED: That the meetings of the qualified voters of the City of Salem be held in the
several voting precincts in the city at the polling places designated hereinafter, on
Tuesday, November 2, 2021, for the purpose of casting votes in the City Biennial
Election for the election of candidates for the following offices:
Mayor: for the term of four years
Four Councillors At Large: for the term of two years
Councillor of Wards: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, and Seven: for the term of
two years
Three members of the School Committee: for the term of four years
AND BE IT FURTHER ORDERED: That the following places be and hereby are
designated as polling places for said meetings:
Ward One
PRECINCT ONE Bentley School, Memorial Drive
PRECINCT TWO Community Room, 135 Lafayette Street
Ward Two
PRECINCT ONE Community Life Center, 401 Bridge Street
PRECINCT TWO
Ward Three
PRECINCT ONE Salem High School, 77 Willson Street
PRECINCT TWO
Ward Four
PRECINCT ONE Witchcraft Heights School, 1 Frederick Street
PRECINCT TWO
Ward Five
PRECINCT ONE Saltonstall School, 211 Lafayette Street
PRECINCT TWO
Ward Six
PRECINCT ONE Bates School, Liberty Hill Avenue
PRECINCT TWO
Ward Seven
PRECINCT ONE Salem State University Enterprise Center, 121 Loring Avenue
PRECINCT TWO
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AND BE IT FURTHER ORDERED: That the polls at said meetings be opened at 7:00
a.m. and closed at 8:00 p.m. and that the City Clerk be instructed to post this notice as
required by law.
Action Contemplated
Councillor Sargent Moved Adoption by RCV Yeas Nays Abs
The following Ordinance redrawing Ward and Precinct Lines in the City of Salem due to the
2020 Federal Census was submitted by the City Clerk. (Color map of the city’s new wards and
precinct boundaries can be viewed at the City Clerk’s office, Salem City Hall, 93 Washington
St., Room #3 during normal business hours) (ends on page 28)
In the year two thousand and twenty-one
An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance relative to the description of Ward and Precinct
Boundaries in the City of Salem
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem, as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 2, Article I, Section 2-8 of the City of Salem Code of Ordinances, is
hereby amended by deleting this section in its entirety, and inserting in place thereof, the
following:
Section 2-8. Description of Ward Boundaries.
The division of the city into seven (7) wards shall be established, known, bounded and described
as follows:
Ward 1
1. All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: 1. Beginning at the point
of intersection of Essex Street and New Liberty Street, and proceeding generally northeasterly
along Essex Street to Washington Square East, and proceeding northwesterly along Washington
Square East to Forrester Street, and proceeding northeasterly along Forrester Street to Webb
Street, and proceeding northwesterly along Webb Street to Collins Street, and proceeding
northerly along Collins Street to Arbella Street, and proceeding easterly for 920 feet on a
compass bearing of 102 degrees to a midpoint in Collins Cove. and proceeding northeasterly for
5,320 feet on a compass bearing of 28 degrees to a mid-harbor point on the Beverly/Salem city
line, and proceeding generally easterly along the Beverly/Salem city line to the Essex County
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line, and proceeding southwesterly along the county line to the Marblehead/Salem town/city line,
and proceeding generally northwesterly, westerly, and southwesterly along the
Marblehead/Salem town/city line to a point on the Marblehead/Salem town/city line where it
intersects with the northeasterly projection of Ocean Avenue, and proceeding northwesterly to a
point in the cove where it intersects with the northeasterly projection of Willow Avenue, then
proceeding northerly around Leach Street neck to shoreline, and proceeding northerly along
shoreline to boat yard, and proceeding northerly along boat yard to Leavitt Street, and
proceeding westerly along Leavitt Street to Salem Street, and proceeding southerly along Salem
Street to Chase Street, and proceeding westerly along Chase Street to Lafayette Street, and
proceeding northerly along Lafayette Street to Central Street and northerly to Essex Street, and
proceeding northeasterly along Essex Street to the point of beginning.
2. Also included are all islands in Salem Sound forming a part of the corporate territory of the
city.
Ward 1 Precinct 1
1. All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: 1. Beginning at the point
of intersection of Essex Street and New Liberty Street, and proceeding generally northeasterly
along Essex Street to Washington Square East, and proceeding northwesterly along Washington
Square East to Forrester Street, and proceeding northeasterly along Forrester Street to Webb
Street, and proceeding northwesterly along Webb Street to Collins Street, and proceeding
northerly along Collins Street to Arbella Street, and proceeding easterly for 920 feet on a
compass bearing of 102 degrees to a midpoint in Collins Cove, and proceeding northeasterly for
5,320 feet on a compass bearing of 28 degrees to a mid-harbor point on the Beverly/Salem city
line, and proceeding generally easterly along the Beverly/Salem city line to the Essex County
line. and proceeding southwesterly along the county line to the Marblehead/Salem town/city line,
and proceeding generally northwesterly, westerly. and southwesterly along the
Marblehead/Salem town/city line to a point on the Marblehead/Salem town/city line where it
intersects with the northeasterly projection of Messervy Street, and proceeding northwesterly
through the South River to shoreline, and proceeding westerly along shoreline to the South
River, and proceeding westerly along the South River to Congress Street. and proceeding
northerly along Congress Street to Derby Street, and proceeding southwesterly along Derby
Street to Liberty Street, and proceeding northerly along Liberty Street to New Liberty Street and
proceeding northerly along New Liberty Street to the point of beginning.
2. Also included are any and all islands in Salem Sound forming a part of the corporate territory
of the city.
Ward 1 Precinct 2
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of Essex Street and Central Street, and proceeding easterly along Essex Street to
Liberty Street, and proceeding southerly along Liberty Street to Derby Street, and proceeding
easterly along Derby Street to Congress Street, and proceeding southerly along Congress Street
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to the South River, and proceeding easterly along the South River to shoreline, and proceeding
easterly through the South River along shoreline to a point on the shoreline where it intersects
with the southerly projection of Union Street, and proceeding southeasterly through the South
River to the Marblehead/Salem town/city line, and proceeding southerly along the
Marblehead/Salem town/city line to a point on the Marblehead/Salem town/city line where it
intersects with the northeasterly projection of Ocean Avenue, and proceeding northwesterly to a
point in the cove where it intersects with the northeasterly projection of Willow Avenue, then
proceeding northerly around Leach Street neck to shoreline, and proceeding northerly along
shoreline to boat yard, and proceeding northerly along boat yard to Leavitt Street, and
proceeding westerly along Leavitt Street to Salem Street, and proceeding southerly along Salem
Street to Chase Street, and proceeding westerly along Chase Street to Lafayette Street, and
proceeding northerly along Lafayette Street to Central Street, and proceeding northerly along
Central Street to the point of beginning.
Ward 2
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of Bridge Street and Boston Street, and proceeding generally northeasterly along
Bridge Street to Sergeant James Ayube Memorial Drive, and proceeding northeasterly along
Sergeant James Ayube Memorial Drive to the northwesterly projection of Saunders Street, and
proceeding generally northwesterly to the shoreline, and proceeding generally northeasterly for
4,450 feet to the beginning of the railroad trestle, and proceeding easterly for 2,660 feet on a
compass bearing of 94 degrees to a mid-harbor point along the Salem/Beverly harbor boundary,
and proceeding southwesterly for 3,920 feet on a compass bearing of 208 degrees, then
proceeding westerly for 680 feet on a compass bearing of 282 degrees to Collins Street at Arbella
Street, then proceeding southerly along Collins Street to Webb Street, and proceeding
southeasterly along Webb Street to Forrester Street, and proceeding southwesterly along
Forrester Street to Washington Square East, and proceeding southeasterly along Washington
Square East to Essex Street, and proceeding westerly along Essex Street to Central Street and
proceeding southerly along Central Street and then Lafayette Street to New Derby Street, and
proceeding westerly along New Derby Street to Norman Street, and proceeding westerly along
Norman Street to Margin Street, and proceeding southerly along Margin Street to Endicott
Street, and proceeding southwesterly along Endicott Street to Summer Street, and proceeding
northerly along Summer Street to Broad Street, and proceeding southwesterly along Broad Street
to Dalton Parkway, and proceeding southwesterly along Dalton Parkway to intersection of
Highland Avenue, Essex Street and Dalton Parkway, and proceeding northerly along Essex
Street to Boston Street, and proceeding northwesterly along Boston Street to the point of
beginning.
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Ward 2 Precinct 1
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of Bridge Street and St. Peter Street, proceeding northerly to Sergeant James Ayube
Memorial Drive, and proceeding northeasterly along Sergeant James Ayube Memorial Drive to
the northwesterly projection of Saunders Street, and proceeding generally northwesterly to the
shoreline, and proceeding generally northeasterly for 4,450 feet to the beginning of the railroad
trestle, and proceeding easterly for 2,660 feet on a compass bearing of 94 degrees to a mid-
harbor point along the Salem/Beverly harbor boundary, and proceeding southwesterly for 3,920
feet on a compass bearing of 208 degrees, then proceeding westerly for 680 feet on a compass
bearing of 282 degrees to Collins Street at Arbella Street, then proceeding southerly along
Collins Street to Webb Street, and proceeding southeasterly along Webb Street to Forrester
Street, and proceeding southwesterly along Forrester Street to Washington Square East, and
proceeding southeasterly along Washington Square East to Essex Street, and proceeding westerly
along Essex Street to Washington Square West, and proceeding northerly along Washington
Square West to Brown Street, and proceeding westerly along Brown Street to Howard Street, and
proceeding northwesterly along Howard Street, proceeding southeasterly to the point of
beginning.
Ward 2 Precinct 2
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of Bridge Street and Boston Street, and proceeding generally northeasterly along
Bridge Street to Saint Peter Street, and proceeding southeasterly along Saint Peter Street to the
southwesterly projection of Bridge Street (from the intersection of Bridge Street and Howard
Street), and proceeding along the southwesterly projection of Bridge Street to Howard street, and
proceeding along Howard Street to Brown Street, and proceeding east-northeasterly along Brown
Street to Washington Square West, and proceeding southerly along Washington Square West to
Essex Street, and proceeding southwesterly along Essex Street to Central Street, and proceeding
southerly along Central Street and then Lafayette Street to New Derby Street, and proceeding
westerly along New Derby Street to Norman Street. and proceeding westerly along Norman
Street to Margin Street, and proceeding southerly along Margin Street to Endicott Street, and
proceeding southwesterly along Endicott Street to Summer Street, and proceeding northeasterly
along Summer Street to Broad Street, and proceeding southwesterly along Broad Street to Dalton
Parkway, and proceeding southwesterly along Dalton Parkway to intersection of Highland
Avenue, Essex Street and Dalton Parkway, and proceeding northerly along Essex Street to
Boston Street, and proceeding northwesterly along Boston Street to the point of beginning.
Ward 3
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of Highland Avenue and the Lynn/Salem city line and proceeding generally
northeasterly along Highland Avenue to Proctor Street and proceeding northwesterly along
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Proctor Street to Pope Street. and proceeding northerly along Pope Street to Boston Street, and
proceeding southeasterly along Boston Street to Essex Street, and proceeding southerly along
Essex Street to Dalton Parkway, and proceeding northeasterly along Dalton Parkway to Broad
Street, and proceeding northeasterly along Broad Street to Summer Street, and proceeding
southeasterly along Summer Street to Endicott Street, and proceeding generally easterly along
Endicott Street to Margin Street, and proceeding southerly along Margin Street to New England
Power Company’s access road (west of Salem Police Department), and proceeding southerly
along access road for 1,034 feet. then proceeding southerly for 415 feet on a compass direction
of 181 degrees to Boston and Maine Railroad and proceeding generally southwesterly along
Boston and Maine Railroad to the Swampscott/Salem town/city line and proceeding
northwesterly along the Swampscott/Salem town/city line to the Lynn/Salem city line and
proceeding northwesterly along the Lynn/Salem city line to the point of beginning.
Ward 3 Precinct 1
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of Highland Avenue and Willson Street, and proceeding northeasterly along
Highland Avenue to Proctor Street, and proceeding northwesterly along Proctor Street to Pope
Street, and proceeding northerly along Pope Street to Boston Street, and proceeding
southeasterly along Boston Street to Essex Street, and proceeding southerly along Essex Street to
Dalton Parkway, and proceeding northeasterly along Dalton Parkway to Broad Street, and
proceedings northeasterly along Broad Street to Summer Street, and proceeding southeasterly
along Summer Street to Endicott Street, and proceeding generally easterly along Endicott Street
to Margin Street, and proceeding southerly along Margin Street to New England Power
Company’s access road (west of Salem Police Department), and proceeding southerly along
access road for 1,034 feet, then proceeding southerly for 475 feet on a compass direction of 181
degrees to Boston and Maine Railroad. and proceeding generally southerly along Boston and
Maine Railroad to Jefferson Avenue, and proceeding northwesterly along Jefferson Avenue to
Lawrence Street, and proceeding northeasterly along Lawrence Street to Cloutman Street, and
proceeding westerly along Cloutman Street to Jefferson Avenue, and proceeding southeasterly
along Jefferson Avenue to Willson Street, and proceeding generally westerly along Willson
Street to the point of beginning.
Ward 3 Precinct 2
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of Highland Avenue and the Lynn/Salem city line, and proceeding generally
northeasterly along Highland Avenue to Willson Street, and proceeding generally southeasterly
along Willson Street to Jefferson Avenue, and proceeding northerly along Jefferson Avenue to
Cloutman Street, and proceeding along Cloutman Street to the intersection of Lawrence Street,
and proceeding southwesterly along Lawrence Street to Jefferson Ave, and proceeding
southeasterly along Jefferson Ave to Boston and Maine Railroad, and proceeding southwesterly
along Boston and Maine Railroad to the Swampscott/Salem town/city line, and proceeding
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northwesterly along the Swampscott/Salem town/city line to the Lynn/Salem city line, and
proceeding northwesterly along the Lynn/Salem city line to the point of beginning.
Ward 4
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of the Peabody/Salem city line and the Lynn/Salem city line, and proceeding
northeasterly along the Peabody/Salem city line to Boston Street, and proceeding southwesterly
along Boston Street to Pope Street, and proceeding southerly along Pope St to Proctor St, and
proceeding southeasterly along Proctor Street to Highland Ave, and proceeding southwesterly
along Highland Ave to the Lynn/Salem city line, and proceeding northwesterly along the
Lynn/Salem city line to the point of beginning.
Ward 4 Precinct 1
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of the Peabody/Salem city line and Home Street, and proceeding northeasterly along
the Peabody/Salem city line to Boston Street, and proceeding southeasterly along Boston Street
to Pope Street, and proceeding southerly along Pope Street to Proctor Street, and proceeding
southeasterly along Proctor Street to Hillside Avenue, and proceeding generally westerly and
southerly along Hillside Avenue to Gallows Hill water tower access road, and proceeding
westerly along access road to a point on access road 208 feet from Hillside Avenue, and
proceeding northwesterly for 1,630 feet cross-country to Gallows Hill Road, and proceeding
southwesterly along Gallows Hill Road to Circle Hill Road, and proceeding generally westerly,
southwesterly, and southerly along Circle Hill Road to DiBiase Street, and proceeding
southwesterly along DiBiase Street to Buena Vista Avenue, and proceeding northwesterly a1ong
Buena Vista Avenue to Buena Vista Avenue West, and proceeding northwesterly along Buena
Vista Avenue West to Home Street, and proceeding northwesterly along Home Street to the
point of beginning.
Ward 4 Precinct 2
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of the Peabody/Salem city line and the Lynn/Salem city line, and proceeding
northeasterly along the Peabody/Salem city line to Home Street, and proceeding southeasterly
along Home Street to Buena Vista Ave West, and proceeding southeasterly along Buena Vista
Ave West to Buena Vista Ave, and proceeding southeasterly along Buena Vista Ave to Dibiase
Street, and proceeding northeasterly along DiBiase Street to Circle Hill Road, and proceeding
generally northerly, northeasterly, and easterly along Circle Hill Road to Gallows Hill Road, and
proceeding northeasterly along Gallows Hill Road to a point on Gallows Hill Road 119 feet
beyond Witch Way, and proceeding southeasterly for 1,630 feet cross-country to a point on
Gallows Hill water tower access road 208 feet from Hillside Avenue, and proceeding easterly
along access road to Hillside Avenue, and proceeding generally northerly and easterly along
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Hillside Avenue to Proctor Street, and proceeding southeasterly along Proctor Street to Highland
Avenue, and proceeding southwesterly along Highland Avenue to the Lynn/Salem city line, and
proceeding northwesterly along the Lynn/Salem city line to the point of beginning.
Ward 5
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of Boston and Maine Railroad and Jefferson Avenue, and proceeding northeasterly
and northerly along Boston and Maine Railroad to a point on the Boston and Maine Railroad
where it intersects with the westerly projection of Roslyn Street, and proceeding northerly along
Boston and Maine Railroad for 250 feet on a compass direction of 356 degrees, and proceeding
northerly for 475 feet on a compass direction of 1 degree to the end of New Eng1and Power
Company‘s access road, and proceeding northerly along access road for 1,034 feet to Margin
Street, and proceeding northerly along Margin Street to Norman Street, and proceeding easterly
along Norman Street to New Derby Street, and proceeding easterly along New Derby Street to
Lafayette Street, and proceeding southerly along Lafayette Street to Chase Street, and proceeding
easterly along Chase Street to Salem Street, and proceeding northerly along Salem Street to
Leavitt Street, and proceeding easterly along Leavitt Street to boat yard, and proceeding
southerly along boat yard to shoreline, and proceeding southerly along shoreline to a point on the
shoreline where it intersects with the northeasterly projection of Pioneer Terrace, and proceeding
southerly around Leach Street neck to a point in the cove where it intersects with the easterly
projection of Messervy Street, and proceeding generally southeasterly to the Marblehead/Salem
town/city line, and proceeding generally southerly and southwesterly along the
Marblehead/Salem town/city line to Lafayette Street, and proceeding generally northwesterly
and northerly along Lafayette Street to Loring Avenue, and proceeding generally southwesterly
along Loring Avenue to Canal Street, and proceeding generally southwesterly and northwesterly
along Jefferson Avenue to the point of beginning.
Ward 5 Precinct 1
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of Boston and Maine Railroad and Jefferson Avenue and proceeding northeasterly
and northerly along Boston and Maine Railroad to a point on the Boston and Maine Railroad
where it intersects with the westerly projection of Roslyn Street. and proceeding easterly a1ong
the projection of Roslyn Street to Canal Street and proceeding generally southerly along Canal
Street to Laurel Street and proceeding easterly along Laurel Street to Lafayette Street. and
proceeding northerly along Lafayette Street to Leach Street. and proceeding northeasterly along
Leach Street to Glover Street, and proceeding southerly along Glover Street to shoreline, and
proceeding southwesterly along shoreline to shore1ine at Willow Avenue, and proceeding
northeasterly to a point in the cove where it intersects with the easterly projection of Messervy
Street, and proceeding generally southeasterly to the Marblehead/Salem town/city line, and
proceeding generally southerly and southwesterly along the Marblehead/Salem town/city line to
Lafayette Street, and proceeding generally northwesterly and northerly along Lafayette Street to
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Loring Avenue, and proceeding generally southwesterly along Loring Avenue to Canal Street,
and proceeding generally southwesterly and northwesterly along Jefferson Avenue to the point of
beginning.
Ward 5 Precinct 2
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of Boston and Maine Railroad and the westerly projection of Roslyn Street, and
proceeding northerly along Boston and Maine Railroad for 250 feet on a compass direction of
356 degrees, and proceeding northerly for 475 feet on a compass direction of l degree to the end
of New England Power Company's access road, and proceeding northerly along access road for
1,034 feet to Margin Street, and proceeding northerly along Margin Street to Norman Street, and
proceeding easterly along Norman Street to New Derby Street, and proceeding easterly along
New Derby Street to Lafayette Street, and proceeding southerly along Lafayette Street to Chase
Street. and proceeding easterly along Chase Street to Salem Street, and proceeding northerly
along Salem Street to Leavitt Street, and proceeding easterly along Leavitt Street to boat yard,
and proceeding southerly along boat yard to shoreline, and proceeding southerly along shoreline
to a point on the shore1ine where it intersects with the northeasterly projection of Pioneer
Terrace. and proceeding southerly around Leach Street neck to a point in the cove where it
intersects with the easterly projection of Messervy Street. and proceeding southwesterly to
shoreline at Willow Avenue, and proceeding northeasterly along shoreline to shoreline at Glover
Street, and proceeding northerly along Glover Street to Leach Street, and proceeding
southwesterly along Leach Street to Lafayette Street, and proceeding southerly along Lafayette
Street to Laurel Street, and proceeding westerly along Laurel Street to Canal Street, and
proceeding generally northerly along Canal Street to Roslyn Street, and proceeding westerly
along the westerly projection of Roslyn Street to the point of beginning.
Ward 6
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of the Peabody/Salem city line and Boston Street, and proceeding generally
northeasterly and northerly along the Peabody/Salem city line to the Danvers/Salem town/city
line, and proceeding easterly along the Danvers/Salem town/city line to the shoreline of the
Danvers River at Peter’s Point, and proceeding generally northwesterly, northeasterly, and
southeasterly along the Beverly/Salem city line to center point of Boston and Maine Railroad
bridge, and proceeding southerly to the railroad trestle/Shoreline, and proceeding generally
westerly and southwesterly along shoreline to the westerly projection of Saunders Street, and
proceeding easterly along the projection of Saunders Street to Sergeant James Ayube Memorial
Drive, and proceeding southwesterly and southerly along Sergeant James Ayube Memorial Drive
to Bridge Street, and proceeding southwesterly along Bridge Street to Boston Street, and
proceeding northwesterly along Boston Street to the point of beginning.
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Ward 6 Precinct 1
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of the Peabody/Salem city line and Boston Street, and proceeding generally
northeasterly and northerly along the Peabody/Salem city line to the Danvers/Salem town/city
line, and proceeding easterly along the Danvers/Salem town/city line to the shoreline of the
Danvers River at Peter’s Point, and proceeding generally northwesterly, northeasterly, and
southeasterly along the Beverly/Salem city line to a point in the Danvers River 330 feet off the
most southwesterly point of land in Beverly, and proceeding southerly and southwesterly to
shoreline at the northeasterly projection of Dearborn Lane, and proceeding southwesterly along
Dearborn Lane to Dearborn Street, and proceeding southwesterly along Dearborn Street to Lee
Street, and proceeding northwesterly along Lee Street to Orne Street, and proceeding
southwesterly along Orne Street to School Street, and proceeding generally southwesterly and
westerly along School Street to Tremont Street, and proceeding southeasterly along Tremont
Street to Grove Street, and proceeding generally southwesterly and then southeasterly along
Grove Street to Goodhue Street, and proceeding southerly along Goodhue Street to Bridge
Street, southerly to Boston Street, and proceeding northwesterly along Boston Street to the point
of beginning.
Ward 6 Precinct 2
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of Grove Street and Goodhue Street, and proceeding generally northwesterly and
then northeasterly along Grove Street to Tremont Street, and proceeding northwesterly along
Tremont Street to School Street, and proceeding generally easterly and northeasterly along
School Street to Orne Street, and proceeding north-northeasterly along Orne Street to Lee Street,
and proceeding southeasterly along Lee Street to Dearborn Street, and proceeding northeasterly
along Dearborn Street to Dearborn Lane, and proceeding northeasterly along Dearborn Lane to
shoreline at the northeasterly projection of Dearborn Lane, and proceeding northeasterly and
northerly to the Beverly/Salem city line, and proceeding easterly along the Beverly/Salem city
line to center point of Boston and Maine Railroad bridge, and proceeding southerly to the
railroad trestle/shoreline, and proceeding generally westerly and southwester1y along shoreline
to the westerly projection of Saunders Street, and proceeding southeasterly along the projection
of Saunders Street to Sergeant James Ayube Memorial Drive, and proceeding southwesterly
along Sergeant James Ayube Memorial Drive to Bridge Street, and proceeding southwesterly
along Bridge Street to Goodhue Street, and proceeding northwesterly along Goodhue Street to
the point of beginning.
Ward 7
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of Boston and Maine Railroad and the Swampscott/Salem town/city line, and
proceeding northeasterly along Boston and Maine Railroad to Jefferson Avenue, and proceeding
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generally southeasterly and then sharply northeasterly along Jefferson Avenue to Loring Avenue,
and proceeding generally northeasterly along Loring Avenue to Lafayette Street, and proceeding
generally southerly and southeasterly along Lafayette Street to the Marblehead/Salem town/city
line, and proceeding generally southwesterly along the Marblehead/Salem town/city line to the
Swampscott/Salem town/city line, and proceeding generally westerly along the
Swampscott/Salem town/city line to the point of beginning.
Ward 7 Precinct 1
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of Dewey Drive and Pickman Road, and proceeding northeasterly along Dewey
Drive to Russell Drive, and proceeding generally northerly and northeasterly along Russell Drive
to Marion Road, and proceeding generally northerly and easterly along Marion Road to Bradley
Road, and proceeding northeasterly along Bradley Road to Sumner Road, and proceeding
generally northwesterly along Sumner Road to Preston Road, and proceeding northeasterly along
Preston Road to Jefferson Avenue, and proceeding generally easterly and northeasterly along
Jefferson Avenue to Loring Avenue, and proceeding generally northeasterly along Loring
Avenue to Lafayette Street, and proceeding generally southerly and southeasterly along
Lafayette Street to the Marblehead/Salem town/city line, and proceeding generally westerly
along the shoreline to Lincoln Road, and proceeding southwesterly along Lincoln Road to Grant
Road, and proceeding westerly along Grant Road to Loring Avenue, and proceeding generally
southerly along Loring Avenue to Pickman Road, and proceeding generally westerly along
Pickman Road to the point of beginning.
Ward 7 Precinct 2
All of that portion of Salem City bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of
intersection of Boston and Maine Railroad and the Swampscott/Salem town/city line, and
proceeding northeasterly along Boston and Maine Railroad to Jefferson Avenue, and proceeding
generally southeasterly along Jefferson Avenue to Preston Road, and proceeding southwesterly
along Preston Road to Sumner Road, and proceeding generally southeasterly along Sumner Road
to Bradley Road, and proceeding southwesterly along Bradley Road to Marion Road, and
proceeding generally westerly and then southerly along Marion Road to Russell Drive, and
proceeding generally southwesterly and southerly along Russell Drive to Dewey Drive, and
proceeding southwesterly along Dewey Drive to Pickman Road, and proceeding generally
easterly along Pickman Road to Loring Avenue, and proceeding northerly along Loring Avenue
to Grant Road, and proceeding easterly along Grant Road to Lincoln Road, and proceeding 200
feet northeasterly from the intersection of Monroe Road and Lincoln Road along Lincoln Road,
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and proceeding generally southerly, southwesterly, and easterly along the shoreline to the
Marblehead/Salem city/town line, and proceeding generally southerly and southwesterly along
the Marblehead/Salem town/city line to the Swampscott/Salem town/city line. and proceeding
generally westerly along the Swampscott/Salem town/city line to the point of beginning.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect as provided by City Charter
Action Contemplated
Councillor Morsillo Moved adoption for first passage by RCV Yeas Nays Abs
Councillor Morsillo Moved for immediate reconsideration in the hopes it does not prevail
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Petition from National Grid & Verizon to install 1 JO Pole on Lafayette St.
HEARING ORDERED OCTOBER 28, 2021
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Petition from the residents of Chestnut St. to hold a Block Party on October 31, 2021
from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
Councillor Hapworth Moved Granted Voted
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The Following License Applications:
PUBLIC GUIDE Cody McCallister 7 Forrester St., Salem
Shannon Lindlaw 42 Newbern Ave., Medford
Danielle Aldrich 30 Willow St., South Windsor CT
Zach Chechile 5215 Inwood Dr., Woburn
Megan Donoghue 9 English St, Salem
Chris Dowgin PO Box 249, Salem
Grace Cuplin 4 Lowell St., Salem
Elizabeth Unseth 17 May St., Salem
Isabella Bradbury 255 Grapevine Rd., Wenham
TAXI CAB/LIMOS: Salem Taxi 30 Federal St. (3 Liveries)
VEHICLE FOR HIRE
TAXI OPERATORS Roberto Pacheco 26 Mill St., Danvers
Reidy Rosario Gomez 12 Mason St., Salem
Luz Sanchez 117 Congress St., Salem
Anthony Jose Pimentel 34 Prince St., Salem
Welfry Rafael Vicioso Baez 52 Dow St., Salem
Action Contemplated
Councillor Morsillo Moved Granted VOTED
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The Following License Applications:
VEHICLE FOR HIRE
TAXI OPERATORS Tomy J. Sanchez 12 Pope St., Salem
Action Contemplated
Councillor Morsillo Moved Denied Voted
Request from the following Taxi Operator for a Hearing on the denial of their License.
Tomy Sanchez 12 Pope St., Salem
Councillor Morsillo Moved Refer to the Committee on Voted
Ordinances, Licenses & Legal Affairs
To hold an Executive Session
The Following Drainlayer/Contract Operator License Application:
Joseph P. Cardillo & Son, Inc 1 Melvin St., Wakefield
Action Contemplated
Councillor Morsillo Moved Granted Voted
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The Following Claims:
Marilyn Wilson 90 Moffatt Rd
Julia Medina 30 Perkins St
Peter Phelan 1 Gedney Ct.
Action Contemplated
Councillor Morsillo Moved referred to the Comm. on Voted
Ord., Lic. & Legal Affairs
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The Following Bonds:
DRAINLAYERS: Joseph P. Cardillo & Son, Inc 1 Melvin St., Wakefield
Action Contemplated
Councillor Morsillo Moved referred to the Comm. on Voted
Ord., Lic. & Legal Affairs and
Returned approved
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Councillor Flynn
In the year two thousand and twenty-one
An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance relative to Traffic, Stop Sign
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem, as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 42, Section 49, Obedience to Isolated Stop Signs, is hereby amended by
adding the following:
Gables Circle, northwesterly bound traffic on Gables Circle at Puritan Road
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect as provided by City Charter.
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Councillor Flynn
In the year two thousand and twenty-one
An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance relative to Traffic, Parking Prohibited on Certain
Streets
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem, as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 42, Section 51, is hereby amended by adding the following:
Summit Street: westerly side beginning 190 feet southwest of Butler Street, running for
40 feet, No Parking Anytime. From December 1 to March 31.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect as provided by City Charter.
Action Contemplated
Councillor Flynn Moved Adoption for Second Passage by RCV Yea Nay Abs
On the motion of Councillor the meeting adjourned at P.M.
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