Special permit for building reuse survives vote
By Dustin Luca Staff Writer Aug 1, 2019 SALEM — A special permit aimed at redeveloping vacant church and city …
Category Archives: Municipal and Religious Adaptive Reuse Overlay District (MRAROD)
Special Meeting City Council Thursday August 1, 6pm
The proposed zoning ordinance to create a Municipal and Religious Reuse Special Permit (MRRSP) will be discussed. The proposal could …
Proposed Zoning Amendment-June 17,2019
Justin Whittier toFederal Street Neighborhood Association5· Here is the letter regarding the proposed zoning amendment on the docket at tonight’s Joint Public …
At Notch in Salem, governor, local officials push need for zoning overhaul statewide
By Dustin Luca Staff Writer Apr 26, 2019 Ryan McBride SALEM — A proposal that would allow municipal and …
Housing column was ‘offensive’
Letter’s to the Editor Salem News May 6, 2019 To the editor: Boy, no wonder Americans are taking a populist …
Just One Vote – Speaking Truth to Power
Comments taken from Salem4Real Facebook page Kim Driscoll & Charlie Baker signaled that they are just regular folks by drinking …
Boston Globe Article-Mass. lags in push for more housing
By Tim Logan GLOBE STAFF MARCH 16, 2019 As states from coast to coast grapple with high housing costs, some …
Salem zoning deal fails in final vote
By Dustin Luca Staff Writer Mar 14, 2019 SALEM — Five city councilors shot down an overlay zoning ordinance …
FSNA Letter to Councilors
Here is the letter which the board of FSNA has sent to the City Council regarding the MRAROD. Feel free …
Forum explores Salem’s options in face of housing crisis
By Dustin Luca Staff Writer Mar 5, 2019 DUSTIN LUCA/Staff PhotoChristine Madore, a city councilor representing the city’s Ward 2, …