Salem Common Neighborhood Association Board Meeting

8/27/24 at 7pm, in person @ 6 Brown St.

Chair Positions

Old Business: Micah and Gabe

Traffic Calming and Upgrades Update: Gabe and Micah
- Discussion starting about Williams St. traffic calming
- Speed Bumps/Stanchions and Flashing signs for playground
- Paving Washington Square (particularly WSN/WSE)
- Winter/WSN need more indication for Red light/crosswalk. Micah reached out to CWF

Block Party: Was a great success! What would we change/do differently next year and what worked well?
- Location was great, visibility with neighborhood. Dog and children sections separate? Great turnout, spend more time with announcements/plugging
Movie Nights and Ice Scream Bowl Participation-popcorn and candy dilemmas
- go back to every week Mid July-Mid Aug with 2 rain dates at the end. Try to keep moves to 2 hours, last movie known to be geared to teens.

Common Issues: Jennifer and Jenn

Gravel: Aggregate industries no longer in business. How to get the dust path repaved? (Dust path recreational, paved paths are commuter)
Paving/Patching WSN/WSE/Pleasant: Open work order for the pothole, filled by ward, will find out when they’re doing potholes next. Will find out when/if a full paving schedule has been made for that corner.
Signs on waste bins: Updated-Thanks Dennis
Lamp heads: 3 Luminaires repaired temporarily, 4 others will try to be salvaged. Long term replacements needed.
New bench, corner of WSE by playground

SCNA Events: Milo (Acting Lead)

Lawn Party September 14th: Need people to staff the membership tent and also move the dance floor. Milo will send out signups soon and reach out to the Bertram house about cookies/water. Jane will post to Patch.
Yard Sale September 28th: in conjunction with Creative Collective. Subsidize 20 vendors for sale and CC will pay us the registration fee. Make more fence finial decals to sell.
October Fun Fest: Jeremy is waiting for SCNA to give application packet for City Council. Micah has sent milo letter, Milo will put together and send
Possibly consider Brass Band and Second Line parade around the common or Essex Street. Mardis Gras on 3/4/2025

Treasury Report: Jane

Current Account Status: all accounts healthy
- Upcoming Expenses: Annie and the Fur Trappers, The Shed, Holiday Concert

Other Board Member updates

New Business: Micah

Website Updates: Kristen can no longer help due to personal reasons. Milo will take lead on converting Kristen’s presentation to the website.
Membership Drive: Lots of postcards handed out. Do we want to do a mailer/door hanger?
NIAC moved to September
Planning for Common Decorating and Christmas Concert

Ongoing

Bandstand will be part of Phase 2 City initiative, flower beds and electric. Stakeholder meeting being planned.
Adult recreation area

NEXT MEETING September 25th 7PM @ board member’s house or Hawthorne Hotel