Salem Common Neighborhood Association Board Meeting
Board Members
- President – Micah Hapworth
- Vice President – Anna Mayorskiy
- Treasurer – Jen Hagar
- Corresponding Secretary – Jordan Santiago
- Recording Secretary – Milo Martinez
- President Emeritus – Dennis Maroney
Chair Positions
- Finance Chair – Jane Carroll
- Common Issues Chair – Jennifer MacGregor
- Events Chair – Jordan Santiago
- Membership Chair – Ryan Guilmartin
Welcome ANNA our New Vice President!
Special Guests: Darleen Melis-Tree Commission Chair, Susie Moulton-Friends of Salem Common to discuss installing new trees on the Common.
Unrelated news to trees: State is funding 100K to have new lantern heads to be made.
SCNA is considering funding the planting of 1 or 2 trees every year on the Common. This is to promote a long lasting age diverse canopy on the common that will be more time resilient for the community.
Tree commission and FoSC suggest instead doing a minimum of 25 trees at a time for a bigger impact. 37 trees planted in 2022 cost a total of $87K including watering. Suggest to hire a landscape architect to form a long term plan to phase in over time.
Old Business:
- Fun Fest Ongoing – good weather first weekend, hoping for the same for weekend 2
- Website-Update – milo needs to restore a backup to extract the old minutes.
- Mayor’s Night Out
- Low visibility, maybe get in earlier so we’re on the image map. Consider a different location, perhaps on the corner by Hawthorne Hotel.
- Update on Holiday Decorating Order
- Jane – coordinating with Tina Jordan and the nursery for the green. Drop off likely at 1 Forrester lawn
Board/Chair Reports:
Common Issues: Jennifer MacGregor
- Some benches have been moved around to be less haphazard, and one moved down from the bandstand
- Safety Issues – communicated to the SPD about the permiter concerns on the Common
Treasurer: Jen Hagar
- Income from Lawn Party Vendors and new Business Members
- Expenses – Christmas Concert, mailers, block party supplies
Membership Report: Ryan Guilmartin
- Mailer Update-postcards ordered, arriving next week. Need to be counted, bound and mailed.
Communication Report: Jordan
- November Newsletter-Share about Holiday Decorating, Holiday Concert
SCNA Events: Jordan Santiago
- Holiday Common Decorating-Sunday, November 30th
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- The website shows this date as the 29th just FYI. I wanted to confirm the correct date before reaching out to Jason.
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- SCNA Holiday Concert-Sunday, December 14th-Updates on Contract and Venue
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- Contract received by MVCB, will sign and send back
- Will contact the Playhouse board for more info on location, if not then will go with Tabernacle Church
- Micah will start to make Ad so it’s ready to submit to CiS
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- NYE Toast on the Common – will plan later
New Business: Micah
- Community Message Board – Preferred vendor will not ship to US. Second choice quote came in at $3K, will send out specs to board and potentially move on to location selection and applying to P&R Commission
Looking Ahead:
- Anyone you would like to hear speak at one of our Board Meetings? Thinking Chief Miller for post-Halloween season meeting?
- SCNA February Brunch