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Why wouldn't a tourist park on my street? Tickets are only $15 a day - a lot cheaper than the parking garage. A car from Maryland now has two $15 tickets and after two days is going nowhere. Why isn't the City issuing more expensive tickets during October? There is no incentive for these tourists to park in a City garage. Please rectify this situation. Otherwise the posting of the orange resident only parking is a complete waste of time.
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JOHN WALKER (Registered User)
HannahDee (Registered User)
Chuckie (Registered User)
Diane (Registered User)
Miz Adele M (Registered User)
JOHN WALKER (Registered User)
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CB (Registered User)
Amen to all the above.
The signs we had to keep asking to get posted are useless if a non-resident parking ban is:
(a) not enforced
(b) get a $15. 'slap on the wrist'
(c) get more than 1 ticket but are not towed
(d) can pay less than in a garage or lot
-- Let's not offend the tourists. --
The orange signs are a placebo to 'keep the residents happy'. Yes! tourists do 'own' Salem.
Residents are not asked if they want Salem to be a 6 months of the year 'hub' for tourists.
What happened to the city Salem used to be? It's charm & 'community' has gone by the wayside in the pursuit of the tourists' almighty dollar. We've been reduced to principally being a downtown of boutique shops & restaurants.
And, in addition, our schools still have serious problems, homelessness continues to grow, etc -- yet, it's all about being the 'premier destination' on the North Shore. Is that 'all' Salem is about?!
Our neighboring communities & Cape Ann have escaped this scourge & remain 'real communities' of 'residents' 1st.
The question is: Will the residents of Salem continue to let this happen?
WHO comes 1st in this city?
We're hearing these same concerns from people of all ages.
Chris - Osgood St (Registered User)
Chuckie (Registered User)
Salem is a fantastic place to live, work, play. As an older citizen, I feel perfectly safe walking anywhere, any time. For that, I thank the current administration. I agree that more enforcement of parking "bans" should be done, fines doubled, etc.
CB (Registered User)
What about the residents & the community that was Salem?
john (Registered User)
CB (Registered User)
It's where & what Salem is now, sad to say.
JOHN WALKER (Registered User)
Miz Adele M (Registered User)
CB (Registered User)
Lex (Registered User)
SalemFYI (Registered User)
HerbertRes (Registered User)
john (Registered User)
Mark Kilczewski (Registered User)
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Chris - Osgood St (Registered User)
Seems today the Mayor has finally spoken, now just email parking@salem.com and all your wishes will be granted. Also, fines are $40 on October weekends according to the email.
If it's anything like snow@salem.com then I expect nothing will happen.
Jane Tricomi (Registered User)
Diane (Registered User)
CB (Registered User)
Glad to know there are many others in Salem, who are tired of this lack of interest & action, in what the city's residents (rather than tourists) think & need for our community.
CB (Registered User)
If Salem continues on the path it is currently following, residents may as well kiss goodbye what may be left of a real 'community'.
All the tourists may like a 'boutiques' city, but those of us who live here are tired fo Salem's tourist gentrification.
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