City of Salem Announces November Street Sweeping Schedule

From: Robert K McCarthy

Councillor Ward One

Subject: City of Salem Announces November Street Sweeping Schedule

City of Salem Announces November Street Sweeping Schedule

Residents should plan to move cars from streets on designated days from Nov. 10 through Nov. 21

SALEM – Mayor Kimberley Driscoll today announced that fall street sweeping will begin on Monday, November 10^th and last until Friday, November 21^st. Residential neighborhood street sweeping will take place on both sides of the street on the same day. Each neighborhood route will be posted with temporary ‘No Parking/Tow Zone’ signs and parking will be prohibited between the hours of 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. 

“We have scheduled this last major city-wide street sweeping effort before the cold weather sets in,” said Mayor Driscoll.

“Resident cooperation is vital to the success of this program,” said John Tomasz, Director of Public Services. “In order for the sweepers to do the best job possible, I would like to ask all residents not to park their cars on the street during their designated sweeping day.”

Neighborhood streets are broken down into two zones. Streets in Zone One will be swept during the week of Monday, November 10^th through Saturday, November 15^th. Sweep days are usually the next day after the regularly scheduled trash day. To find a specific street sweeping date, locate what zone your street is in on the 2014 Residential Street Sweeping Schedule, and match it with the calendar. Monday sweep schedules are for the preceding Friday's trash day.  For example, if you live on Atlantic Street, which has a Friday trash pickup, you are located in Zone One and both sides of the street will be swept on Monday, November 11^th. 

Please note that due to the Tuesday, Veterans Day holiday, street sweeping scheduled for this week will be on a one day delay. For example, if you live in the Point neighborhood, your sweep day will be on Wednesday, November 12^th. If you reside in Common or Bridge St. neighborhood your sweep day will be on Thursday, November 13^th.

Zone Two will be swept from Monday, November 17^th through Friday, November 21^st.  However, please be aware that street sweeping will not take place on Wednesday, November 19^th.  The streets in this sweeping area will be swept at a later date to be announced.

Residents will be able to use entrance corridor streets (Boston St., Bridge St., Essex St. [from Boston St. to Washington St.], Lafayette St. [from Dow St. to Marblehead line], Loring Ave., and North St.) as alternative parking areas on the day of their neighborhood sweep. Once a neighborhood street is swept, residents will be able to move their vehicles back onto their street.  (Please remember that you must adhere to all current parking restrictions on these streets. ALL EXISTING PARKING REGULATIONS ON ANY OF THESE MAIN STREETS MUST BE ADHERED TO OR YOUR VEHICLE WILL BE TICKETED AND/OR TOWED. For example: If there is a parking meter located on any of the above areas, you must pay for parking and adhere to the meter time limits.  Another example: If a portion of the street is posted ‘Resident Sticker Only’, you cannot park there without a resident sticker or if ‘No Parking’ signs are posted on a street, you cannot park there.)

Also, please note that residents of the Point neighborhood, the Common Neighborhood, and the Derby Street neighborhood can park their vehicles in the South Harbor garage free of charge on their designated sweep day. Proof of residency is required.

Certain weather conditions prohibit the use of the street sweepers: during moderate to heavy rainfall and extreme cold temperatures sweepers will not be able to operate. Weather cancellations will be posted on www.salem.com. Residents should avoid piling leaves in the street, as the sweeper will go around large piles.