Salem Zoning Board rejected data center permit appeal at Shetland Park. The board unanimously denied Prime Group Shetland Park's petition to reinstate a revoked building permit for an expanded low-latency inference computing facility on a 0-5 vote, determining the use does not qualify as permitted
Salem Historical Commission clears three North River buildings for demolition.
Salem City Council refers living wage ordinance back with discharge recommendation. The Committee on Ordinances, Licenses and Legal Affairs, co-posted with the Committee of the Whole, voted 3 to 1 on September 16 to refer Councillor Kyle Alexander Davis's proposed ordinance back to the full council
The Salem Tree Commission discussed plans for a 12-year stewardship program at Salem Common with over $140,000 in identified funding sources.
Salem City Council voted 8-2 to change the city seal, responding to complaints about its 187-year-old imagery. Council President Alice Rose Merkl supported the Seal Task Force recommendation to remove the Spice Islands trader figure, which the Asian American and Pacific Islander community said
Salem City Council votes to advance data center ban and parking-minimum repeal for two-family homes. At a joint Planning Board hearing on September 9, the Council voted 10-0 to refer both Ordinance #385, prohibiting all data centers citywide, and Ordinance #387, eliminating parking minimums for
Salem Zoning Board approves four residential relief permits in September session. Chair Nina Vyedin led the board in unanimously approving special permits for residential additions at three properties and a variance for a residential subdivision, with all four petitions passing four to zero. The
Salem Redevelopment Authority approves four downtown projects, announces Courthouse complex closure. The board unanimously approved the Salem Inn expansion at 11 Summer Street, an ADA-accessible ramp at 14 New Derby Street, and signage projects at 192 Essex Street and the Peabody Essex Museum.
Salem seeks Planning Board guidance on data center prohibition and parking minimums. Mayor Dominic Pangallo presented a comprehensive data center prohibition across all zoning districts, citing environmental legacies and infrastructure impacts of large facilities. Separately, the city referred a
Design Review Board and SRA present Lappin Park redesign to community concerns about visibility and shade. Consultants presented a 95-percent-complete design featuring ADA-accessible circulation, tree replacement, and stormwater management. DRB Member Catherine Miller requested a detailed grading
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