2024-08-14 SRA agenda-REVISED
City Hall Annex • 98 Washington Street • Salem, Massachusetts 01970 • (978) 619-5685
Salem Redevelopment Authority
REVISED
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 – 6:00 pm
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Salem Redevelopment Authority will be held on Wednesday, August
14, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. via remote participation in accordance with Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023.
No in-person attendance of members of the public will be permitted, but the public can listen and or view
this meeting while in progress via the remote participation platform Zoom, through any one of the following
ways:
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558760, or
• Dial toll-free phone number 877-853-5257. When prompted enter meeting ID 825 2248 3838. Those
only dialing in will not have access to the direct video feed of the meeting but can follow along with
the project materials available for download at: SRA Meeting Materials.
Members of the public attending this meeting will be allowed to make comments if they wish to do so,
during the portion of the meeting designated for public comment. If you would like to make a comment,
please use the ‘Raise Hand’ feature; if you are dialing in, please press *9 to raise your hand. The Chair of the
Authority, with the assistance of City Staff, will provide all participants who have raised their hands with an
opportunity to speak.
Roll Call
Executive Director’s Report
City Initiatives
1. 24 New Derby Street: Proposal to install an art supply lending library on Artists’ Row
2. 32 Derby Square: Amendment to Small Project Review: Proposal to separate the approved Old Town Hall
preservation project into phases with Phase 1 to include the exterior preservation and accessibility improvements
and the review of full design drawings for this phase
Projects in the Urban Renewal Area
1. 231 Essex Street: Small Project Review: Review of proposed changes to the replacement bay window
2. 120 Washington Street: Outdoor Dining – Review of proposed outdoor dining for The Gyro Spot, request to
withdraw application
Christopher Dunn
Christine Madore
Grace Napolitano
Cynthia Nina-Soto
Dean Rubin
3. 177 Essex Street: Small Project Review – Review of proposed facade painting
4. 301 Essex Street: Final Design Review – Review of proposal to erect a three and one-half story addition above the
existing building (known as Jerry’s Army & Navy Store) with twenty (20) residential units and twelve (12) onsite
parking spaces and located inside the building at the first-floor rear with retail space fronting on Essex Street.
There will be eight (8) parking spaces provided offsite.
New/Old Business
1. Redevelopment of the Historic Courthouses and the Crescent Lot: Update on Project Status
2. SRA Financials
3. Other
Approval of Minutes
1. July 10, 2024
Upcoming Meetings
1. DRB: August 28
2. SRA: September 11 (Regular and Annual Meetings)
Adjournment
Adjournment of Meeting
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