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Save Salem's Historic Brick Sidewalks!

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Tom Frary
3 years ago

Historic Salem without brick sidewalks would be like Christmas without Pines and Spruces.

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Patricia McCosco
3 years ago

The walks desperately need repair.

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David Sullivan
3 years ago

Please please please

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Frances Flaherty
3 years ago

Our historic preservation is essential to salem s history and beauty!!

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Morris Schopf
3 years ago

Perhaps some of the thousands of dollars being spent on excessive street graffiti in support of bicycle safety and traffic calming could b e better spent repairing and resetting the brick sidewalks. If there is money for stupid excessive street painting then there must be money for brick sidewalks.

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Justin Whittier
3 years ago

Bricks are an integral feature of Salem's historic character.

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Danielle Hanrahan
3 years ago Featured

Brick is the historically appropriate material for sidewalks in the historic districts of Salem. In addition to being aesthetically pleasing, brick is the correct choice for environmental reasons because it is permeable, unlike asphalt and concrete.

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Elaine Wintman
3 years ago

Bricks are a longterm investment and appropriate for our town (as well as being beautiful).

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Leanne Schild
3 years ago

Combined brick and paved sidewalks are possible all over Europe therefore should be in historic Salem too

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Alexa Ogno
3 years ago

*PROPERLY MAINTAINED*

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James Daly
3 years ago

Please and thank you.

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christopher Sallah
3 years ago

Keep existing bricks and repair and replace rest of downtown with bricks!

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Suzanna Levune
3 years ago

Agree 100%

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Tim Jenkins
3 years ago

Once the initial investment is made in a brick sidewalk, it is relatively easy and inexpensive to maintain, unlike asphalt and concrete , which are not as “green” nor as durable. Aesthetically brick sidewalks make our city beautiful and once they are made safe again, everyone will appreciate them.