Salisbury Town Notebook
The Christmas tree soon to be lighted on Salisbury Green was donated by Salisbury Police Department's veteran sergeant, Kevin Sullivan, according to Public Works Director Don Levesque.
The DPW put the tree up on Thursday, and the official lighting ceremony will be on Sunday, Nov. 29 at 6 p.m. Salisbury Elementary School's Advanced Band and Choir will perform at the event, and it's rumored Santa Claus could be dropping in as a special favor, escorted to the site by Salisbury's Fire Department.
Prior to the tree lighting, Salisbury's Historical Society will again host an open house from 3 to 6 p.m. at its Parson's House Museum, located across from Salisbury Library. Musical entertainment will be featured this year, and visitors can also enjoy a tour of the museum and refreshments before walking over to the tree lighting. The society is also holding a 50/50 raffle at the open house, where tickets can be purchased.
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Tonight's selectmen's meeting will include the annual tax classification hearing when the town's tax rate will be discussed, according to Town Manager Neil Harrington.
Harrington said due to the falling values of real estate, the town's tax rate will be going up, but not by a large amount.
The selectmen's meeting is at 7 p.m. at Town Hall and is broadcast live on Salisbury's cable access channel.
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On Saturday, Nov. 28, Salisbury Coastal Trails will be having a morning cleanup along the Salisbury Point Ghost Trail. Work will include blowing and raking leaves off the trail, clearing deadwood and mowing trail edges.
Volunteers are needed and urged to bring gloves and a leaf rake. Portable leaf blowers would also be welcome.
The group will meet at Lion's Park at 9 a.m. and should be finished by noon. Coffee and doughnuts will be provided.
Rain date is Sunday, Nov. 29, same time and place.
Salisbury Coastal Trails will also be meeting in the Colchester Room in Town Hall on Thursday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. The discussion will concern a proposed maintenance plan for the trails, planning directional signs for the trails.
Also on the agenda is the May 23 grand opening of the Old Eastern Marsh Trail in Salisbury, the Clipper City Rail Trail in Newburyport and the extension of Newburyport's Harborwalk to Cashman Park.
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The Salisbury Department of Health will hold four workshops for rental property owners concerning the new housing regulations and the certificate of habitability required for all town rental units.
The workshops will be held from 8 to 9:30 a.m. and 2 to 3:30 p.m. on both Tuesday, Dec. 1 and Thursday, Dec. 3. The meetings will take place at in the second-floor auditorium in Town Hall.
Salisbury adopted new housing regulations requiring all rental/lease housing units to be inspected and have certificates of habitability. Under the regulations, all rental/lease housing units must conform to the state's sanitary code in order to receive a certificate.
To inform and educated landlords of all the requirements of the new regulations, the town is holding the workshops.
For more information, contact the health department at 978-462-3430.
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The Salisbury Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Holiday Gathering on Thursday, Dec. 10 at Tupelo Music Hall, located at 4 Ocean Front North at Salisbury Beach.
For more information, call the chamber at 978-465-3581.
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Angeljean Chiaramida covers Salisbury for The Daily News. She can be reached via e-mail at achiaramida@newburyportnews.com or at 978-462-6666, ext. 3271.
