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2025-074 · INFRASTRUCTURE · 2025

An Ordinance for the City to create a crosswalk at Merrimack River Condominiums

Requires Amesbury to install a traditional striped crosswalk at or near 31 Merrimack Street to improve pedestrian safety for residents crossing the street between the Merrimack River Condominiums and their parking area. The city will manage design and installation as a safety improvement.

approved NEIGHBORHOODSPECIFIC PROPERTY
  1. STEP 1
    Submitted
    JUN 24 2025
  2. STEP 2 · CURRENT
    Approved
    JUL 22 2025
AI summary · plain-language

The Amesbury City Council orders that the city create a crosswalk at or near 31 Merrimack Street for the purpose of increasing safety for people crossing between the Merrimack River Condominiums housing units on one side of the street and their condominium parking lot on the other. The measure stems from resident requests for a safer pedestrian crossing across Merrimack Street and directs the appropriate city departments to plan and implement a traditional striped crosswalk at the stated location.

Generated by an LLM. Not legal text. Read the official ordinance for binding language.

Key provisions

§1 Construct a traditional striped crosswalk at or near 31 Merrimack Street.
§2 Crosswalk shall improve safety for Merrimack River Condominiums residents crossing Merrimack Street.
§3 The City shall oversee design and installation of the crosswalk through appropriate departments.
§4 Location and implementation to be determined by the City and implemented as part of standard traffic safety improvements.

Discussed at meetings

City CouncilCity Council MeetingJuly 22, 2025
approve2025-074
move to approve 2025-074 as presented with the addition to make appropriate changes to the e-code and general ordinances wherever applicable
MOVED BY COUNCILOR GILDAY · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR RINALDI · VOTE: APPROVED 5-0-1
1:39:02
other2025-074
I move that the City Council discharge the other committees that this item had been referred to, including O&A.
MOVED BY COUNCILOR STANGINELLI · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR HOGUE · VOTE: APPROVED 5-1
1:25:55
City CouncilCity Council MeetingJune 24, 2025
refer2025-074
Refer Order 2025-074 An Order to establish a Crosswalk at Merrimack River Condominiums to O&A and P&D with a second reading set for the July 22, 2025 City Council meeting.
MOVED BY COUNCILOR WHEELER · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR HAGGSTROM · VOTE: REFERRED 8-0