Northside Recycling, Inc. v. City Council of Salem

The plaintiff Northside Recycling, Inc. (Northside) sued the city of Salem and its mayor and city council (collectively, the city) in a dispute over Northside's failed attempt to purchase a city-owned solid waste transfer station. A Superior Court judge, concluding that the city had not entered any contract to sell the property, ordered summary judgment for the city, and Northside appealed. We agree with the judge and therefore affirm.

Background. The following facts were undisputed. For some time prior to 2007, Northside had leased and operated a transfer station on a 9.2 acre parcel of…