Wilson v. City of Salem

BY JUDGE CLIFFORD R. WECKSTEIN

This is a suit to enjoin the City of Salem from erecting a “2.5 million gallon, multi-million dollar water storage tank towering some 130 feet in height, which it has identified as the ‘Kime Lane Water Main and Elevated Tank’ ” (Amended Bill of Complaint, 12) on property that it owns, which is a portion of a tract known as the “Elizabeth Campus.” The evidence demonstrates that, weather permitting, on Tuesday, November 23, unless the City is enjoined from proceeding, large amounts of concrete will be “placed” (i.e., poured) for the project, forever altering the…