School Committee will decide Lynn business parking dispute

LYNN – The School Committee rather than the City Council must vote on whether to allow an Everett gourmet food shipping company to park its trucks on the former Ford School annex at 100 Bennett St.
The land abuts the building where Seacrest Foods International plans to relocate next month.
Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy vetoed the Oct. 19 City Council vote that gave Seacrest Foods permission to park commercial vehicles on the property. The mayor argued the City Council was not empowered to vote on the issue because it remained unclear who owns the property at 100 Bennett St.
City Council President Timothy Phelan said he verbally discussed the matter with City Solicitor Michael Barry and was advised the City Council could vote because the land was under city control. The mayor challenged Phelan on that point, contending any legal opinion must be in writing.
In a Nov. 10 letter to the mayor, Barry conceded that the land at 100 Bennett St. is School Department property.
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