Vanessa Nordkye runs uncontested for Salem City Council Ward 7 | #citycouncil
This is part of a series of stories on the candidates running in the May 21 primary election. Ballots will be mailed to voters May 1. With no challenger qualifying for the May 21 primary election, incumbent City Councilor Vanessa Nordyke is set to return to the Salem City Council for her second official term. […]
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Hoy vs. Hoy in the race to be Salem’s next mayor
This is part of a series of stories on the candidates running in the May 21 primary election. Ballots will be mailed to voters May 1. The Salem mayoral race pits an incumbent mayor against a sitting city councilor and is drawing record-breaking campaign dollars. Mayor Chris Hoy is running against Ward 6 Councilor Julie […]
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Salem City Council considers tax exemption for apartments | #citycouncil
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The Salem City Council will vote Monday on giving a 10-year property tax exemption for an apartment complex planned for downtown. The complex will be built at the site of the former city hall, now a parking lot at 277 High St. NE. News of the project by Deacon Development, the developers involved in the […]
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Salem Mayor Chris Hoy talks homeless crisis, budget deficit
Homelessness, housing and the city’s projected budget deficit headlined Salem Mayor Chris Hoy’s second annual State of the City address Wednesday. Hoy also pointed to the launch of commercial passenger air service at the Salem Airport, new commercial, industrial and housing developments throughout the city, and investments in downtown such as the Cannery development, Holman […]
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Salem City Council to consider ambulance service contract | #citycouncil
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The Salem City Council will vote Monday on whether to discontinue the practice of subcontracting for ambulance services and designate the Salem Fire Department as the exclusive ambulance service provider. For the past two decades, the city has relied on contracted private ambulance services. The decision to outsource services was made in 2005, driven by […]
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Salem councilors consider cutting 33 vacant positions | #citycouncil
Salem City Council will hold a public hearing Monday and vote on whether to amend the 2024 budget and eliminate 33 vacant positions. The changes are needed due to a budget deficit. With the failure of the payroll tax measure, the city must amend the budget as staff continue to find other sources of revenue. […]
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Salem City Council to reconvene for first 2024 meeting | #citycouncil
The Salem City Council kicks off the new year Monday with the first council meeting of 2024. Much of the agenda will deal with the nuts and bolts of council business — appointments to the Citizen Advisory Traffic Committee, Community Police Review Board, Downtown Advisory Board, Salem Public Library Advisory Board, Salem Human Rights Commission, […]
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