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Proposed Salem Public Library cuts may be avoided by mayor’s motion
Salem’s proposed budget — which includes eliminating jobs at the library and completely closing the West Salem library branch — drew the ire of about 50 protesters, and garnered a packed council room and nearly 200 pages of written testimony for Wednesday’s budget committee meeting. A motion made by Mayor Chris Hoy during the evening […]
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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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