Salem councilors favoring new revenue for climate action plan

(Caleb Wolf / Special to Salem Reporter)

Salem Councilor Chris Hoy stood in his yard last week, in the 80-degree heat, frustrated by budgets.

It was May 9, the day after the Salem Budget Committee recommended a budget for the next fiscal year that did not include money for a climate action plan. He still hopes to change that before the budget is finalized.

“We’re the only major city in the state that doesn’t have…