Salem lawyer threatens lawsuit claiming stormwater, streetlight fees unconstitutional
Salem City Hall, pictured last summer. (Salem Reporter files)
A Salem-based law firm has threatened to sue the city of Salem for charging fees it alleges are unconstitutional to property owners.
James Vick, a partner at Glantz Law Group in downtown Salem, claims the city’s stormwater and streetlight fees charge property owners “beyond” what’s allowed under the Oregon Constitution. He claims to represent multiple property owners.
Such fees help a city maintain infrastructure and services, such…
