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LIVE BLOG: Follow the Town Hall on city payroll tax
Salem Reporter’s Town Hall on Taxes on Wednesday at the Elsinore Theatre digs into a single question on the November ballot: should the city impose a new income tax on wage-earners and those self-employed to fund “community safety services?”
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS: What’s happening around Salem in October
Salem's neighborhood associations bring you the latest about events and issues of concern. This month: a fence comes to life, Highland's Halloween contest and several chances to improve local parks.
Town Hall on Wednesday puts spotlight on cases for, against Salem payroll tax
Voters in Salem will get ballots next week that include a measure on the city's new payroll tax. The measure could repeal the tax before it can take effect. A public Town Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 11, provides the pros and cons.
PHOTOS: Salem unveils new $39 million public works building
The new 50,000 square foot building brings Public Works staff out of a 1950s-era building and into an earthquake-safe space.
With fanfare, Salem’s first commercial flight in over a decade takes off for Vegas
A jet full of travelers and local dignitaries departed Salem Municipal Airport on Avelo Airlines Flight 220 Thursday morning following a years-long effort to return commercial air service to the city.
COLUMN: More job training needed to raise Oregon workforce participation
The share of Oregonians either working or looking for work is back to pre-pandemic levels, but remains low. Columnist Pamela Ferrara breaks down what the numbers mean.
UPDATE: Cherriots board approves 2% raise for general manager
Cherriots’ board approved an update to its equity guidelines and a raise for General Manager Allan Pollock during its Sept. 28 meeting.
Here’s how Salem officials calculated how much tax they’d raise from workers
Voters will decide in November whether the city of Salem can implement a tax to keep police, fire, libraries and homeless services running. City projections show the tax would bring in about $28 million a year — but that’s an estimate based on limited data.
READER SURVEY: Most Salemites willing to pay more taxes, want cuts to vacant city jobs
Over 400 people responded to Salem Reporter’s survey, sharing their concerns about the community and what they would do to address the city’s budget issues.