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City blocks off portion of Bush’s Pasture Park lot due to car camping
A portion of the parking lot alongside Southeast Leffelle Street on the park’s southeast edge will be blocked off through March due to car camping and abandoned vehicles.
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COLUMN: Don’t pay too high a premium for Medicare Part B
Jim Sellers, former Oregon journalist and state agency employee, writes a regular column to help thousands in Salem deal with the confusing world of Medicare and federal benefits. He's available to answer your questions.
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CITY MEETING: Council moves forward with renter protections, repeals business parking tax
Salem city councilors unanimously voted to have city staff research implementing new protections for local renters, and to repeal a parking tax on downtown business during its meeting on Monday, Feb. 9.
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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS: What’s happening across Salem in February
Planning is kicking off for the Englewood Forest Festival, and other neighborhood associations are organizing park clean ups, peace walks and community events in the coming months.
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Council votes 7-2 to authorize $200,000 fund, partly to support families impacted by ICE
Mayor Julie Hoy joined Council President Linda Nishioka and Councilors Micki Varney, Vanessa Nordyke, Irvin Brown, Mai Vang and Paul Tigan in voting for a social services fund to help vulnerable community members.
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City, mayor say governor’s office never asked Salem leaders to sign immigration letter
In a Facebook post early Monday, Salem Mayor Julie Hoy said an invitation to sign a letter from the governor’s office asking for a temporary end to federal immigration enforcement was never sent to her or the city of Salem. The city confirmed Monday that the governor’s office never reached out about the letter.
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CITY MEETING: Council to consider renter protections, repeal of business parking tax Monday
Salem city councilors will consider implementing new protections for local renters, and the repeal of a parking tax on downtown business during its meeting on Monday. The council will also get an update on activities in line with the city’s recent emergency declaration related to immigration enforcement.
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Lively Station brings a second location to Willamette Heritage Center
Lively Station will expand to the Willamette Heritage Center following the departure of Taproot Old Mill Cafe. The restaurant, set to open this spring, will bring healthy lunch options to the downtown area.
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Council to consider $200k social services fund, in part for families impacted by ICE
Funding for a one-time social services pilot program would come from salary savings on vacant positions at the airport and in the city manager’s office. It would be available for vulnerable community members including those impacted by federal immigration enforcement.
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