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Salem City Council talks lessons learned from payroll tax
82% of Salem voters rejected the city’s payroll tax Tuesday night. Salem city councilors address two questions: What is the message from Salem citizens you see in the results? And, how will you act on that understanding?
Residents talk traffic, housing at first south Salem Town Hall
In the first meeting of its kind, south Salem city councilors addressed questions from constituents about affordable housing, codes and city spending.
82% of Salem voters reject city payroll tax
Salem voters have decisively rejected a payroll tax that would have taken 0.814% from paychecks citywide to fund city services, with 30,403 votes counted as of 8 p.m. Tuesday night.
ELECTION RESULTS: Salem payroll tax, Marion County fire levy
Results of the vote on Salem's payroll tax and the Marion County Fire District #1 levy will be updated her shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday.
In reversal, Salem Warming Network will get $800,000 boost from state
The Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency will be able to hire staff to run emergency shelters on freezing nights throughout the winter after six months of pushing for more money.
How to make your vote on the Salem payroll tax count
Election day is Nov. 7, and with less than a week to go, most registered voters in Salem have not cast their ballots. Here’s a guide to election deadlines, dropbox locations and what’s in the voter’s pamphlet.
Cherriots board approves bus stop repairs
With the Salem Area Mass Transit District’s latest approved project, eleven bus stops in Salem will become more accessible with lighting, sidewalk and shelter improvements. The Cherriots board approved the project during its Oct. 26 meeting, along with a budget calendar. They also heard the…
Cuts discussions continue at Salem City Hall
During a work session Wednesday, the Salem City Council didn't seem to favor "extreme" cuts scenarios and considered reductions hitting multiple departments. The discussion came less than two weeks before voters will decide whether to implement a payroll tax to fund city services.
NW Natural gas rates decrease Nov. 1
Regulators on Thursday announced a natural gas rate decrease for NW Natural, which supplies gas for the Salem area. A typical home would pay about $8 less per month.