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CITY MEETING: Councilors approve $1.5 million from infrastructure bond for civic center electrical upgrades
Salem City Councilors voted unanimously to approve $1.5 million to upgrade the electrical system in the Salem Civic Center. The upgrades will be paid for using unassigned resources from the $300 million Salem Safety and Livability Bond approved by voters in 2022.
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CITY MEETING: Councilors to consider $1.5 million from infrastructure bond for civic center electrical upgrades
Salem City Councilors will vote on whether to approve $1.5 million to upgrade the electrical system in the Salem Civic Center. The upgrades would be paid for using unassigned resources from the $300 million Salem Safety and Livability Bond approved by voters in 2022. They’ll also hear an update on the new social services fund for supporting vulnerable community members.
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Proposed VA cemetery development near Salem draws pushback from politicians, neighbors
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs officials touched down in Salem Thursday, April 30, to host two meetings about their proposal to establish a new cemetery 10 miles southeast of downtown.
At 7, she helped save Salem’s library. She’s just getting started
Salem third-grader Zoey Harper’s public speaking skills were instrumental to the effort to pass a tax measure that prevented deep library cuts in 2025. Now, she’s hosted a candidate forum and posed questions to elected officials. She has no plans of slowing down.
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Nearly 100 local measures on primary ballots across Oregon, many to fund struggling fire districts
Voters in almost every Oregon county will decide in May whether to raise property taxes to fund schools, libraries, parks and fire departments.
This lesser-known program could keep Oregonians on SNAP, but there aren’t enough slots
People participating in Oregon's Workfare Program aren’t paid but gain experience while meeting SNAP work requirements.
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Keizer council calls for police fee hikes in July, January
Keizer homeowners would pay $10.62 a month to fund the city's police department under a plan unanimously supported by city councilors.
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Oregon faces longer fire season due to historic heat, drought, fire experts warn
Oregonians need to be proactive about protecting themselves and their properties from wildfire and behave far more cautiously when starting campfires or burning debris than in recent years, state fire officials advised.
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Xicha Brewing says Oregon GOP candidate scheduled campaign event without permission
Rep. Ed Diehl, a Scio Republican vying for his party’s gubernatorial nomination in the primary, was advertising a separate Cinco de Mayo-themed campaign event at Xicha Brewing alongside Dan Farrington, a Republican running to represent Oregon’s 17th House District. The event has been moved to a nearby location.
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