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CITY MEETING: Fire report says new crisis response team frees up resources, reduces emergency room visits
Salem city councilors will get an update on the Salem Fire Department’s new REACH team, which pairs a mental health specialist with medical workers to address nonemergency mental health calls. Councilors will also receive an annual report from Travel Salem, and the latest police crime data.
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Salem Airbnbs could get more expensive as city eyes expanding tourism fee
Dozens of short-term rental operators came out against a city proposal to charge them a fee to fund Travel Salem’s tourism promotion work, submitting written testimony ahead of Monday’s council meeting.
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Salem councilors support law change so they can talk outside of public view
Salem city councilors approved council legislative priorities Monday which include a bill that would change prohibitions within state public meetings law against serial communications.
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CITY MEETING: Salem city councilors approve funding for new opioid treatment program
Excerpt: Salem city councilors on Monday authorized the use of $250,000 in opioid settlement funding for an opioid treatment and recovery program at Redwood Crossings. Councilors also authorized legislative priorities for 2026 and got updated on the deep drawdown of the Detroit Reservoir.
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CITY MEETING: Salem city councilors to consider authorizing new opioid treatment program
Salem city councilors on Monday will consider authorizing the use of $250,000 in opioid settlement funding for an opioid treatment and recovery program at Redwood Crossings. Councilors will also get updated on the deep drawdown of the Detroit Reservoir.
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Salem residents are starting to feel safer, view the city as more livable, survey finds
A survey conducted this month showed overall improvements in residents’ perceptions of safety and livability. The results come after the city began a pilot program in January aimed at improving cleanliness and mitigating issues associated with unsheltered homelessness downtown and in northeast Salem.
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Restructured operations fee could nudge the city’s finances onto a more sustainable path
On Tuesday night, the Salem City Council discussed ways to restructure the city’s operations fee to be fairer, and its potential to generate more revenue. The operations fee is a monthly charge tacked on to utility bills that helps pay for general city services, primarily police and fire.
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Councilors to consider charging usage-based operations fee
Salem city councilors on Monday night will discuss changes to how it implements its monthly operations fee, which pays for city services including police and fire.
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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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