Oregon cities want leeway on homeless camps, hotel taxes
Good morning, Salem.
The city is rolling out a new utility billing software today. You'll now be able to pay for water and sewer using Paypal, Venmo, Apple Pay and Google Pay, among other options.
If your bill was on autopay, the information won't transfer over. You'll need to set up a profile in the new system to keep your bill on autopay. More information will be emailed to residents at the email address on file with their account, the city said. The city has information on its website about the shift here.
Here's some of today's news. Read all our latest coverage anytime on our website.
Salem police said what started as a peaceful protest Saturday against national immigration enforcement resulted in participants driving dangerously and throwing bottles and cans at police cars at the intersection…
Salem police using drones, police dogs and a SWAT team on Saturday, Feb. 1, found a gunman with a child he had abducted hiding in a northeast Salem neighborhood. The…
Oregon’s cities will push the state Legislature to give them more money for roads, water and sewers, more power to remove homeless camps and more flexibility to spend hotel tax…
Salem City Councilors voted unanimously Monday to raise medical waste collection rates after the Brooks garbage incinerator stopped taking Marion County’s trash.
The Oregon Department of Transportation found that a new requirement to negotiate labor contracts for state highways will be costly and disproportionately hit rural Oregon.
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