A 2021 aerial photo of the property the Salem City Council voted April 25 to approve for a planned subdivision at Robins Lane Southeast. (Courtesy/City of Salem) The Salem City Council on Monday is set to make a final order approving a plan by a developer to build 178 single-family[Read More…]
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Salem’s mayoral candidates agree on key issues during debate
Mayoral candidates Chane Griggs, left, and Chris Hoy speak at a debate during a Salem City Club meeting on Friday, April 1. (Screenshot) Salem’s two mayoral candidates largely saw eye to eye on the city’s most urgent issues in a debate during Friday’s Salem City Club meeting, though each said[Read More…]
Salem City Council approves new subdivision proposal on historic Meyer Farm
The proposed subdivision is on a 29-acre property at 4540 Pringle Rd. S.E. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) The Salem City Council on Monday narrowly approved a scaled-back plan by a developer to build over 100 single family lots on the historic Meyer Farm property in south Salem. The council voted 4-3[Read More…]
Salem Civic Center nominated for National Register of Historic Places
Salem’s Civic Center, which houses City Hall, the library and other city offices, is being nominated for a listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the America’s historic places worthy of preservation but doesn’t put restrictions on what[Read More…]
Salem City Council to see fresh faces as newcomers run for four seats, three vie for mayor
The Salem City Council will see a slew of new faces come 2023. No incumbent councilor filed for re-election, leaving four council positions open. The mayor’s post also is up for election. The last day for candidates to file was Tuesday. The change could shift the political makeup of the[Read More…]
Federal grant will help renovate new, free preschool in west Salem
Student desks at the preschool program for Salem-Keizer Coalition for Equality’s Preescolar Aprendiendo Avanzamos on Thursday, April 8, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) More families in west Salem will be able to access preschool starting this fall once Community Action Head Start moves into a new facility. The city of Salem[Read More…]
PHOTOS: City of Salem clears out homeless camp at Marion Square Park
Derrick Hart organizes his possessions as he prepares to move them out of Marion Square Park during the eviction of a homeless encampment at the park on Thursday, Mar. 3, 2022. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Crews of city workers, police and public works staff were at Marion Square Park Thursday morning,[Read More…]
Salem City Council denies proposed subdivision on historic farm citing concerns about tree removal
The proposed subdivision is on a 29-acre property at 4540 Pringle Rd. S.E. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) The Salem City Council denied an application by a developer to build 139 single family lots on the historic Meyer Farm in south Salem. In a 5-2 vote, the council voted in favor of[Read More…]
City Council lays out what they’d like to see in Salem’s next city manager
Salem City Hall. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem’s city councilors would the city’s next manager to have experience with community engagement and be bilingual in Spanish, according to feedback given to a recruiter during a special city council meeting Tuesday. Councilors spent an hour discussing a candidate profile that listed the qualifications[Read More…]
Unpermitted Oregon white oak cutting cost owners, developer $2,000 per tree in fines, city documents show
Trees cut down on a property in south Salem that led to an investigation by the city of Salem. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) An out-of-state property owner, Salem developer and local tree service were fined $2,000 a pop for Oregon white oaks that were cut down on southeast Salem properties in[Read More…]