City Council approves five-year capital plan, municipal bond orders, rent-stabilization resolution
Salem City Council backs FY27 capital plans and endorses rent-stabilization legislation. The body voted unanimously on second passage to approve two bond orders totaling $15.5 million, one for a $7.862 million General Fund CIP and another for $7.660 million in Water and Sewer CIP improvements.
City Council · Meeting of June 25, 2026
Salem City Council backs FY27 capital plans and endorses rent-stabilization legislation. The body voted unanimously on second passage to approve two bond orders totaling $15.5 million, one for a $7.862 million General Fund CIP and another for $7.660 million in Water and Sewer CIP improvements. Council President Alice Rose Merkl presided as the Council voted by roll call to adopt a resolution urging the Massachusetts Legislature to enable rent-stabilization policies, citing Salem's 34.8 percent rent increase since 2020 and a finding that roughly half of renter households are cost-burdened.
The Council also directed the Committee of the Whole to review municipal rules and standing committees to align procedures with Council responsibilities.
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Source: the City Council meeting of June 25, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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