Commission approves $750 for Disability Pride event
Salem Commission on Disabilities approves $750 for Disability Pride Flag raising event. Chair Debra Lobsitz and commissioners voted unanimously June 16 to fund interpreter services for the July 9 ceremony with organizer Lori Stewart.
Commission on Disabilities · Meeting of June 16, 2026
Salem Commission on Disabilities approves $750 for Disability Pride Flag raising event. Chair Debra Lobsitz and commissioners voted unanimously June 16 to fund interpreter services for the July 9 ceremony with organizer Lori Stewart. The Commission also voted unanimously to support a variance request from the Spencer Preservation Group for Dickson Chapel restoration and accessibility improvements.
A third unanimous vote approved conditional support for St. Peter's Church variance requests, pending a site visit by Commissioner Rebecca Christie.
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Source: the Commission on Disabilities meeting of June 16, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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