Committee recommends Thompson appointment, Martin reappointment to CPC
City Council committee backs Thompson as CPC appointee, Martin for reappointment. The Committee on Government Services unanimously recommended Annie Thompson, Director of Finance and Administration at a state economic development agency, as the city's Community Preservation Committee representative
City Council · Meeting of July 9, 2026
SALEM — City Council committee backs Thompson as CPC appointee, Martin for reappointment. The Committee on Government Services unanimously recommended Annie Thompson, Director of Finance and Administration at a state economic development agency, as the city's Community Preservation Committee representative for one year subject to full council approval. In a separate unanimous 5-0 vote, the committee recommended reappointing Kate Martin for two years.
The committee reviewed three candidates: construction manager Bruce Baisch, landscape architect and historic preservation specialist Christopher Patrick Drosner Patzke, and Thompson.
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Source: the City Council meeting of July 9, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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