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City Council committees hear departmental FY27 budget requests and capital plans

City Council hears $4.1 million Public Services, $10.5 million capital budgets. The Committee on Administration and Finance and Committee of the Whole met jointly on June 3 to hear departmental presentations on Fiscal Year 2027 budgets. Public Services Director Ray Jodoin presented an operating

Committee reviews bike master plan, pursues bikeshare expansion

Bicycling committee plans bikeshare expansion and reviews master plan after eight years. The committee discussed reviewing its 2018 Bike Master Plan with focus on alignment with community values including safety, accessibility, and reducing car dependence. Senior Planner Tom Devine reported the

Salem Conservation Commission Approves $4,000 Beaver Pipe Fix, Schedules Land Hearing

SALEM -- June 3, 2026, Salem Conservation Commission votes 7-0 to address beaver flooding with $4,000 pipe installation. The commission, chaired by Georgia Brust and staffed by Community Development Project Manager Creighton Brubaker, approved two water-control pipes at a beaver dam site near Bluff Street after rejecting any

Council Unanimously Approves FY27 Budgets Across Multiple Departments

City Council approves $1.6 million in FY27 budgets. The Administration and Finance Committee unanimously approved operating budgets for Sustainability and Resiliency ($294,927), Conservation Commission ($39,460), Planning Board ($40,563), Planning Department ($888,391), Marketing and Tourism

Salem School Committee opens public hearing on Sarah Parker Remond innovation plan

The Salem School Committee unanimously opened and closed a public hearing on the Innovation Plan for Sarah Parker Remond School with no public comment on June 1, Vice Chair Beth Anne Cornell presiding. Five of seven committee members attended; Mayor Dominick Pangallo and Mary Manning were absent.