Salem parks secure $3.7 million in FY27 budgets. The City Council Committee on Administration and Finance unanimously recommended operating budgets for seven facilities including the Witch House, drawing 97,000 annual visitors with a proposed $5 ticket surcharge for high school funding; the Council
Salem Council committee unanimously backs ranked choice voting petition. The Government Services Committee, meeting jointly with the Committee of the Whole, voted 5-0 to adopt amendments and recommend advancing a Home Rule Petition with proportional ranked choice voting language. The revision was
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
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 City Council approves FY27 budgets totaling $16.6 million for key departments. The Committee on Administration and Finance unanimously approved budgets on June 1, including $11.9 million for the Fire Department, $1.85 million for Traffic and Parking, $1.05 million for Electrical, and $1.02
Salem City Council appropriates $124,943 to extend Skipper transit service through August. The appropriation from the Transportation Enhancement Fund buys time as the city explores alternatives including fixed-route shuttles after losing cannabis-tax revenue. Councillor Kyle Alexander Davis called
Salem approves $1.6 million in fiscal year 2027 administrative budgets. The City Council Committee on Administration and Finance voted unanimously on FY27 budgets totaling $1.645 million for the City Council, City Clerk, Elections and Registrations, and Veterans Services. Key additions include a
Salem City Council approves FY2027 budgets for police, health, and harbormaster totaling $16.6 million. All three budgets passed unanimously on 4-0 votes, with the police budget at $15,286,379 representing a 3.59 percent personnel increase. Police Chief Miller's budget funds a full-time domestic
Salem City Council approves $29.3 million in FY27 budgets across five departments. The Committee on Administration and Finance, chaired by Councillor Kyle Alexander Davis, unanimously recommended budgets for the Solicitor and Licensing Board, Human Resources, IT/GIS, Library, and Mayor's Office in
Sewer district seeks Prop 2.5 relief amid rising disposal costs. South Essex Sewer District presented to the Salem City Council Committee of the Whole seeking exemption from Proposition 2.5 limits, citing operating costs rising from $26 million to $30.5 million in FY28, driven by residuals disposal
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