City Council

City Council backs tour bus permit and October fare hike. The Committee on Ordinances, Licenses and Legal Affairs and the Committee of the Whole approved ordinances establishing a $50 daily parking permit fee for tour buses, rising to $100 in October, with a $150 fine for standing or idling buses.

Salem council approves first-ever tour bus parking permit program. The City Council voted unanimously to implement permits with a $50 annual base fee and $100 rate for October, Salem's Haunted Happenings tourism peak, with tracking through the Passport App system. The 1.1 million visitors in

City Council restricts chamber use, bars public after-hours access. The Committee on Government Services and Committee of the Whole unanimously approved six amendments to the City Council Chamber Policy and Reservation Form on May 13, including a prohibition on public use outside business hours, a

Salem council committee unanimously backs three senior tax relief initiatives for fiscal 2027. The Committee on Ordinances, Licenses and Legal Affairs recommended raising the elderly tax deferral income threshold to $75,000, creating an optional taxpayer fund for low-income seniors, and increasing

City Council approves 2025 Haunted Happenings report. The City Council Committee on Community and Economic Development unanimously backed the annual event summary at its May 12 meeting, hearing from Director of Special Events Jeremy Fiske and city department heads. The event contributed $1,791,175