City Council

Salem council advances fall parking ordinance; defers resolution of visitor pass complaints. The combined Committee on Ordinances, Licenses and Legal Affairs and Committee of the Whole voted 5-0 to refer ordinance #139 to full council for second and final passage, moving the temporary October

City Council paused action on a living wage ordinance raising part-time and seasonal employee pay to $18.75 hourly by FY2028. Councillor Kyle Alexander Davis, who introduced the measure crafted with the North Shore Labor Council, framed it as a phased $1 annual increase to address the

Salem City Council approves trial hours for paranormal museum. After extensive public testimony from neighborhood residents and business owners, the City Council voted to allow the Haunted Warren Museum at 259 Essex Street to operate on a 90-day trial basis with hours until 10 p.m. Sunday through

City Council committee votes to hold executive session on disability pension. The City Council Committee on Ordinances, Licenses and Legal Affairs voted unanimously on March 25 to enter a closed executive session for a Home Rule Petition from Kathleen Rocheville regarding a disability pension.

City Council delays gas-leaf-blower ban over cost, enforcement concerns. The Committee on Public Health, Safety and Environment voted 5-0 to leave the proposed ordinance in committee after Councillor Kyle Alexander Davis and colleagues flagged inadequate battery technology for commercial