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Council awards contract for pedestrian path on Mill Lane

SALEM – Salem City Council Monday night approved a $167,219 contract with Alleghany construction to construct a pedestrian walkway on West Riverside Drive to Mill Lane. The so-called “safety corridor shared use plan” in the Woodbridge neighborhood would provide “safer access along Riverside Drive and connect with the path already on Mill Lane,” Salem... »

Council cuts community service requests in proposed budget

SALEM – Over pizza and diet soft drinks, members of Salem City Council whittled away at the proposed 2010-2011 budget Monday night, and tentatively cut more than $100,000 out of community service requests. Nothing is written in stone – yet – as far as human service and community service agency requests are concerned. Council will... »

Council approves MLK Day as official holiday for City of Salem

SALEM – Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday is now an official holiday for the City of Salem. Even though it had been on the national and state calendars for several years, until Salem City Council’s action April 26 the day had been a “floating holiday” for city employees. In other words, they could take off... »

Council approves contract to contain underground creek

SALEM – After being closed for almost a year, that closed block of South Broad Street could be open before hot weather is gone. One lane of the street next to Brooks-Byrd Pharmacy between Main and Calhoun streets – and the sidewalk on the east side of the street – has been closed since August... »

Salem Schools could lose $2.2 million in state funds

SALEM – Salem City Schools could lose as much as $2.2 million in state funds – and the Salem School Board and superintendent aren’t sure where those cuts will have to be made up. Reducing salaries and benefits is likely, Salem School Superintendent Dr. Alan Seibert said, “now that the state has reneged on... »

Neighbors get council’s ear, beat rezoning

SALEM – After listening to passionate pleas from residents in a historic, largely black neighborhood, Salem City Council members unanimously turned down a request Feb. 22 to rezone adjacent property for light manufacturing – even though it could mean jobs. Council voted 5-0 to deny a request by Valley Properties and L&M Properties to rezone... »

Council listens to residents, denies industrial zoning

SALEM – After listening to passionate pleas from residents in a historic, largely black neighborhood, Salem City Council members unanimously turned down a request Feb. 22 to rezone adjacent property for light manufacturing – even though it could mean jobs. Council voted 5-0 to deny a request by Valley Properties and L&M Properties to rezone... »

Church can locate in commercial building

SALEM – For the second time in a month, Salem City Council last night continued a public hearing on a church’s request to locate in a business zone, but that hearing in May probably won’t be needed. CommUNITY Church will be allowed to locate in the commercial zone on Russell Drive, without rezoning, council members... »

Salem decides not to fight church

SALEM – After legal advice from the city attorney, the City of Salem has decided not to fight a local church’s request to locate on commercial-zoned property. The decision was announced the afternoon of Feb. 4, after Salem City Council members met the day before with City Attorney Steve Yost in a closed session to... »

Salem church zoning tonight likely will be postponed until February

SALEM – A zoning request by CommUNITY Church scheduled for tonight’s Jan. 11 meeting of Salem City Council will likely be delayed until February. City Manager Kevin Boggess said today the potential delay of the request to rezone acreage zoned business-commerce to residential, which allows churches, was related to a letter sent last week by... »