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Council refers Tinkers Island lot petition to ordinances committee after resident testimony
Summary
A resident asked the council to reinstate Lot 7 (Parcel 47-0001-907) on Tinkers Island to the city tax roll; the council referred the petition to the Ordinances, Licenses and Legal Affairs Committee.
During public comment, resident Peter Valles asked the Salem City Council to reassess and reinstate Lot 7 on Tinkers Island (Parcel 47-0001-907) on the city tax roll so he could become the sole tax-bill recipient for the lot. Valles said he was relying on a 2009 municipal lien certificate included with his petition to prove standing for the period 1984–2010 and said no one has been assessed for taxes on the parcel since 2011.
The council acknowledged the petition. At the petitions portion of the agenda, Councilor Hopworth moved to refer Valles’s request to the Ordinances, Licenses and Legal Affairs Committee; the motion carried.
Councilors did not decide the petition on the floor and directed the committee to review the claim and report back.
