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Councilors urge voters to approve May 20 municipal levy, warn of library and service cuts if it fails
Summary
Multiple Salem City Councilors urged residents to vote yes on a May 20 levy, saying failure would force cuts to libraries, parks, senior services and staff positions; councilors framed the levy as funding for preventive services.
Councilors at the Salem City Council meeting on May 12 urged residents to vote in favor of a levy on the May 20 ballot, saying the measure will preserve library hours, parks, senior services and other community programs.
Councilor Chris Nordyke urged voters to act, calling the ballot measure “a do or die moment for the city of Salem,” and saying that if the levy fails the city manager’s proposed budget would lead to steep cuts. “If this levy passes, we retain funding. We keep funding our library, our parks, our senior center, and our youth sports camps at the levels we are at now,” Nordyke said.…
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