Salem City Council Meeting 1/8/2026

Salem City Council · January 9, 2026

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Opening, notice and attendance

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Meeting called to order; notice posted 01/06/2026; meeting being recorded and broadcast on SATV/Zoom; Council President Merkel presiding; counsel absent. President Merkel led procedural items including dispensation of reading the prior meeting record and calling for the pledge led by Councilor Hapworth.

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Salem City Council met Jan. 8, 2026. Councilors gave first passage to a $447,385,518 bond order for a new high school and referred it to committee; they scheduled a May 5 special election on the bond and approved routine orders including repairs, transfers, donations and prior-year invoice payments.

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