The Ward 6 election came down to ONE VOTE, so there will be a recount. What that means…
Revisited: Municipal and Religious Building Reuse
On 12 September 2019, the Salem City Council created a new section (Section 6.11) in our zoning ordinances entitled “Municipal and Religious Building Reuse.” The Mayor approved it shortly thereafter. Section 6.11 creates a special permit process allowing for the possibility of certain buildings being converted to one or more uses listed in the section. There is still some anxiety floating around Salem about Section 6.11, so we’d like to do a deep dive, especially because an earlier map-based version of this policy was the one ordinance that the LWV-Salem steering committee endorsed this year.
Statement on Ward 7 Candidate Forum Cancellation
For the record, the League of Women Voters of Salem (LWVS) canceled the Ward 7 councilor candidate forum because incumbent Councilor Stephen Dibble did not respond to numerous requests for him to confirm his participation. He did not decline to participate; he simply left us hanging with no indication of when he might give us an answer. Finally, on the evening of 16 October, we canceled the forum planned for 22 October. If you’d like to read the details, click here.
