by Salem Chamber | May 18, 2016 | Public Policy blog
Results are in. Chuck Bennett will be Salem’s next Mayor. Representing Salem as City Councilors will be Cara Kaser in Ward 1, Brad Nanke in Ward 3, Matt Ausec in Ward 5 and Sally Cook in Ward 7.The candidates that were endorsed by the Salem Chamber, Jan...
by | May 3, 2016 | Public Policy blog
Members of the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors recently met with the Salem-Keizer Transit District to discuss opportunities to improve transit service. Several initiatives were discussed, including leadership, advertising on Cherriots busses,...
by Salem Chamber | May 2, 2016 | Public Policy blog
Early Monday afternoon, I received an email with a couple of troubling attachments, seen below…Letter to Governor Brown from DEQ (large file, opens in DropBox)”Cleaner Air Oregon Announces Inspection Blitz”In the letter from DEQ Interim Director Pete...
by Salem Chamber | Mar 29, 2016 | Public Policy blog
The Salem Area Chamber of Commerce has joined the coalition to defeat the tax on Oregon sales, known as Initiative Petition 28 (IP28).IP28 will raise an estimated $5.3 billion per biennium through a tax on the gross receipts of businesses whose sales total $25 million...
by Salem Chamber | Mar 21, 2016 | Public Policy blog
The election taking place in May for Salem’s Mayor and City Councilors in Wards 1, 3, 5 and 7 will play a large part in determining the future of our community. Despite the recently completed legislative session that makes Oregon less friendly to the creation of...
by Salem Chamber | Mar 21, 2016 | Public Policy blog
by TJ Sullivan, Huggins Insurance in partnership with Bliss Sequoia I chaired the task force on the siting of the police facility and one of our recommendations was for the City to hire a police facilities expert to assist determining the right size, both for now and...
