The Salem City Council agreed with the Salem Planning Commission that a special use permit to allow a double-wide modular home to be placed on one of the lots made from the Armory property be rejected. The planning commission sided with three property owners who were against the proposal because they felt it would hurt their property values. One of them, Jason Weber, came before the city council Monday night to repeat his concerns.
The city council concurred with the planning commission to approve permits for two ongoing special events. Crescendo Properties, LLC by Rebecca Timmerman was granted permission to hold a farmer’s market type event on the rear parking lot of her building at 217 West Main every Saturday morning from eight to noon May through September. The Orchard Shopping Center on Route 37 South, by its owner Keith McNeil, had a permit continued for another year to hold Friday First events with entertainment
and food trucks in the shopping center parking lot.
In other action, the City Council approved the purchase of a used rubber tire roller for the Public Works Department to compact the chips onto the oil and any new asphalt road surfacing projects. The $29,500 cost was not budgeted but will replace a pickup truck in the budget that will not now be purchased. Public Works Director Annette Brushwitz says the city was unable to complete their oil and chipping projects last year because they had to borrow a roller and it was unavailable due to rain delays.
The council approved the purchase of two new riding mowers from Molenhour’s Outdoor Equipment of Salem for $21,248.
The council approved a franchise agreement with Metro Communications Company to grant the authority for them to provide labor and materials to install hookups to some fiber-optic customers within the city limits.
