Salem City Manager Chris Dorsey summarizes the Proposed Annual Budget for Fiscal Year 2027 at the April 13 Salem City Council meeting Meg HibbertContributing writer Salem real estate owners will pay 2 cents less per $100 value next year, if the proposed 2027 Fiscal Year Budget is adopted as presented. And full-time city employees will get a 4 percent raise. Salem City Councilmembers and the public got their first look at the proposed $119.1-million budget at the April 13 Council meeting. City Manager Chris Dorsey told them “The City of Salem is optimistic about the financial future of our great...