News & Announcements
City of Salem Commemorates America’s 400 th Anniversary - Memorial Weekend, May 25 - 27 - details...
56th Annual Ernest “Pig” Robertson Fishing Rodeo - The City of Salem Parks & Recreation will be holding the 56th Annual Ernest “Pig” Robertson Fishing Rodeo on the following dates:
Saturday, May 5, 9 a.m. - noon for children ages 3-8 years old (rain or shine); Saturday, May 12, 9 a.m. - noon for children ages 9-12 (rain or shine). Disabled Children’s Day will be held on Monday, May 7, 10 a.m.- noon (rain date: May 8) Nursing Home Patient Day will be held on Wednesday, May 9, 10 a.m.-12 noon (rain date: May 10) The event is sponsored by the City of Salem Parks and Recreation Department, Re/Max-Real Estate One of Salem, and Graham-Thomas. The rodeos are fun-filled days where everyone fishing receives goodies, and prizes are given to the winners of each group.
For additional information call the Parks and Recreation Department at 375-3057.
Open house and ribbon cutting Salem Police Department
Wednesday, April 25, 2007 from 2-4 p.m. details...
State Income Tax Assistance
City of Salem Commissioner of the Revenue’s office can complete your Individual State Income Tax return, free of charge, with a completed copy of your Federal return, ALL W-2’s, and any other supporting documents. E-File can be done in our office as well. Please call the Commissioner’s office for any questions, or to schedule an appointment.
Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at (540)375-3019
The City of Salem’s Commissioner of the Revenue’s Office will present a Virginia
Department of Taxation E-File workshop.
Learn how to electronically file your State Income Tax return
Question and answer session following the presentation
Location: Salem Library
Dates: January 30, 2007 and April 24, 2007
Time: 7:00 p.m.
e-file workshop brochure
Annual City of Salem Easter Egg Hunt - Saturday, March 31, 2007 - details...
March 14, 2007 Planning Commission meeting cancelled.
Jazz In July
Jazz In July will be held Saturday, July 22, from 4:30 - 9:30 p.m. at Salem’s Longwood Park. The evening will include hot jazz from Scott Sawyer Group, Susan Reeves and Los Gatos.
The concert series is sponsored by the City of Salem Parks and Recreation Department, the Salem Merchants Association, Q99-FM and Pepsi
Admission is free. Those attending are encouraged to bring lounge chairs and picnic dinners. Food also will be available for purchase from the Kiwanis Club of Salem. A children’s play area will be provided.
The Salem Merchant’s Association has Jazz In July T-shirts for sale for $7. Contact the Merchants Association at 375-3655 to order shirts. They also will be sold the night of the concert. Those purchasing T-shirts will be entered in a drawing to win door prizes. All proceeds will benefit the Merchants Association Scholarship Fund.
No pets or alcoholic beverages allowed on the premises.
For additional information call the Parks and Recreation Department at 375-3057
MILL LANE BRIDGE REPAIRS SCHEDULED
Repairs to the Mill Lane Bridge in Salem will begin on Monday, June 19. The basic repair project, scheduled to last about a month, will force closing the bridge to traffic for about a month.
The bridge will undergo surface repairs and milling work. Approximately 15 working days will be required to complete the $54,841 project which has been awarded to Lanford Brothers Co. of Roanoke.
“We realize the importance of this bridge to City residents,” said City Engineer Charles E. Van Allman, Jr. “We are hoping that weather will permit this project to be completed in just over two weeks.”
Residents of the Mill Lane and Riverside Drive areas are urged to plan for alternate routes during the construction period.
Repairs to the Mill Lane Bridge in Salem will begin on Monday, June 19
Salem City Police are participating in Click It or Ticket - a high visibility enforcement program designed to raise safety belt usage and save people from death and serious injury on streets and highways.
The program will use educational radio messages recorded personally by chiefs and sheriffs, along with stepped-up enforcement, to send a strong message that safety belts save lives.
The Click It or Ticket campaign is currently used in 18 other states and the District of Columbia. In other Click It or Ticket campaigns, the occupant restraint usage rate increased by more than 10 percent, meaning that thousands of previously unbuckled drivers and passengers began using safety belts and child safety seats.
The campaign consists of strict enforcement, strong educational messages in the form of ads on most radio stations in the area and numerous public appearances by officers on behalf of the program.
Virginia 's statewide safety belt compliance rate is currently 80.4 percent. The goal of 2006 Click It or Ticket is to raise the rate to at least 85 percent. Salem ’s compliance rate is 87 percent.
Scheduled Road Work May 2006
The City of Salem Department of Streets and General Maintenance will close the Mill Lane “low water bridge” from June 13 through July 14 while repairs are made to the bridge.
Indiana Street will be closed to through traffic Saturday, May 20, through Friday, June 2, for storm drain repairs from the railroad tracks between 9 th Street and the entrance to the City Street Department.
Work will continue the following week after the Memorial Day holiday, but will be reduced to one lane with flagmen directing traffic during working hours.
City vehicles, school buses and Fisher Auto Parts vehicles will be able to detour around the work by using Florida Street through the new Transfer Station during the week between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The City will be re-paving Apperson Drive from Rt. 419 in front of Sheetz to the bridge at Cook Drive Tuesday-Thursday, May 23-25.
The City also will be re-paving the intersection of West Main and Wildwood Road during the same time. Please allow for extra travel time when using these routes
The City of Salem will present "A Memorial Day Tribute" on Monday, May 29, at Sherwood Memorial Park at 7 p.m. The event will pay tribute to our fallen soldiers with family members present. Music will be by the Shiloh Baptist Church and the Salem High School Chorale. There will be a 21-gun salute.
The event is sponsored by the City of Salem Mayor's Youth Council, the Salem Kiwanis Club and Sherwood Memorial Park.
The City of Salem will hold its annual free Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day and Paint Swap on Saturday, April 8, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the City Street Department, 1228 Indiana Street. more....
The 12th annual “Ye Olde Salem Christmas Celebration will be held on Saturday, December 3, 2005 , 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (rain or shine). Carrolton Ave., between Red Lane and Mt. Vernon will be closed for a few weeks for storm drain repair. The street should be open by Friday, December 16th.
September 1, 2005 - The City of Salem and the Mayor’s Youth Council will present a memorial service honoring those who perished in the wrath of Hurricane Katrina as part of “In Honor and Remembrance: A Salute to America's Heroes, Part IV."
August 12, 2005 - Community Reception Showcasing the City of Salem ’s Water Treatment Plant.
06/23/2005 - 2005 AAU Division I Girls 14 & Under National Basketball Championship
Workers needed to help with the 2005 AAU Division I Girls 14 & Under National Basketball Championship hosted by the City of Salem from July 22 – 28, 2005
Please fill out and mail in the interest form below by July 8 to:
SALEM CIVIC CENTER
P.O. BOX 886
SALEM, VIRGINIA 24153
ATTENTION: AAU POSITIONS
2005 AAU Girls Basketball 14 and Under National Championship Interest Form
Please consider assisting with this worthwhile project.
2/2005 Zoning & Subdivision Ordinance Public Hearings
Planning Commission
February 16, 2005
7 p.m.
City Council
February 28, 2005
7:30 p.m.
Both meetings will be held in Council Chambers Salem City Hall
Copies of the proposed changes available for review at City Hall, Salem Public Library, Salem Civic Center, all City of Salem Schools, and online.
Proposed Zoning Map (1.83 MB)
9/7/2004 Street Repairs and Closings
Union Street, between 4th & Broom Street is getting concrete curb, storm drain repairs along with some pavement widening on Union and Broom street.
Chapman is also getting some storm drain repairs and will be closed from time to time but should be open at night. Expect delays and detours in these areas.
9/02/04 In Honor and Remembrance: Part III
The City of Salem Salutes America’s Heroes
Location:Lake Spring Park (Duck Pond)
Date: Saturday, September 11, 2004
Time: 6:30 p.m.
6/23/2004 CLEAN VALLEY DAY ON AUGUST 21, 2004
Household Hazardous Waste Day, a program periodically provided by the Clean Valley Council and the City of Roanoke, is a time when you may take your household items considered to be hazardous waste (not appropriate to be placed in your household trash) for recycling or proper disposal. Free of charge to all Roanoke Valley Residents. Sponsored by the City of Roanoke, with assistance Salem, Vinton and Botetourt and Roanoke Counties.
On the web at www.cleanvalley.org
3/23/2004 CLEAN VALLEY DAY ON APRIL 3, 2004
The City of Salem, through the Solid Waste Department, is seeking volunteers to assist with this year's Clean Valley Day on April 3, 2004 from 9 a.m. until noon. Volunteers are needed to pick up trash throughout the city. Gloves, trash grabbers and trash bags will be provided. DOOR PRIZES AND GOODIES FOR PARTICIPANTS!
Please call 375-3052 or email us to sign up.
3/22/2004 - PHONE BOOK RECYCLING
The Solid Waste Management Department is setting up a recycling container that will be located in the Recycling Lot on Indiana Street, for the collection of phone books only.
The container will be in place by March 29, 2004.
2/2/2004 - ATTENTION HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS
Snow removal from sidewalks and footways is the responsibility of home and business owners. Please direct questions to the Building Official’s Office, 375-3036
2/12/2004 - STORMWATER DRAINAGE INFORMATION
Brochures for businesses and residents hightlighting ways to reduce pollution in Salem.
Information on Stormwater Drainage in Salem for Businesses
Information on Stormwater Drainage in Salem for Residents
