FYI Salem

On the most recent FYI Salem podcast, Mayor Driscoll talks with Salem's new Finance Director, Anna Freedman, about her background and municipal finance in general. They also discuss the FY2022 City budget, what it means to have a "GFOA" approved certification for City finances, and how Salem is approaching the new American Rescue Plan Act funding for COVID-19 relief.

Salem Finance Department: www.salem.com/finance-department

FY2022 Salem City Budget: www.salem.com/fy22

COVID vaccines in Salem: www.salem.com/vaccine

Free Trolley rides for Salem residents: www.salem.com/trolley

Salem Willows Signature Park Project, phase 1: https://www.salem.com/home/news/salem-willows-phase-1-improvement-project-begins-june

This episode of FYI Salem features Mayor Kim Driscoll's remarks to the City Council on May 27, 2021, as she introduced the proposed City budget for the coming fiscal year: "The proposed FY2022 budget continues our balanced and responsible approach to City finances. It invests in the critical services that make Salem a vibrant city and one with schools in which we can all take pride – in short, a stronger, more livable city for all, that welcomes and works for everyone."

Additional details about the FY2022 City budget will be posted at www.salem.com/fy22 over the coming week.

On the latest FYI Salem podcast, Mayor Kim Driscoll talks with Salem's new Chief of Police, Lucas Miller. They discuss Chief Miller's background and what drew him to Salem, the opportunities and challenges with being an external chief, race equity and policing, and preparing for this October's Haunted Happenings.

Salem Police Department: www.salem.com/salem-police-department

COVID Vaccines in Salem: www.salem.com/vaccine

North Shore Diversity Catalog: www.salem.com/diversitycatalog

On the most recent FYI Salem podcast, Mayor Kim Driscoll talks with Ben Shallop, coordinator of the City's new COVID Neighborhood Ambassador program, about what the program is and how residents can get involved and help out.

COVID Neighborhood Ambassadors: www.salem.com/ambassadors

COVID vaccine information: www.salem.com/vaccine

Free tree planting program: https://www.salem.com/home/news/2400-new-trees-be-planted-salem-joins-%E2%80%9Cgreening-gateway-cities%E2%80%9D-program

Salem Residents Survey: https://www.salem.com/mayors-office/pages/salem-residents-survey

On each episode, Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll interviews city officials, community leaders, notable residents, and others, and provides a brief update on the latest news and information from the City of Salem, from inside City Hall and across the community.

On the latest episode, Mayor Driscoll talked with Cathy Hoog, Executive Director of the Salem Housing Authority (SHA), and Courtney Koslow from Beacon Communities, about the plan to rebuild and expand the SHA's aging Lee Fort Terrace facility into a new, climate-resilient, fully-accessible senior subsidized housing building.

Lee Fort Terrace project: https://courbanize.com/projects/leefort-terrace/information

COVID Vaccines in Salem: www.salem.com/vaccine

Free COVID Testing in Salem: www.salem.com/stopthespread

Salem's Spring Street-Sweeping: https://www.salem.com/home/news/city-salem-announces-spring-street-sweeping-schedule

Salem Together marks one year of COVID-19 in our community. Salem residents who know and lost someone to the virus are invited to place a light in their window on the evening of April 4th - the anniversary of the first Salem resident's death from COVID-19 - in their memory. Later this spring, the City will announce details for a more permanent memorial to the lives stolen from us by COVID-19.

On the most recent FYI Salem podcast, Mayor Driscoll talks with Chelsea Police Chief Brian Kyes, who was part of the team of assessors helping Salem with the search process for the City's own Chief of Police.

On February 22, 2021, the City of Salem's Race Equity Task Force held a public forum to share updates about the task force's work, including the efforts of its subcommittees focused on community culture, health, public safety, education, and economic opportunity.

www.salem.com/home/news/salem-race-equity-task-force-holds-public-forum

Mayor Kim Driscoll delivers an update to the Salem City Council about the City's ongoing response to COVID-19, updated case and testing numbers, and the start of the vaccine distribution process.

COVID-19 information: www.salem.com/covid

Vaccination information: www.salem.com/vaccine

Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll talks with the new City Council President, Ward 2 Councillor Christine Madore. The two discuss priorities for the year ahead - including the ongoing response to COVID-19 and the economic recovery, projects and issues in Ward 2 and across the City, and the historic nature of Councillor Madore's presidency.

Councillor Christine Madore: www.salem.com/people/christine-w-madore

COVID-19 Vaccines in Salem: www.salem.com/vaccine

Mansell Field project: www.salem.com/mansellfield

Salem Senior Tax Exemption Program: www.salem.com/step