News – Thursday, September 11th 2025

The City of Salem Board of Aldermen held their regular meeting Tuesday evening at 6:00 in the Auditorium located at 202 N. Washington Street. After approving the agenda and consent agenda, the board approved the street closure request for 4th street from Highway 19 to McArthur for the annual Trunk or Treat event held on Halloween from 5:30 to 8:30. The board also voted to appoint City Clerk Tammy Koller as the employer delegate at the LAGERS annual meeting in Springfield in October, and a commercial property appraisal proposal from John Smallwood, for the total amount of $3,550.00. The board has approved $6,000.00 in the current budget for these appraisals. There was a bid to restripe the runway and taxiway at the airport, and the board granted it to R.F. Sealing and Striping, for $14,980.10. They were the same company that re-striped the airport the last time. During the city official’s reports, Mayor Greg Parker highlighted several upcoming community events, Public Works Director Steve Paine gave an update on the various utility crews and stated construction on the parking lot at the Community Center at the Armory is scheduled to start soon, and Economic Developer Carry Sutterfield highlighted some projects she has been working on, specifically how to bring more business to the Salem area, and help reduce housing insecurities within the community. With no other reports, the meeting adjourned to closed session for attorney client privilege. The next Board of Aldermen meeting is scheduled for Tuesday September 23rd at 6:00 in the Auditorium, and is open to the public. 

A special waste collection for residential electronics, appliances, tires and media storage will be held from 9:00 in the morning until noon on Saturday, September 13th in Salem at Salem S/W Parking Lot, located at the corner of Third and Grand. The City of Salem, Meramec Regional Planning Commission and Dent County Commission with funding through the Missouri Department of Natural Resources  and Ozark Rivers Solid Waste Management District are partnering on the September 13th collection. The collection is for residential items only and is open to residents from Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski and Washington counties. No materials from businesses will be accepted. Stoves, washers, dryers, hot water heaters, and other appliances will be collected free of charge. Free electronics also include computer components, laptop computers, keyboards, hair dryers, VCR/DVD players, cell phones or anything that runs on a cord or battery. Oil and gas must be removed from tanks of any items such as push mowers, weed eaters, etc. All items must be free of debris. Media storage includes records, 8-track tapes, VHS tapes, cassette tapes, CDs, DVDs, floppy discs, external hard drives and flash drives. Fees on certain items will be collected. For CRT TVs over 27 inches, projection screens and wood console TVs, the fee will be $25. A fee of $20 will be collected for CRT TVs under 26 inches, $15 for flat screen TVs, $10 for all computer monitors and refrigerated appliances with Freon and $5 for printers, scanners or copiers. Fees for the tire collection will be $2 for each for passenger tires, $7.50 for each for semi-truck tires and $35 for each for tractor tires. Tires on rims will be charged double. Electronics and appliances are recycled by Midwest Recycling Center, and tires are recycled through Champlin Tires. Media storage is being recycled through Terracycle, a mail-in recycling service. For more information on items accepted or the fee structure, please contact Jill Hollowell at MRPC at 573-265-2993 Ext. 109 or at jhollowell@meramecregion.org.