Nearly three fourths of the city’s funding for things such as street paving, maintenance and snow plowing comes from the state’s gas tax, but those dollars are losing their value to the rising costs of maintaining Salem’s aging transportation infrastructure. That was the topic of discussion during a Salem City Council work sessionon Monday, Aug. 17. Public works officials told councilors that the dedicated fund used to pay for street maintenance will tip into…Continue reading — subscribe to unlock the full article. ...read more read less