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SALEM Gary Moffett isn’t a “me” or “I” kind of guy.
The 84-year-old former retailer recently retired after more than 36 years on the Salem Civil Service Commission, both as a board member and clerk/secretary, lending a hand in the hiring process for nearly every current member of the city’s safety forces.
That’s a lot of responsibility for a three-member board, but for Moffett, it was just one more way to serve the community that became his home as a youngster, to help the community where he and his wife Wilma raised their family and operated their businesses and where they still reside.
SALEM Gary Moffett isn’t a “me” or “I” kind of guy.
The 84-year-old former retailer recently retired after more than 36 years on the Salem Civil Service Commission, both as a board member and clerk/secretary, lending a hand in the hiring process for nearly every current member of the city’s safety forces.
That’s a lot of responsibility for a three-member board, but for Moffett, it was just one more way to serve the community that became his home as a youngster, to help the community where he and his wife Wilma raised their family and operated their businesses and where they still reside.
Jan 27, 2021
Don Yeasted recites his oath of office from Salem Mayor John Berlin as a new member of the Salem Civil Service Commission. His term begins Feb. 1 and will continue through Dec. 31, 2026. (Submitted photo)
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SALEM City council members have been asked to attend the next Salem Utilities Commission meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday regarding sewer rates.
City Utilities Superintendent Don Weingart issued the invite when council met Tuesday night, saying the agenda includes rate study findings regarding the city sewer rates, which haven’t been increased since 1995.
The commission has been talking about raising the sewer rates, but by law, city council has final say on any rate hikes for sanitary sewer. The commission has control over the water rates.
Weingart explained that it’s time to move into Phase 3 of the wastewater treatment plant improvements and the price tag for that project is upwards of $11 million. He said money will have to be borrowed and told council members the commission will be recommending a sanitary sewer rate hike, which council will have to act upon.