SALEM — City council recently recognized Salem High School’s track and field standouts.

Mayor Cyndi Baronzzi Dickey recognized the outstanding performance of Salem City School District students at the state track and field meet and presented them with certificates of recognition and appreciation for their efforts. Dickey said that Salem was represented at the state championship in 10 of the 17 total events, with freshman Chaya Murray taking first place in the state in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.52 seconds and the Lady Quakers finishing seventh overall as a team amongst a field of 60 scoring teams.

Dickey sad that the students represented Salem admirably with strong performances across the board with Madolyn Gorby and Peyton Colbert finishing third and fifth, respectively, in the high jump, Abby Knickerbocker placing 12th in the 400-meter dash, Laura Hovorka and Addison Hopple finishing 12th and 17th, respectively, in the 800-meter dash, Maddy Andres and Macey Troy taking 9th and 12th, respectively, in shot put, Hopple taking 14th in the 3200 sprint, Karlie Sampson earning 17th in long jump, and the teams of Angie Hoffaker, Knickerbocker, Karlie Sampson and Murray taking fifth in the 400-meter relay, and Hopple, Emily Sinsley, Sarah Sinsley and Laura Hovorka taking 13th in 800-meter relay.

Dickey said that in addition to their excellence at the state track and field championship, Ryan Folger took seventh place in the 100-yard butterfly at the state swim meet.

Dickey, City Law Director Brooke Zellers, and the entire city council all commended the students and their coaches on their efforts and success.

During her report Dickey also told council that the city would be receiving a $300,000 Community Housing Impact and Preservation (CHIP) grant which provides funding and low-interest loans for low-income residents to make improvements to their homes, and a $600,000 grant from the Ohio Capital Budget to expand Lincoln Plaza.

Dickey said that council would be presented with an ordinance to accept the capital budget award in its next meeting and that once that money had been accepted, the first step of the expansion project would be to form a citizen-led committee, similar to the one that compiled the initial site development plan and design, to develop a design plan for the expansion. She also said that she would be looking to have a member of council sit on that committee.

During the reports of standing committees, Councilman Jim Harrington announced the finance committee will meet at 6 p.m. on June 30 to discuss the city tax budget, while Councilman Mike Weir announced the safety committee will meet at 6 p.m. on July 21 to discuss concerns presented to him regarding e-bikes, flock cameras, street signs and the potential designation of the area surrounding Sebo Stadium as a school zone.

Other business included the approval of two routine resolutions to certify tax valuations for the city’s existing levies. One ordinance requests the Columbiana County Auditor certify certain tax valuation information in anticipation of levying a tax in excess of the ten-mill limitation, while the other requests the Mahoning County Auditor do the same for the portions of Salem which lie in Mahoning County.

The meeting concluded with an executive session for the discussion of financial matters with no action following.

Council will meet next at 7 p.m. on July 7.