Salem officials and community donors will be using a total of $1.5 million over three years to attract a commercial airline to Salem-Willamette Valley Airport.
During the Oct. 13 meeting, Salem City Council voted in a 6-3 split to take $100,000 from the general fund transfer to the airport fund per year for three years and instead assign those funds toward a minimum revenue guarantee for commercial air service at the airport.
The first $100,000 from the city was allocated following the vote…