Cherriots receives $3 million federal grant for long-delayed south Salem transit center  

Cherriots officials are negotiating to acquire property for the long-awaited South Salem Transit Center as the transit district recently learned it would receive $3 million from the federal government to help with future construction costs.

Cherriots General Manager Allan Pollock told Salem Reporter a solid timeline on the project is contingent on an offer being accepted. He said the hope is to have the property in hand by summer and estimated the project would take…