CITY MEETING: Councilors to consider $1.5 million from infrastructure bond for civic center electrical upgrades

Monday night, Salem city councilors will consider whether to spend $1.5 million in unallocated infrastructure bond dollars to fix electrical issues discovered during seismic retrofit work on the Salem Civic Center.

The money would come from the $300 million infrastructure bond approved by voters in 2022, as recommended by the Salem Bond Oversight Committee last month. 

The repairs are necessary to bring the civic center’s electrical system up to city safety code and standards, according…