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Treatment ponds at Geren Island which ultimately becomes drinking water for Salem residents. Water reaching this point will have already been treated with powdered-activated carbon. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Salem is getting $20 million in fresh state money to help the city avoid another water crisis…

Englewood Park on a foggy morning. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) The City of Salem is beginning an 18-month process to develop a Climate Action Plan that’s intended to make the city more resilient to climate change in the decades to come. In July, Salem hired Nebraska-based…

The site of the proposed Kuebler Gateway Shopping Center in South Salem pictured September 2018. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) The Salem City Council will once again consider a proposed shopping center, anchored by a Costco, on Kuebler Blvd. once the public has a chance to comment.…

People enjoy the nice weather while keeping their distance in Riverfront Park on Thursday, April 9. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem is close to completing its vision board for the future and is asking for community input. The city’s “Our Salem” project, an update to the…

Salem City Council Chambers. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Salem City Council unanimously voted to go ahead with an outside performance audit of the Salem Police Department to examine the agency’s policies and training as conversations about the role of policing continue to unfold nationwide.  The…

DevNW is hoping to turn Evergreen Church into 14 units of affordable housing but faces another hurdle after Salem City Council denied it funding. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A developer seeking to build 14 units of affordable housing faced a set back after the Salem City…

A rendering of the Gerry Frank Salem Rotary Amphitheater, slated to be built at Riverfront Park. (Courtesy of the Rotary Club of Salem) The city of Salem on Monday started construction on the groundwork for the Gerry Frank Salem Rotary Amphitheater in Riverfront Park that’ll…

City Councilor Chris Hoy is pushing for Center Street to be renamed Martin Luther King Avenue. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Jonathan Jones has wanted a recognition of the civil rights movement in Salem for some time but felt that the current moment was the right time…

Salem City Council Chambers. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Salem City Council on Monday passed a $748 million budget as the city faces an economic crisis and communities across the country are demanding significant changes to police funding and practices. Hundreds of citizens sent emails to…