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The entrance to Salem Housing Authority, pictured in April. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Correction June 21: A previous version of this article misstated where Yaquina Hall is proposed to be built. After months away from the Salem Housing Authority, administrator Andy Wilch will retire in September,…

Hersch Sangster teaches a bike safety class at Harritt Elementary School last Friday. A former state worker who bike commuted to work for three decades, he said he wasn’t surprised by a study saying the city won’t add more cyclists in the next 15 years.…

Salem City Hall (Salem Reporter files) The city of Salem has hired a chief financial officer, an ostensibly new position of budget expertise, the city announced Monday. Robert Barron started Monday, according to the announcement. He will oversee the city’s budget in a time of…

The size of the proposed Nishioka Building, projected to bring 150 units to the corner of State and Commercial streets. The project could receive urban renewal money worth nearly $750,000. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) In a move to usher more housing and homeless services into the…

(Caleb Wolf / Special to Salem Reporter) Salem Councilor Chris Hoy stood in his yard last week, in the 80-degree heat, frustrated by budgets. It was May 9, the day after the Salem Budget Committee recommended a budget for the next fiscal year that did…

The Saffron Supply Co. building, which the city of Salem officially acquired March 29. The retailer has operated out of the building since 1935. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) A future where the current Saffron Supply Co. and Union Gospel Mission buildings are rebuilt into mixed-use buildings…

A library-goer checks out a book at Salem Public Library. (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) A dispute over Salem Public Library’s review of some of its books, which some feared would lead to a purge, could be resolved this summer. Salem City Council on Monday…

As the city of Salem looks to wrangle its unwieldy general fund — which pays for parks, police, firefighters and other services — the Salem City Council on Monday will consider a new expense. Councilors are being asked to earmark $120,000 to pay the attorney…

Kids and homeless people would lose Salem city help under budget cuts disclosed Friday. City Manager Steve Powers proposed a budget for the next fiscal year, aiming to head-off forecasts that say Salem’s general fund – which pays for parks, police, firefighters and more –…