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Salem City Council held a work session Monday night to discuss ideas to raise money for the city’s general fund. Councilors met with staff and members of the Sustainable Services Revenue Task Force. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Salem residents could soon find a new expense on…

Two complaints of sexual harassment and discrimination at the city of Salem have been dismissed by the state Bureau of Labor and Industries. Earlier this year, Permit Technician Casey Levy and Plans Examiner Deirdrie Wade complained they witnessed or were subjected to an array of…

The entrance to Salem Housing Authority, pictured Tuesday. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) The city of Salem department tasked with providing affordable housing for thousands of residents has been without its administrator for nearly two months and is undergoing an organizational shift. Andy Wilch, who has led…

Heavy machinery rests at the construction site for the upcoming, 104,000-square-foot headquarters of the Salem Police Department. City and police officials say they need to find another $4 million for construction. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Costs for Salem Police Department’s new headquarters continue to rise, sending…

The former site of McMahan’s Furniture & Appliances, where Koz Development is proposing a complex of micro-apartments. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Salem’s elected leaders on Monday will face two decisions that could impact the city’s stock of affordable apartments. First, acting as the Urban Renewal Agency,…

Salem City Hall, pictured last summer. (Salem Reporter files) A Salem-based law firm has threatened to sue the city of Salem for charging fees it alleges are unconstitutional to property owners. James Vick, a partner at Glantz Law Group in downtown Salem, claims the city’s…

The lobby of Salem City Hall. (Salem Reporter files) Raw sewage spilled into Claggett Creek in Northeast Salem, the city of Salem announced Friday afternoon. The city said in its press release that it does not know how much sewage spilled into the creek, near…

The sign at The ARCHES Project, the organization that will house the upcoming sobering center and an expanded day center. Construction started this week. (Anthony McGuire/Special to Salem Reporter) The city of Salem is spending more money than initially planned to build a sobering center…

A row of Salem Police Department vehicles parked at Salem City Hall pictured in the winter. (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) For four months, a Salem Police Department officer was assigned to stay home with pay because his superiors weren’t sure he was fit for…