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Transportation agencies still unsure about budget impacts if third bridge denied
The Marion and Center Street bridges pictured Summer 2018. (Salem Reporter files) Area transportation officials remain unsure how their budgets would be impacted if the Salem City Council decides against finishing early work on the Salem River Crossing. After a lengthy work session by councilors…
Salem to offer less federal money for social services, housing projects in 2019
Lobby of Salem City Hall (Salem Reporter files) The city of Salem expects to give less federal money this year to support new social services and housing projects. Every year, Salem receives an allotment from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that can…
Salem bridge advocates work to save project from collapse
Members of Salem Bridge Solutions, in green shirts, seen speaking and attending a Salem City Council meeting in November. The group worked with business groups in recent weeks in a last-ditch effort to keep the Salem River Crossing alive. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) In the office…
Mayor appeals for third bridge in annual address, reveals plans for resiliency task force
Lobby of Salem City Hall. (Salem Reporter files) Updated 3:30 p.m. with more information about a proposed hub of electric vehicle chargers and the consideration of more bond measures. Delivering the annual State of the City Address on Wednesday, Mayor Chuck Bennett visited a handful…
Salem looking to boost internet downtown
People walk in front of shops in downtown Salem in December. (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) The city of Salem is considering laying internet infrastructure in downtown to either lease out or manage like a utility. Since December, the city has been looking to hire…
Mayor calls on Marion County, Salem Health to help pay for proposed sobering center
Mayor Chuck Bennett in September at the ribbon cutting of the Career and Technical Education Center. Bennett on Friday called on Salem Health and Marion County to help the city pay for a sobering center to treat severely intoxicated people. (Salem Reporter files) A ballooning…
Oregon Supreme Court denies Salem appeal to withhold arrest records in sex abuse case
The lobby at Salem City Hall. (Salem Reporter files) Updated 4:46 p.m. Jan. 18 with comments from City Manager Steve Powers. After years of resisting, the city of Salem will have to disclose the arrest records of a local man convicted of sexually abusing a…
Salem councilors to outline plans for city’s major issues
The Marion Street Bridge pictured last summer. (Salem Reporter files) Salem city councilors have a massive to do list for 2019. They are set to talk about it at a work session Wednesday. Budgetary shortfalls, traffic problems, homelessness and environmental impacts will headline the work…
Salem gathering data for snapshot into future growth
The lobby of Salem City Hall. (Salem Reporter files) As Salem plans for the future, staff are undertaking a data project to be a sort of statistical crystal ball. The city’s Community Development Department on Wednesday released a list of 20 facets of life in…