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Salem Reporter
June 10, 2021 at 11:16am
The topic: Salem city officials are digesting citizen responses to plans to upgrade the city's key planning document. That could mean a new look for a variety of neighborhoods around Salem.
Today's guest: Saphara Harrell, Salem Reporter's local government and breaking news reporter.
Our media partnership: Salem Reporter is teaming up with KMWV 98.3 FM for weekday morning presentations on the stories of the day.
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