Funding shortfall to construct navigation center will be Salem’s priority for 2022 short session
The Oregon State Capitol. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter)
Salem city councilors hope the legislature will come through with millions to bridge a shortfall to construct a navigation center that would help homeless people move into housing.
The Oregon Legislature in May allocated $5 million to fund two years of the center’s operations, but there are millions more needed to cover additional costs that have increased because of fire and safety standards for sheltering, rising construction costs…
