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Salem Housing Authority administrator on medical leave

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 Salem Housing Authority since 2009,[Read More…]

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Construction costs rise another $4 million at Salem police headquarters

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 officials to look for millions[Read More…]

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Downtown micro-apartments seek tax break from Salem City Council to tamp rent

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, councilors will consider selling two[Read More…]

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Salem lawyer threatens lawsuit claiming stormwater, streetlight fees unconstitutional

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 stormwater and streetlight fees charge[Read More…]

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Raw sewage spilled into Claggett Creek

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 2965 Surf Court N.E. The[Read More…]