New City Hall and Community Center, Housing Rise From Salem’s Derecho Recovery

New city hall and community center, housing rise from Salem’s derecho recovery

SALEM, S.D. — Nearly three years after a derecho storm severely damaged the city’s longtime gathering place, Salem has opened a new chapter with the unveiling of a modern City Hall and Community Center. On the evening of Wednesday, May 28, residents and local leaders gathered to celebrate the completion of the 13,920-square-foot facility. The building replaces the aging National Guard armory, which lost its roof during the July 2022 storm and wa…

Salem’s housing production strategy aims to make it easier to build homes - Salem Reporter

The Salem City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a six-year roadmap outlining ways to make housing more affordable and to build more of it. It’s the city’s first housing production strategy, which outlines 17 approaches the city could take to encourage housing development, preserve existing housing and promote fair and equitable access to housing.They include expanding city tax cuts for developers, making the permit process simpler and fas…