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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

City Council to Consider Old Town Hall Repairs

An appropriation for $9,800 will be considered at the council's meeting Thursday night.

At their meeting at City Hall Thursday night, Salem city councilors will discuss appropriating approximately $10,000 to repair the roof and windows of Old Town Hall. According to the meeting's posted agenda, the $9,800 appropriation is expected to be drawn from the city's Capital Outlay account. Lynn Duncan, Director of the city's Department of Planning and Community Development, said she hopes getting the green light Thursday night will mean that the essential repairs can be done before winter weather settles in. "Gordon College manages the building, but as the property owner, the city has some responsibilities for the building, so we want to get that work done as soon as possible," Duncan said, adding that it's important that the city "…

john

3:20 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Emergency repairs on that building is like opening a can of worms. If we are going to repair it then we should move 120 Washington to that building.   more ›

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