This year brought a string of new construction projects and businesses to Salem, including a renovated mall, the start of a mixed-use apartment building at the former city hall site and hundreds of affordable housing units.
Kristin Retherford, Salem’s director of community planning and development, said downtown is seeing a lot of exciting projects and a groundswell of community support through groups like the Salem Main Street Association.
Hundreds of housing units have been added in downtown and thousands citywide over the past five years, with more on the horizon…