Construction begins on 180-unit affordable housing community at former Salem hospital site

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Jan

By Whitney Woodworth, from the Salem Statesman Journal

Officials broke ground Thursday on Gussie Belle Commons at the former Salem General Hospital site on Center Street.

When completed, the complex will have 180 affordable housing units — a critical need in the community.

Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency Executive Director Jimmy Jones, whose agency will partner with residents to provide services, said the housing development comes at a very difficult time for low income people.

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https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2025/01/12/gussie-belle-commons-affordable-housing-oregon/77547273007

One Comment

  1. Aneesah Furqan-Peace
    26 Jan 2025 10:08:47 Reply

    THANK YOU to our Bishop Wade Harris, Lady Evelyn Harris, and the Salem Seed of Faith Ministries families, and partners, collaborating, in this hugely beneficial project for housing the vulnerable of our community! Additionally, Projects of this magnitude help in the education, training, and economic development in Salem. ~ Aneesah Furqan-Peace, President, Oregon Assembly for Black Affairs [Dr. Calvin O.L. Henry Emeritus, founded 1977]

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