A Salem project got dinged because the structure in question was originally built for worship rather than as a living space.
By Nigel Jaquiss
Oregon Journalism Project
It’s not just projects in Astoria, of course, that are running into challenges in front of the Bureau of Labor & Industries.
In Salem, nonprofit developer DevNW wanted to replace a shuttered church with 18 units of affordable housing. DevNW kept the church’s exterior walls and built the…