After sitting vacant for four years, the former Valleydale meat packing plant and its 10 acre lot in Salem has been sold to .com properties.

The local representative for buyer .com properties said that they are interested in rehabbing the office portion of the property and leasing it out. The development group is the same one that owned the former West Salem Plaza for years.

During .com properties’ ownership, West Salem Plaza deteriorated and finally emptied. .com properties received a promise of [development incentives from the city of Salem](http://ourvalley.org/news.php?viewStory=3096 “Read the Article”). Since then, they sold the property, and the developer has torn it down.

[Read](http://ourvalley.org/news.php?viewStory=3612 “Read the Article”) (OurValley.org)