Department of Veterans Services released a 52-page report this week, recommending renovations or closing several facilities—including the Salem Medical Center—due to aging infrastructure.

Dan Friesland planned to build a Staybridge Suites hotel on land near the Salem Civic Center, but missed deadlines, and legal and financial obstacles delayed the $15 million project.

The land is used for a large VA health center and, among other things, the UCLA Bruins’ baseball diamond, and the sports fields and swimming pool of the elite Brentwood School.