Progress cited for various developments in Sweet Home

By Scott Swanson
Of The New Era/Lebanon Local

The demolishing of the former bank building-turned video store last month to make room for a long-anticipated Taco Bell got Sweet Home residents’ attention.

Then, in the last week, the former Santiam Drug store, just north of the Taco Bell site, came down.

Despite often-heard public perception that not much progress is being made in Sweet Home’s downtown area, more is happening.

An aerial shot shows the…