Leaving office, Janet Carlson hopes to see continued push to help Marion County homeless


Outgoing county commissioner Janet Carlson has spent 16 years in office focused on helping people get a second change after coming out of jail. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter)
Janet Carlson’s office is lined with a stack of plastic tubs, carefully labeled by topic.
The outgoing Marion County commissioner describes it as her “resident archives,” the record of dozens of projects and plans she’s been involved in during her 16 years at the county.
When she was…






