Mayor Julie Hoy asks city to coordinate with ODOT for homeless camp cleanups in Salem

Fencing on the south side of the Interstate 5 underpass at Northeast Market Street. The Oregon Department of Transportation fenced the area in March 2025 to prevent camping. (ABBEY MCDONALD/ Salem Reporter)

UPDATE: Salem City Councilors Monday night unanimously adopted guidelines limiting the number of city boards and commissions a person can serve on.

Councilors also voted to consider a policy update requiring city staff to analyze and report on the city’s capacity to fund future maintenance for proposed capital projects, and authorized the city manager to enter into a grant agreement with the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to support improvements of Fairway Park.

Councilors also…

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