City council requests plan for possible security guards, metal detectors at council meetings
Getting into Loucks Auditorium at the Salem Public Library for city council meetings could involve security screenings after heightened tensions and profanity at public meetings.
Council meetings have gotten tense over the last couple of years, most recently during public discussions regarding federal immigration enforcement, and the reappointment of a convicted murderer to a city police review board which drew national attention.
The new security measures were a topic of discussion at the Salem City…
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Thank you Joe! Well done, as always. I appreciate your work.
Beefed up security for those who are choosing to watch downtown grow more unpredictable and unsafe by the day. Businesses leaving/struggling erode tax base- then tax/fee increase follow to backfill. Doom loop.