PHOTOS: City clears homeless camp at Wallace Marine Park

City crews and contracted workers with ServiceMaster of Salem pick up items left on the ground at Wallace Marine Park as the city clears a homeless encampment on Thursday March 31, 2022. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)

Workers from the city of Salem on Thursday cleared a homeless camp at Wallace Marine Park and forced out all occupants.

The park was one of two in Salem where homeless residents were temporarily allowed to camp during the pandemic, though the city ended that program in mid-2021 and has since swept the park several times.

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People walk through Wallace Marine Park with their belongings as city crews city sweep a homeless encampment on Thursday March 31, 2022. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)

People camping at Wallace Marine Park gather their belongings as city crews city sweep a homeless encampment on Thursday March 31, 2022. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)

A man pulls his belongings away from Wallace Marine Park as city crews city clear a homeless encampment on Thursday March 31, 2022. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)

City crews clearing a homeless encampment pick up garbage at Wallace Marine Park on Thursday March 31, 2022. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)

A man stands beside a tent at Wallace Marine Park as city crews city clear a homeless encampment on Thursday March 31, 2022. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)

A skid steer carries furniture and other items through Wallace Marine Park as city crews city clear a homeless encampment on Thursday March 31, 2022. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)

A skid steer hauls clothes and other items through Wallace Marine Park as city crews city clear a homeless encampment on Thursday March 31, 2022. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)

Flori Black sweeps garbage at Wallace Marine Park as city crews clear a homeless encampment on Thursday March 31, 2022. Black transitioned into housing three years ago and hasn’t been homeless since. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)

Flori Black pushes a wheelbarrow through Wallace Marine Park as city crews sweep a homeless encampment on Thursday March 31, 2022. Black transitioned into housing three years ago and hasn’t been homeless since. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)

Items are stacked in a cart and on a moving cart at Wallace Marine Park City as city crews clear a homeless encampment on Thursday March 31, 2022. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)

A man sorts through items on the ground at Wallace Marine Park as city crews city clear a homeless encampment on Thursday March 31, 2022. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)

City crews and contracted workers with ServiceMaster of Salem pick up items left on the ground at Wallace Marine Park as the city clears a homeless encampment on Thursday March 31, 2022. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)

A man walks through Wallace Marine Park with a bicycle and cart as city crews sweep a homeless encampment on Thursday March 31, 2022. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)

A man walks through Wallace Marine Park with belongings attached to bicycle as city crews sweep a homeless encampment on Thursday March 31, 2022. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)

A man rides his bicycle through Wallace Marine Park with dog as city crews sweep a homeless encampment on Thursday March 31, 2022. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)

Flori Black cleans up garbage at Wallace Marine Park as city crews sweep a homeless encampment on Thursday March 31, 2022. Black transitioned into housing three years ago and hasn’t been homeless since. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)

A man sweeps items left on the ground at Wallace Marine Park as the city clears a homeless encampment on Thursday March 31, 2022. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)

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