Your Wednesday evening update on Salem news
Good evening, Salem.
Public safety and cleanliness will be the topic of a Salem City Council work session this evening.
The council will meet in Loucks Auditorium at the Salem Public Library’s main branch at 585 Liberty St. S.E. at 6 p.m. to discuss the city’s progress on addressing concerns business owners have raised about petty crime, theft and cleanliness downtown and in northeast Salem.
Councilors will consider feedback from residents, local business owners and homeless service providers and advocates.
The discussion comes after Mayor Julie Hoy announced private donors had agreed to fund the return of the police bike patrol. Other proposals on the table to help mitigate safety and livability issues include expanding cleaning services, having the city’s Homeless Services Team to provide assistance seven days a week, and setting up a pilot program pairing emergency workers with mental health specialists.
We’ll have more on their discussions tomorrow.
Here’s some of today’s news. Head to our website anytime for the latest Salem news.
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Monmouth’s Paul Evans, a Democratic state representative, says his letter early this year lambasting the Salem YMCA was not “personal” despite his personal relationship with Soraida Cross, the Keizer city…
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A Thursday night vigil will bring families together to grieve the loss of stillborn babies and pregnancy loss.
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Last week, about 4,000 migrating Vaux’s swifts found a temporary home in the tower of Salem First United Methodist Church. Columnist and bird expert Harry Fuller chronicled the extraordinary evening.
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Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read, who vowed to fight the lawsuit, said sharing data the U.S. Department of Justice demanded would violate Oregonians’ privacy rights.
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A key Democrat whose support is needed to pass a state transportation funding and tax package remains hospitalized, Senate President Rob Wagner said Tuesday evening.
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