Salem City Council to vote on accepting $180K from businesses for Homeless Services Team

Salem City Council will vote on Oct. 27 on whether to accept a $180,000 donation to fund two police officers for the Homeless ...
Des Moines Register

3 tactics city leaders are exploring to improve safety in downtown and northeast Salem

Salem leaders are exploring tactics like reviving the disbanded downtown police bike team, expanding the team that responds to encampments and creating a non-police response to homelessness to improve ...
Hawk Central

Salem City Council to hold discussion on downtown safety in July: What to know

The Salem City Council approved the Fiscal Year 2026 budget and swore in new Ward 6 Councilor Mai Vang. A work session will be held July 21 to discuss downtown safety concerns. Residents urged the ...
Yahoo

Salem City Council to hold discussion on downtown safety in July: What to know

A nearly five-hour-long Salem City Council meeting saw the approval of the city's Fiscal Year 2026 budget and also touched on downtown safety and the city's contracts with Avelo Airlines. New Ward 6 ...