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Council approves safety and livability pilot: more HST officers, CARE response, expanded park cleaning
Summary
Council adopted a supplemental budget to fund a pilot combining expanded homeless‑service policing, a behavioral‑health response pilot, and extra park‑cleaning resources; the pilot will be evaluated during the 2027 budget process.
The Salem City Council on Oct. 13 adopted a supplemental budget to launch a pilot program that combines expanded policing outreach, a behavioral‑health response team, and increased park and downtown cleaning.
The package — described by staff as a "safety, healthy and clean" pilot — adds two permanent police officer positions to the Homeless Service Team (HST) to expand coverage from four days to seven days a week, funds overtime and contracted services for an expanded parks cleaning program, and authorizes a new CARE (Capital Area Response and Evaluation) pilot expected to begin in July 2026 that pairs a paramedic, an EMT and a Marion…
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