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Varney points to Homeless Services Team and clean-team pilot as downtown success
Your Vote Counts (program) / League of Women Voters of Marion and Polk Counties · April 20, 2026
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Summary
Councilor Mickey Varney said Salem’s Homeless Services Team (HST) pairs two officers with the clean team to clean campsites and connect unsheltered people with services; he said downtown coverage expanded from four to seven days a week and that the approach helped move people into housing.
Councilor Mickey Varney described Salem’s Homeless Services Team (HST) as a partnership between two police officers and the Salem clean team that focuses on campsite cleanup, public safety and connecting unsheltered people to services and housing.
“The HST or homeless…
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