I certainly have sympathy for the homeless in this city, and the behaviour of the group who spends time at this bus shelter is reprehensible.

Police have been monitoring but not making them move. I think Salem has opened a can of worms with it's vision of how to deal with this issue. They cleared them out of the flag poles as well as other areas but it appears they have no place left to move them to. MBTA police should get involved.

This is not a good look for Salem or tourism and the mayor has told the police to be pretty much hands off on the homeless and not move them on.

Lifebridge really needs to step up; they attract these people but then send them out on the street if they're drunk or high. The taxpayers are footing the bill on police costs and the cops end up being distracted from other issues.

The residents are going to have to just deal with it until the tourists start to complain.

When businesses in the immediate area feel the impacts of people not patronizing their restaurants and shops because of the drunken, loudly profane, publicly urinating homeless, they will complain and call the police. My advice is to take your business elsewhere and make them feel it. There are plenty of other nice locations to shop and dine in.

When the situation is dealt with, reward the system by bringing your business back. Right now we are @#$% into the wind.

Geez, I went by the bus shelter in front of Walgreens on New Derby at 3:30pm today. What a sight. A fifth bottle was being held high and passing around. It was 32 degrees. The group all had big smiles.

So once again the citizens of Salem are expected to turn a blind eye and "just deal with it". If only this administration showed as much consideration for the citizens carrying the tax burden. The city and it's extreme liberalism has created this situation.

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