Business View Civil & Municipal - May 2023

27 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 5 Mayor Dickey states, “We believe if you don’t have a safe city, you don’t have a good city.” Safety & Service Director, Joe Cappuzzello elaborates, “We are a resource. We have mutual aid with the cities and the townships in the area. Also, with the number of people that come into town every day, our manufacturers expect Salem to provide them with top- notch safety forces, both police, and fire.” Infrastructure upgrades are underway throughout Salem, including the first phase of a $700,000 downtown sidewalk replacement and repair project which was recently completed. Cappuzzello says the bid will soon be out for phase two which will be into the heart of the downtown, repairing and replacing brick sidewalks. “We are looking at another $600,000 investment. SALEM, OHIO