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Salisbury Parks and Recreation Closes Playgrounds

Salisbury Parks and Recreation Closes Playgrounds

In order to minimize exposure to COVID-19, the City of Salisbury Parks and Recreation has decided to close all City-operated playground equipment, effective immediately until further notice.

“In accordance with neighboring towns, cities and counties and with recent decisions by Governor Cooper, we’ve made the decision to close our playgrounds at this time to be most precautious in dealing with COVID-19,” said Salisbury Parks and Recreation Director Nick Aceves. “It was a tough decision to temporarily close a recreational opportunity but keeping them open would present a challenging obstacle in properly cleaning them throughout the day. We hope that our residents can explore other parts of our parks like our greenways and trails. We appreciate your understanding as we ensure the safety of you, your family and our employees.”

While City-operated playgrounds are closing, Salisbury has 508 acres of beautiful park land, including seven paved sections of the Salisbury Greenway and almost 20 miles of hiking and biking trails that will remain open. City parks like greenways and trails provide residents with ample room to practice social distancing while still feeling connected with the natural environment.

For more information about Salisbury Parks and Recreation’s park land, visit salisburync.gov/parks.

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Information

The City encourages the community to stay informed, practice good hygiene, be aware, and be prepared.

As a community we are in this together; stay calm and help each other by staying home if you are sick, check in on your neighbors, and continue to slow the spread of COVID-19 by using best practices.


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CDBG & COVID-19

Staff Liaison

Hannah Jacobson
(704) 638-5230
Hannah.Jacobson@salisburync.gov

Current COVID-19 Restrictions

Executive Order 185:

  • Lifts the Modified Stay at Home Order established under Executive Order 181
  • Still requires face coverings in all public indoor settings
  • Allows many businesses to operate at 50% capacity
  • Extends onsite service of alcohol until 11 p.m.
  • Lifts the 100-person cap on some businesses that were operating at 30% capacity
  • Allows some indoor businesses – including bars and taverns, indoor amusement parks, movie theaters and indoor sports arenas – to open at 30% capacity (with a cap of 250 people)
  • Allows larger indoor arenas with a capacity of more than 5,000 people to open at 15% capacity with no cap (as long as additional safety protocols in place)
  • Increases the indoor mass gathering limit to 25 people (the outdoor mass gathering limit remains at 50 people)

Transit Schedules During Upcoming Holidays

Monday, December 25, 2023 (Christmas Day)
  • NO bus or ADA Paratransit service
  • The Administration Office will be closed
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
  • Regular bus service
Monday, January 1, 2024 (New Year’s Day)
  • No bus or ADA Paratransit service
Monday, January 15, 2024 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
  • Regular bus service
Friday, March 29, 2024 (Good Friday)
  • Regular bus service
Monday, May 27, 2024 (Memorial Day)
  • No bus or ADA Paratransit service
Wednesday, June 19, 2024 (Juneteenth)
  • Regular bus service

Each of these routes arrives and departs from the central Transfer Site on Depot St. Any bus you board can take you to the Transfer Site. Any member of the public may ride on the bus. The buses do not operate on holidays.

Please note that the last time listed for a stop indicates the last bus will be traveling to that location and no further transfers are available.


If you leave home, practice your Ws: Wear, Wait, Wash

Covid-19: What are the 3 w's for COVID-19? 1 Wear a cloth mask over your nose and mouth. 2 Wait 6 feet apart. Avoid close contact. 3 Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer.

Stay safe. When outside, stay at least 6 ft. apart.

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