Anonym
59496
As Chief of the Salisbury Police Department, I have worked to encourage growth in our downtown and was happy to see the gathering of auto enthusiasts on weekend evenings and what it does to help businesses in our Municipal Service District. While there were some initial concerns, the Police Department had not observed any behaviors that led us to direct our officers to address unlawful activity related to the gatherings. After several weeks, based on our observations and the complaints from residents and visitors in the downtown area of racing, public consumption of alcohol, and noise from screeching tires and revving or general modified engine noise, I am left with no choice but to direct SPD officers to strictly enforce the following laws and statutes:
Anonym
54392
City officials and the Downtown Salisbury, Inc. (DSI) Board of Directors ended exclusive negotiations with Empire Hotel Holdings, LLC, and its development arm, Black Point Investments, LLC, to redevelop the Empire Hotel. The end of the exclusivity means that DSI and the City of Salisbury are available to explore additional redevelopment options for the site.
The City of Salisbury Transit System started providing ADA Paratransit service to area residents in August. Previously, the Rowan Transit System provided the city’s ADA Paratransit service via a third party.
Israel Vazquez was employed in parks and recreation in 2011, before transitioning to public works. As part of the parks and recreation team, he assisted with maintenance of parks and special projects such as building the roof on the baseball dugout at Salisbury Community Park.
September is Go Transit Month in the City of Salisbury - an opportunity to show appreciation for Salisbury Transit staff who keep Salisbury moving.
The Salisbury Police Department has updated their use of force policy to clarify duty to intervene and prohibition on use of choke-holds. Select the read more button to read the updated policy.
This year’s leaf collection map is now available! The leaf map shows when each City of Salisbury area will receive their leaf collection services.
Remember, pile your loose leaves at the curb, not in the street and not in bags! A copy of the map is in this month’s water/utility statement, and at
salisburync.gov/LeafMap.
The City of Salisbury is now accepting applications for our FY 2020-2021 Historic Preservation Incentive (HPI) Grant Program. These matching grants, up to $2,500, are available on a competitive basis for exterior projects on owner-occupied homes in Salisbury’s four residential local historic districts: Ellis Street Graded School, Brooklyn South Square, North Main, and West Square. Low/moderate income homeowners may be eligible for a larger award.
Two years after the groundbreaking ceremony at Dixonville Cemetery, the city’s Dixonville-Lincoln Memorial Task Force is now ready to begin phase two.
Funds will help restore commercial properties in the downtown
The City of Salisbury today was awarded a $543,000 Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant by the National Park Service (NPS) to support the preservation of downtown Salisbury’s historic buildings.