City of Salisbury receives award for Excellence in Financial Reporting Finance Department / Monday, September 21, 2020 0 60867 The City of Salisbury’s finance department has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019. Read more
Homicide at Laurel Pointe Apartments 9-15-2020 Homicide at Laurel Pointe Apartments 9-15-2020 Salisbury Police Department / Tuesday, September 15, 2020 0 62456 The Salisbury Police Department is investigating the death of a 17-year-old male in the 300 block of Laurel Pointe Apartments in Salisbury. Read more
ACCESS16 rebrands as WSRG-TV, local government television ACCESS16 rebrands as WSRG-TV, local government television Anonym / Sunday, September 13, 2020 0 64984 ACCESS16, Salisbury’s local government station, has rebranded as WSRG-TV, Salisbury-Rowan Gov TV. Salisbury & Rowan County residents can watch WSRG-TV on Hotwire (HD channel 394) and Spectrum (channel 16). Read more
New Safe Exchange Zones Near SPD New Safe Exchange Zones Near SPD Salisbury Police Department / Wednesday, September 9, 2020 0 49486 Two, 30-minute parking spaces will be designated in front of the Salisbury Police Department on East Liberty Street to allow residents to conduct online purchase transactions. The spaces are anticipated to be installed this month. Read more
Statement from Police Chief Jerry Stokes regarding "Cruise Downtown Salisbury" Statement from Police Chief Jerry Stokes regarding "Cruise Downtown Salisbury" Anonym / Tuesday, September 8, 2020 0 64614 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: Read more
City, DSI end exclusive negotiations with Empire Hotel developer City, DSI end exclusive negotiations with Empire Hotel developer Anonym / Tuesday, September 8, 2020 0 59161 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. Read more
Salisbury Transit Now Serving ADA/Paratransit Transit / Monday, September 7, 2020 0 47857 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. Read more
Employee Spotlight: Israel Vazquez, Maintenance Worker III Employee Spotlight: Israel Vazquez, Maintenance Worker III Communications / Friday, September 4, 2020 0 47491 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. Read more
Celebrating Go Transit Month! Celebrating Go Transit Month! Transit / Wednesday, September 2, 2020 0 47322 September is Go Transit Month in the City of Salisbury - an opportunity to show appreciation for Salisbury Transit staff who keep Salisbury moving. Read more
SPD Updates Use Of Force Policy SPD Updates Use Of Force Policy Salisbury Police Department / Wednesday, September 2, 2020 0 0 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. Read more