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Sunday, July 19, 2020

A Viewer Writes: Is Salisbury the new Baltimore

As I drove through Salisbury the other day and saw the city so torn up and looking dirty, I wondered if Salisbury was becoming a small Baltimore. We have a very progressive administration. Black and Hispanics residents have no voice in government. The city has the vibe of a city in decline. Sad. My wife and I are looking elsewhere.

24 comments:

Anonymous said...

I remember a few years ago the signage plastered all over some convenience stores looked like something seen in big cities . Then the roads being in bad shape and never any attention., Several years ago the good mayor advised road money had been cut off from the state. He also advised work would be done to repair and pave due to the money being returned from state subsidies. Now it’s like a horse cart trail, but bike lanes are smooth.

Anonymous said...

Crisfield might be more to your liking. Or Princess Anne.

Anonymous said...

Well with the boy wonder Mayor he has the City streets tore up . You go down Rt.13 South and he has had those cones there for over a year and the road is all tore up. He has the downtown area tore up for over a year and he is spending money like a drunken sailor on shore leave. Now he is off to another Country and has someone else doing his job. We nee a full time Mayor,oh also he has a Chief of Police who thinks that citizens don't need to know the crime stats, it is terrible.You dummies in Salisbury had your chance to elect Joe and you blew it.

Anonymous said...

"Black and Hispanics residents have no voice in government."

You discovered this while driving through town? How perceptive of you!

Anonymous said...

Yeah the roads are crap and what's with all the flashing LED business signs. I thought Maryland vehicle code prohibits those signs within so many feet of a highway. They're a complete distraction at night

Anonymous said...

Came to this area in 2005. I still find it hilarious how you folks actually expect this crap hole to be anything special. Then you blame it on everyone from the mayor to minorities lol. Dude, salisbury is in the same spot as thousands of towns across the US. Ag cant employ everyone. The reduction of manufacturing jobs since the 80's meant all the jobs left were for mickey D's. The smart kids go to school and leave for good. All that is left is the class clowns and losers who sneared at books and didnt want to learn. Then those same angry bums want to spout on over political/economic/social topics they dont understand and dont care to research. To top it off, their mothers/sisters/daughters are so bored with the life they get hooked on opioids and next thing you know they have some thug's johnson between their lips so they can get their next hit. Yes Salisbury sucks and if you are stuck here you have every right to be pissed.....at yourself!

Anonymous said...

Salisbury the new Baltimore ? Salisbury is just like any other small city in our country , they are all going down hill and run by the far left who worship the BLM and ANTIFA. Hey , 3:27 is right , your perception amazes me . By the way , Salisbury crashed and became the pits many years ago when they decided to elect queers and idiots .

Anonymous said...

Black and Hispanics must be residents to vote and must be citizens of this country , blacks are to lazy to vote and when they do they flip a coin .
Hispanics don't understand the countries political rules or anything about politics. They are the response to propaganda like the blacks.

Anonymous said...

Baltimore has been run by Black Democrats for how long now?

Anonymous said...

salisbury is a democratic run sh!thole. Also has been always will.
Welcome to the outhouse!

Anonymous said...

Salisbury has gone down hill at alarming rates for the last 20 years under the Democrat Representation. Gone to hell in a hand basket. Was once a wonderful city but not any more and its getting worse all the time. The Mayor and City Council are to blame, but it starts with you going to vote. If you don't go vote then this is what you get.

Anonymous said...

Salisbury is the armpit of Maryland

Anonymous said...

Baltimore actually has good jobs available to it residents.

Anonymous said...

Salisbury has a higher crime rate per capita than Baltimore. The town I grew up in has turned into a slum.

Anonymous said...

On 7/18/2020 @1015pm Wicomico Centrall 911 dispatched Station 2 EMS and Station 2 fire crew for the "automatic medical assist" for a stabbing
at 424 Jefferson Street, a stabbing with 2 patients. The Cross Streets Pyle and Harrington Streets.

Truck 2 responded with 22C

PM 2 responded.

Truck 2 asked Central to dispatch a second medic unit since there were 2 patients.

Station 1 was dispatched for a second ambulance
Central said the Scene is secure.

Truck 2 on Location with 22C with the Command at 10:18 pm
Under Control at 10:25 and PM 1 clear the call

"Central to PM 1 we are about to drop a call to you." PM 1 sent to 415 Prisicilla Street for a Laceration, SPD on the scene. (Possibly from the same event since it is right around the corner and at the same time.)

Command terminated Truck 2 en route to PRMC to pick up personnel at 10:29 pm (At least one patient is serious enough to need more help.)

Mare Jake I thought you said "Crime was down" in da Ghetto'bury!

Anonymous said...

Letter to the Editor:

I just saw this idiotic post on FB.

David Cooper
Admin · 11h
I wanted to repost this for everyone because I feel like some didnt take me seriously. The number of proposed laws up for vote, in this next session of congress, against our Second Amendment rights is in the DOUBLE DIGITS. We need to do something to stop this! SO PLEASE READ BELOW!!!
To all of our newer membership, please see the post at the top of our page in regards to the 2nd Amendment petition. We are asking all members of this page to sign this petition. We are at 2,074 members with only 1,921 signatures on the petition. I am personally asking each and every person on this page to hold themselves personally accountable for getting not only their signature but 5 other signatures on this petition and share it to other family and friends as well. These 5 signatures can be family or friends. Just hold yourself accountable for only 5 signatures, just 5 that is all!! If you do more your hard work is greatly appreciated. Also invite any of you friends and family that own guns to our group as well.
For any of you that would like to help us a little more you can always email the Wicomico County council members stating you would like to see this county become a 2nd amendment sanctuary county. All the surrounding counties almost always follow suit with Wicomico when it comes to decisions like this. So, if Wicomico County doesn’t move forward with this the chances of getting the other counties here on the shore moving forward on this issue get slimmer and slimmer by the minute. Email addresses are as follows
edavis@wicomicocounty.org
nacle@wicomicocounty.org
jholloway@wicomicocounty.org
jcannon@wicomicocounty.org
wmccain@wicomicocounty.org
ldodd@wicomicocounty.org
jhastings@wicomicocounty.org

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"he number of proposed laws up for vote, in this next session of congress, against our Second Amendment rights is in the DOUBLE DIGITS."

"For any of you that would like to help us a little more you can always email the Wicomico County council members stating you would like to see this county become a 2nd amendment sanctuary county."

NEWSFLASH!! Congress could give a rats a$$ whether Wicomico becomes a "sanctuary county" or not! That has no impact on Congress or the Maryland General Assembly. They need to quit misleading 2A supporters.

"All the surrounding counties almost always follow suit with Wicomico when it comes to decisions like this."
Oh really? Where is your evidence? What decisions have the other counties voted on because Wicomico did?

"So, if Wicomico County doesn’t move forward with this the chances of getting the other counties here on the shore moving forward on this issue get slimmer and slimmer by the minute."

Living in another county I can assure you that we don't give rats a$$ what Wicomico County does and they have never had an impact on our decisions.

It's stupid comments like this that have the opposition busting their sides in laughter. Wicomico County's 2A movement has become the laughing stock in the State of Maryland and these clowns need to find another hobby.

Anonymous said...

Sheriff Mike Lewis showed his TRUE COLORS recently when he bailed out on the Wicomico County Santuary 2a Amendment! Move to Florida weakass!!

Phronesis said...

With 8000+ students at SU, 95% of whom are locally unemployable in their chosen fields, instead of the motto being Live, Learn, Lead, it's more accurate to use Live, Learn, Leave..

Anonymous said...

Mr. Albero,

Why are the taxpayers of Wicomico County funding the Wicomico Public Library if they are going to hand over our hard-earned tax dollars to the City of Salisbury to pay for worthless movies in that turd infested ditch?? Are they planning on showing LGBTQ Transvestite movies? This is not the time to be wasting tax dollars!!

"Thank you to Wicomico Public Libraries for making this event possible!"

https://www.facebook.com/CityofSBY/posts/1640410432774891?notif_id=1595216149571469&notif_t=page_highlights

City of Salisbury, Maryland
2d ·
We are so excited to announce that SBY's Movies on the River are back! With proper health and safety precautions of course. Next Friday, join us at the Riverwalk Amphitheater for an 8:30 showing of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone! Thank you to Wicomico Public Libraries for making this event possible!

A few things to keep in mind before the event:
-Masks are encouraged but not required
-Group seating areas will be marked to adhere to social distancing guidelines
-Sanitizing stations will be on site
-Please stay home if you are sick

Anonymous said...

Salisbury is "Little Baltimore" and became so when Jake Day became mayor and the other fact is the BLM and hood mentality blacks run Salisbury and if you did a statistic check on Salisbury Crime you would see the large majority are young blacks doing the crime and the inmates at ECI are mostly all black. It's just a fact do all the fact checks you like but it will prove it. I am by no means saying all blacks are bad, the majority are hard working, Good parents and lovely Christian people. But if you lived right here in the city and saw the thugs that parole it you would see that most are black, they don't even respect their parents or other young blacks. They tear up the city and throw their trash, and write graffiti everywhere. You can watch drug exchanges from right in our houses, see them going in abandoned houses and we have many as the city inspectors never glance at them and never post much less go after the absentee landlords. Some of these houses have not been entered by landlords in years, the grass is only cut when neighbors complain and by then the weeds and grass are 3' high. Debris and abandoned furniture everywhere, cars with no tags or expired tags. Dumpsters on properties that are never emptied and filled to the tops. There are more snakes and rats then ever before. Yes you can thank Jake Day and his council for worrying about trivial things and PR stuff than actual work. Take a trip all of you out there and ride and take pictures up and down these streets post them on this blog make it a real challenge to you non-believers.

Anonymous said...

Someone needs to explore how they classify crimes and how they are listed on the crime report stats. Talk with the road officers, many are ready to talk about what has gone on in the department. Their morale is terrible. What ever happen to the property room investigation. Why was the chief not held accountable?

Anonymous said...

Thanks for for showing your true colors Sheriff. The county is suffering from a cancer called Salisbury City and you jump ship. The city of Salisbury is a ghetto and now with all the college kids leaving tons of slum lords will suffer. I am sure they will be doing on-line classes again this year. There is not one thing to look forward to in the upcoming year. There needs to be limited terms for all politicians. Ask yourself why anyone stays in these underpaid elected positions. Self interest and corruption is all these professional politicians bring to the table.

Anonymous said...

Or another State with lower taxes a real Republican Govorner.

Anonymous said...

July 19, 2020 at 6:48 AM. Blacks do not flip a coin. They vote for whoever gives them freebies. Even the party of slavery. Blacks sell their souls for trinkets.