Mayor Announces Service Week Results

Mayor James Ireton, Jr. is pleased to announce the results of the latest neighborhood sweep by the City of Salisbury.

During the week of October 20, 2014, through October 24, 2014 the City of Salisbury conducted its Second “Service Week”, focusing on the Presidents Area and Snow Hill Road area neighborhoods. Participating departments were Department of Public Works, Salisbury Police Department, Salisbury Fire Department, Building Permits and Inspections, and Neighborhood Services & Code Compliance.

The Salisbury Police Department performed “Knock & Talks” throughout the neighborhood and opened the Princeton Homes Substation welcoming residents to visit. The Salisbury Fire Department knocked on doors offering free smoke alarm checks. The Department of Neighborhood Services & Code Compliance evaluated properties for potential property maintenance issues and educated occupants of those possible concerns. The Department of Public Works performed a great deal of work in this area, ranging from cleaning storm drains to repairing sidewalks.

Below is a breakdown of the activity by each department performed during “Service Week”:

Salisbury Fire Department
Total # of Structures Visited: 391
Total # of Granted Access: 91
Total # of Smoke Alarms Distributed: 30
Total # of Smoke Alarms Found Inoperable: 42 (batteries replaced)

Department of Public Works
Total # of Storm Drains Cleaned: 146
Total # of Street Lights Repaired: 5
Total # Feet of Yellow Curbing Painted: 250
Total # of Feet of Sewer Main Cleaned: 6,163
Total # of Miles of Street Swept: 46
Total # of Feet of Sewer Main Treated for Root Intrusion: 3,000 +

Salisbury Police Department
Total # of Contacts Made with the Public: 100
*Also Utilized City’s Mobile App to Submit Code Violations

Neighborhood Services & Code Compliance
Total # of Structures Visited: 400
Total # of Structures without Violations: 21
Total # of Structures with Possible Violations: 379

Tall Grass: 25
Weeds in Sidewalk: 7
Rubbish: 183
Vacant Buildings: 6
Abandoned/Inoperable Vehicles: 51
No Street #’s: 17
Exterior Violations: 86
Tree Trimming: 3
Dead Trees: 1

"We are ecstatic at the reception we received in this round of neighborhood sweeps. Making sure residents have working fire alarms, removing abandoned cars from streets and yards, fixing streetlights and sewer mains, and all the other work done is a testament to our departments and employees and the relationships they are building with our residents. My gratitude goes to many citizens who had kind words for our employees from every department. City government will take a breather, and announce another geographic sweep at the beginning of 2015," said Mayor James Ireton, Jr.