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Sunday, January 04, 2015

Mayor Announces DHCD Grant Award for Demolition of Former Daily Times Building

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

A medical school down here is a pipe dream... hundreds of millions of dollars when the State of MD is broke--

Anonymous said...

Another property taken off the TAX ROLLS while the taxpayers make up the difference...again.

Anonymous said...

I was unaware that the building needed to be torn down. I always thought filling buildings with thriving businesses was the way to revitalize a Downtown. A 57 year old building, at that. Owned by PRMC.

It seems the only thing this Mayor has accomplished during his terms besides selling off City properties for pennies on the dollar is confiscating and demolishing other properties.

He has built nothing, revitalized nothing, and has promoted nothing positive.

If you want to tear something down, Jim, start with the parking meters.

Anonymous said...

The former Daily Times building is also a historical structure. I do not believe the grant funds can be legally used to demolish a historical structure. Ireton & clan could find themselves in a predicament for attempting to perform the demolition. There must be hearings & public input before consideration of the granting of public proceeds.

Anonymous said...

Why does ANYONE think it's a good idea to use TAXPAYER funds to improve property that the city does not own?

Anonymous said...

The former Daily Times building does not need to be demolished. If PRMC owns this building, why not make it a clinic of some sort - rehab the building, don't demolish it.

Anonymous said...

A quarter of a million dollars to help out a rich friend. PRMC is hurting. I feel so bad for them.

Salisbury, hows that 183 million dollar wastewater plant going?

Get real people.

JoeAlbero said...

9:02, Here's another one to ponder. How's the Old Mall working out for Salisbury Taxpayers?

Government should NOT be participating in Corporate Welfare, period. It is true, most of this project will be removed from the tax roll.

The mere FACT that they are very strongly expressing that yes, the building may come down within a year, NOTHING WILL REPLACE IT FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. At least Palmer Gillis put HIS money where his mouth is and some of you continue to complain he's not going fast enough.

Anonymous said...

People,grants aren't money from the money tree,it's your taxpayer dollars and being used for private use,where is the outrage?

Anonymous said...

Corporate welfare. There is still a parking lot under all that grass growing at the old mall site.

Anonymous said...

New bigger better civic center on old mall prop ..be able to sell booze at bigger venue bull doze old one for new high rise parking garage and hotel

Anonymous said...

Salisbury the new baltimore? Slums ..closed factories ..crime...abandoned properties....See what electing democrats gets ya? Budgets are a mess and they still dont get it...THE NEW DEAL IDEALS HAVE FAILED US...GET GOVERNMENT OUT OF OUR LIVES AND POCKETS...

Anonymous said...

10:55 No problem if you want to spend your money to build this. Otherwise Wicomico County has all the civic center it needs. If you want to drink a beer go to a bar.

Anonymous said...

Is the Daily Times still in business?

Anonymous said...

Joe - I think 8:39 is onto something. I checked the Maryland Clearinghouse and I do not see where the property was submitted for Maryland historical review. It must be published in the Maryland register and I cannot find where the application was ever submitted. If the City goes forth with the demolition then they can be held liable for damages.

IMHO I do not believe Ireton knows what in the heck he is doing.

Anonymous said...

Amazing, $1.5 million returned to the state instead of revitalizing The Bricks for residents, but accept grant funds to demolish a historical site, sounds like the former Code Compliance Director is giving some great advice to leadership...OMG!

Anonymous said...

Anything going on with that building is solely the responsibility of its owner... and none other.

Anonymous said...

To bad they cant demolish the new building and send the staff packing who needs them worst paper I have ever read in sixty years