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Salisbury budget shifts paving responsibility to traffic team; mayor proposes $1 million bond to catch up on street repairs
Summary
City staff told the council that paving and related capital accounts moved from DID to the traffic division, adding roughly $925,000 of responsibility to traffic. The mayor’s proposed budget includes a $1 million bonding proposal to address a multi‑year backlog; staff described the bond as a debt approach that spreads payment over future years.
City staff reported to the Salisbury City Council that responsibility for several street‑repair and paving accounts has moved from DID into the traffic division and that the mayor’s proposed budget includes a $1 million borrowing plan intended to accelerate a backlog of street repairs.
The shift transfers about $850,000 for paving and an additional $75,000 for curb and gutter into the traffic division’s capital responsibility, staff said. Council members were told this accounting change does not represent a net increase in total city spending but rather a reallocation of existing project funds between departments.
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