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Salisbury council adopts an 'Adopt-a-Road' program; some council members object to process
Summary
The council voted to establish an Adopt-a-Road program by resolution, prompting debate among council members who said they lacked advance detail; residents and volunteers spoke in public comment in favor of the program.
The Salisbury City Council on June 16 voted to establish and adopt a citywide "Adopt-a-Road" program by passing resolution 3413, a measure the council labeled a directive for the city to implement a volunteer road-adoption program with safety guidelines and participation requirements.
The vote followed a lengthy discussion in which several council members said they had not received sufficient detail about the program before it reached the legislative agenda and asked that staff provide a fuller implementation document. "I'm not picking. But how are we supposed to adopt something if we don't know what we're adopting?" Councilwoman Jackson asked during debate, saying she and other members wanted more specifics to answer…
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