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Residents, engineers tell Salisbury council Shoemaker Manor roads need full reconstruction, not patching
Summary
Multiple Shoemaker Manor residents and Wicomico County engineers told the Salisbury City Council the neighborhood's roads are structurally failed and urged immediate full reconstruction and funding in the FY26 capital plan rather than temporary repairs.
Shoemaker Manor residents pressed the Salisbury City Council on April 28 to fund a full reconstruction of their neighborhood streets, saying the pavement and sub-base have deteriorated to the point of public-safety risk.
"We are respectfully requesting the FY26 budget include funding for a full improper reconstruction of our roads, not years down the line but immediately upon budget approval," Paula Donalds said during public comment. "This is no longer a routine maintenance issue. It has become a matter of public safety."
Donald s and other residents described long-standing problems dating to the 1990s and said earlier patching and pothole repairs will not stop rapid deterioration. Carol Greenwood, president of the…
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