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Residents urge Salisbury to restore City Park after water‑main work and press for better enforcement and transparency
Summary
Multiple residents at the March 2 Salisbury City Council meeting reported tree damage and soil erosion from a water‑main replacement in City Park, urged restoration before contractor final payment, and called for improved public‑works communication, better enforcement of sidewalk snow rules and landlord accountability.
Residents used the council’s public‑comment period on March 2 to press elected officials for action after a water‑main replacement in City Park that speakers said began in early January.
Nancy Royce told the council the replacement runs about three quarters of a mile near Beaver Dam Creek and lies in the 100‑year floodplain. She said heavy equipment had scarred trunks, snapped branches and disturbed topsoil around mature oaks, hollies, pines and cedars, and she asked the council, “What will be done to restore the park, its trails, trees and open spaces?” Royce noted she had emailed…
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