SALISBURY, Md. - The City of Salisbury is rolling out its demolition plan. It started Thursday with a derelict home on Clay Street.
Since July of 2008, the city's Neighborhood Services & Code Compliance Department has identified 37 code violations (noxious growth, rubbish, abandoned vehicles, boarding up of unsecured windows and doors, exterior violations and neighborhood complaints) at the property on Clay Street. There have been two calls for service to the Salisbury Police Department for vandalism of the vacant structure. The property was eventually condemned. Considering the property owner failed to bring the property into compliance, it was eventually ordered demolished in February of last year.
During the enforcement period, the city spent $2,296.75 in abating violations. As a result of the neglect and condition of this property, this structure has begun its own demolition by neglect of the owner. The demolition that will take place will improve the safety and health of those surrounding properties, according to Mayor Jim Ireton.
This is all a part of Ireton's plan to remove what he considers to be eye sores from the city.
The demolitions are being funded through the city's Community Development Block Grant program awarded to Salisbury by the federal government.
"We are going to take down five this year," Ireton said. "We really want people to know that we're going to deal with this issue and we can do it together or it can end up in demolition."
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