CITY OF SALISBURY ANNOUNCES STATE OF EMERGENCY; CITY OFFICES CLOSED
Salisbury, Maryland - The City of Salisbury offices are closed Monday, Jan. 6due to Severe weather and road conditions and trash and recycling operations have been suspended until the routes clear.
In addition, Salisbury Police Chief, Dave Meienschein has declared a state of Emergency within the City. If you do not have to leave your home today please stay off the roads.
Pursuant to Chapter 10.12.020 of the Municipal Code of the City of Salisbury, the Chief of Police may declare a snow emergency for all snow emergency routes as a whole or for any one or more snow emergency route as deemed necessary.
Pursuant to Chapter 10.12.040 of the Municipal Code of the City of Salisbury, it is unlawful for any person to park a vehicle on any city street that is designated and appropriately signposted as a snow emergency route and for which a snow emergency has been declared and is in effect.
Additionally, pursuant to Chapter 10.12.050, during the time when a snow emergency is in effect, the police department shall have the authority to take possession of, issue citations for, remove, tow away and impound any vehicle found parked, stalled, incapable of proceeding under its own power or left unattended upon any street designated as a snow emergency route; and, before the owner thereof may thereafter obtain possession of such vehicles, he shall first pay the cost of removing such vehicle and any storage charges.
For service calls after normal business hours, please contact the Salisbury Police Department at 410-548-3165. Foremergency situations, please dial 911 immediately.
Please remember that property owners adjacent to any street within the City limits are responsible for the removal of snow from their sidewalks. The snow must be removed for the entire length of their property for a width of four feet.
The removal must take place within six hours after the snow has stopped falling. If the snow stopped between the hours of5 p.m. and 7 a.m. then the snow needs to be removed before 2 p.m.
If you live near a fire hydrant, the Salisbury Fire Department urges you to make sure it is accessible with a 4-foot diameter area shoveled around it.
All important information regarding City snow removal is available on this page of the City website.
CITY CLOSURES
City of Salisbury Offices are closed Monday, Jan. 6. Trash and recycling operations have been suspended until the routes clear.
The Salisbury Zoo will be closed on Monday, Jan. 6in anticipation of poor weather. The Zoo is scheduled to reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 7.
The Truitt Street Community Center and the Newton Street Community Center will be closed Monday, Jan. 6. They are expected to reopen Tuesday, Jan. 7, but will close with the Wicomico Coun
