RFP Staff
♦ A week ago Salisbury City Councilman David Post sent a shockwave through the city when he announced that almost 2,000 vacant and abandoned houses existed in Salisbury. The councilman let us know that these 2,000 vacant and abandoned houses in a city of roughly 14,000 houses accounted for nearly 15% of all the houses in Salisbury. These empty and dilapidated houses besides being an eyesore are an invitation to crime, drugs, vandals, and arson. Many neighbors want them demolished.
An abbreviated tour of vacant and abandoned houses in Salisbury, N.C.’s North Main area:
