Thank You to Neighbors!

A brief update on a few goings on in the neighborhood:

Thank you to the folks who are taking down the large concrete block "hate wall" at 928 N. Main. This wall was erected years ago by a resident of island decent where the tradition was, when you argued with your neighbor, to erect a large wall that would completely block out the neighbor. The wall used to go the entire length of the property line. It was partially removed some years ago, but the remains of the unsightly and unfriendly wall have plagued us ever since. The Cress House, as the 928 home is known as, is being rejuvenated and we have seen more of the wall coming down. We don't know specifically who to thank but we could not be more grateful to see it being removed!

Our rental neighbors in the home at 915 recently moved out. An enormous pile of household debris was left at the curb - everything from clothing to toys to furniture to general garbage. Salisbury City pickup will not load anything that is not contained and this was a very big mess in front of this house. A couple of the neighbors took it upon themselves to go over and clean up the front - contain what they could in heavy-duty garbage bags, and in general - tidy the place up and allow the debris to be picked up. Thank you so much to these volunteers for lending a hand in keeping our community attractive. We have learned that there remains a good deal of debris behind the same house in the backyard. We will see if we can get after the owners of the home to take care of this in consideration of the neighbors on either side.

So many times we feel that one person can not make a difference. But lots of "one-person"s working with others, a little at a time, can really move things along toward a common goal.

THANK YOU!!