We Are NOMA ~ The North Main Neighborhood ~ Salisbury, North Carolina

Welcome to NOMA Salisbury, North Carolina! We are The North Main Neighborhood ~ a neighborhood filled with artists, photographers, chefs, doctors, preservationists, lawyers, teachers, musicians, actors, writers, environmentalists, and shop owners. We cherish our historic architecture, our diversity, and our proximity to Salisbury's galleries, museums, restaurants, shops, and parks. We love it here! We know you will too!

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Public Forum Today! Complete Streets Plan Mirrors Desires for North Main!

The Public Forum for the Complete Streets proposal that would affect major change to another of our downtown Salisbury NC neighborhoods is TODAY:

The Complete Street concept was presented to Salisbury City Council on December 2, 2014. Today, January 6th, City Council will hold a Public Hearing to receive public comment.

Mayor Paul Woodson and City Council member are urging the public to come forward for this important public input opportunity.

You can review the original presentation to City Council member in the video here:

Please consider attending the Complete Streets Public Forum at City Hall on January 6th at 4:00pm and give your input in public comment.

If you are unable to attend (we know 4:00PM is a tough time slot for many!), please email your comments to mhear@salisburync.gov prior to the hearing. This is an accepted form of public input. Sometimes Council will read your emailed input aloud during the hearing.

While the changes proposed deal directly with the S. Long Street and Innes Street corridor, the proposed changes mirror nearly exactly the changes the NOMA neighborhood would like to see along the N. Main Street corridor:

Reduced road widths (a road diet!) and accompanying reduced speeds and traffic calming
Safe pedestrian crossings
Support for multi-modal transportation, such as bike lanes and improved sidewalks.
Attractive streetscape and landscape schemes.

We believe that supporting this change in one of our sister neighborhoods that will be a monumental move by the City, will only make adopting similar changes in the North Main Neighborhood that much more achievable. The proposed changes are also consistent with the North Main Small Area Improvement Plan that was unanimously approved by City Council in July of 2007, but for which little to no implementation has begun.

It is noteworthy that the North Main Neighborhood is on the 2015 goals and planning for the City's Community Appearance Commission (CAC), who has already worked to get the 11th & N. Main Street Beautification Project in place. The CAC, in conjunction with the Historic Salisbury Foundation, is hosting a Volunteer Day on January 24th to plant trees in our new green space at the corner of E. 11th and N. Main Streets.

The Innes/Long Street Corridor Plan link is posted in the following three locations of the city webpage and available as a hard copy for review at the City's One Stop Shop at 132 N. Main Street:

For more info, you can contact:
Diana Moghrabi / City Planning Office
704-638-5242
dmogh@salisburync.gov

The North Main Neighborhood
northmainneighborhood@gmail.com

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The North Main Neighborhood AssociationJanuary 6, 2015 at 7:47 PM
The Complete Streets Initiative passed unanimously at City Council this evening. Thank you to all the North Main residents who attended. Congratulations, Salisbury!
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Welcome to NOMA!

The North Main Neighborhood, in the City of Salisbury North Carolina, is bounded by Lafayette Street at our most southern boundary, and 17th Street (the Town of Spencer town line) to the north; and between N. Jackson Street at our western boundary and the Southern Railway tracks to the east.

In the center of the NOMA, lies the North Main Historic District with homes that were constructed circa 1890 - 1938 along the trolley line that ran from Fulton Heights to the Spencer Shops.

Welcome to NOMA! We love it here! We know you will, too!

Building Our Community

NOMA tries to keep an accurate list of our residents, including homeowners, businesses, tenants, and landlords here in an effort to build the strength of our community. The more we know one another, the stronger, safer, and more secure we'll be as a neighborhood.

Please take the time to email your contact information: name, address, and email address to:

northmainneighborhood@gmail.com

so that you can be kept aware of neighborhood happenings.

NOMA is a happening neighborhood ~ you'll want to be a part of it!

Join NOMA on NextDoor.com

Using Nextdoor, neighbors finally have a way to easily connect and communicate with those living around them.

There are so many ways neighbors can help each other. One of the most important is banding together to create safer neighborhoods.

NOMA uses Nextdoor to facilitate virtual neighborhood watches in an effort to keep each other informed and help reduce local crime.

We’re also seeing members use Nextdoor to notify each other about nearby conditions, road closures, emergencies, and other ways we can communicate to support each other.

And Nextdoor helps people share resources to save money – whether that’s borrowing a weed-whacker, sharing a nanny, or carpooling to work.

Nextdoor is all about solving real problems and communicating with one another!

Find NOMA - North Main on NextDoor.com and join the conversation!

Preserving & Nurturing North Main Street Area's Most Beautiful Homes

One of the great benefits of local historic district designation in Salisbury is that the City provides grants to residential property owners to assist with the costs of exterior maintenance and repair. These grants are loans that do not have to be repaid and they’re typically used for projects such as painting, roofing and repair of original wood features. The maximum grant award is $2,500 and they’re usually expected to cover 50% or less of the overall project cost. Grants are awarded in the spring and fall as funding allows and they are prioritized to encourage applicants with low in comes. For more information, check out the brochure on the city’s website at: http://www.salisburync.gov/historic.html

The North Main Small Area Improvement Plan

Important Numbers for the City of Salisbury

· Code Enforcement 704.216.7559
· City Hall 704.638.5270
· Need a new bin? 704.638.5256
· Tree work 704.638.5260
· Free mulch 704.638.5251
· Traffic signs 704.638.5261
· Traffic signals 704.638.5269
· Bus routes 704.638.5252
· Street light out 704.638.5213
· Animal control 704.638.2089
· Potholes 704.638.5251
· Recycling 704.638.5256
· Sidewalk repair 704.638.5251
· Crime stoppers 704.638.5388
· Water cutoff 704.638.5300
· Youth programs 704.216.PLAY
· Junk cars 704.638.5333
· Nuisance 704.638.5262

WHAT DOES SALISBURY RECYCLE?

GLASS - Glass containers of all colors except for GREEN. Remove the lids and rinse out before placing them in the bin. Paper labels do not need to be removed.

NEWSPAPER - Wet or dry newspaper and all inserts. Stack beside or on top of your bin.

GLOSSY MAGAZINES ● TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES

JUNK MAIL & MIXED PAPER

CARDBOARD - Cardboard boxes 2' X 3' or smaller and cereal/food boxes. Must be flattened.

PLASTIC - Soft drink bottles and milk jugs as well as other plastic containers with 1 or 2 recycling symbols on the bottom. Remove the lids and step on your plastic to save space. Labels do not need to be removed.

CANS - All aluminum and steel cans from household. Labels do not need to be removed.

Recycle bins are collected every other week. We are in the 'BLUE' section on the map. To find out when NOMA is on the schedule, click the link here: http://www.salisburync.gov/Departments/PublicServices/Solid%20Waste/Documents/sanitation_calendar.pdf