SALISBURY, Md. - Salisbury's Mayor has released an update about the progress of the Thrift Travel Inn.
According to the office of Mayor James Ireton, Jr., Eric Morrison, Project Manager for Demolition Services Incorporated and Susan Phillips, Housing Supervisor of Neighborhood Services and Code Compliance, have agreed on a contract to demolish the Thrift Travel Inn. Officials for Demolition Services are working on getting approvals and are hoping to start the work around November 5th, but that date is subject to change.
Mayor Ireton released a statement saying "I applaud Mr. Stevenson and Mrs. Phillips for their extraordinary effort in eliminating the blight from Rt. 13. Area businesses and neighborhoods have already benefited from the closure of the Inn and now we await the property's transformation from "drain" on public services to "viable" Rt. 13 commercial property,"