At a forum held by the Salisbury Area of Chamber of Commerce the two candidates for Mayor got grilled on a proposal that could shut down a business that experienced multiple police visits.
Mayor Jim Ireton defended the plan that could trigger a year’s closure with as few as two police calls for more serious crime within a two year period.
The Salisbury Daily Times reports that he told the Chamber “…police your own or the city will have to do it for you, respectfully.”
Meanwhile, challenger Joe Albero charged that the shutting down a business after just two calls was “ridiculous.”
The measure is being considered by the council.
Council member Shanie Shields, who generally supports the Mayor’s initiatives, has expressed reservations about the measure.
She is running for a third term and will being challenged by community activist april Jackson and businesswoman Cynthia Polk.
