Thursday, October 19 through Saturday, November 4

Rowan County Board of Elections at West End Plaza
1935 Jake Alexander Blvd. W, Salisbury, NC 28147

Hours

Monday-Friday, 8 am – 7 pm
Saturdays 8 am – 3 pm
Sundays 1 pm – 5 pm

Election Day

Tuesday, November 7, 2023
6:30 am – 7:30 pm
At all municipal precincts

Fixed Fibrant

When first elected, David searched for ways to improve Fibrant. He attended conferences and meetings in Austin, Dallas, Washington, DC, and Minneapolis (at his own expense), met the key people in the industry in Austin, Dallas, Washington, DC, and Minneapolis, invited consultants to Salisbury, and helped drive the city to a solution. 

David led the public referendum in which over 80% of voters approved the lease to Hotwire Communications.  That partnership has eliminated millions of taxpayer-funded operating losses, saved the city taxpayer over $5 million in equipment replacement costs, and is generating hundreds of thousands every year in lease revenues.

Separately Elected Mayor

David promoted having a separately elected mayor which was overwhelmingly approved by the voters.

Made City Council Meetings More Citizen Friendly

David took action that changed city council meeting times to be more convenient for citizens and moved public comment to the beginning of the meeting so that citizens didn’t have to wait for an unspecified time to share their thoughts with city council.

Rufty Holmes Senior Center

Leader and visionary in helping Rufty Holmes Senior Center pursue new solutions to provide a more modern and larger facility to serve a growing population and expanded programming.

EDC

David is actively engaged with the Economic Development Commission to retain existing companies, attract new businesses, and manage the growth coming to Salisbury and Rowan County.

Kiva

David Initiated efforts to partner with and has worked with Kiva, an international program that provides capital to minority businesses.  He has worked with local small minority and women-owned businesses to obtain funding.

 Re-write City Ordinance on Right to Protest

David spent almost two years helping re-write city ordinances balancing the right to protest under the 1^st Amendment while preserving public safety.  During the difficult days following George Floyd’s murder in May 2020, hundreds of people engaged in protests with minor incident because of the flexibility of the ordinance and the flexibility of law enforcement.

Hired a great City Manager

Although it’s not the sexiest job, the most critical issue city council faced last year was selecting a new City Manager. The success and growth of Salisbury is directly related to having a knowledgeable, engaged, creative, problem-solving, budget-conscious leader for more than a dozen departments and almost 450 employees.

Continuously improve public safety

Public Safety is job #1 for any government.  We must provide our public safety officers with the tools they need to do their job.  David has supported every “ask” from both the Police and Fire Departments. 

Foundations for Police and Fire Departments

Helped create foundations for the Police Department to provide the amenities our public safety officers need and want to show them that we care about them.

Community Policing

When he first ran, David proposed a community policing model. Now, every neighborhood has an officer and every officer has a neighborhood. David helped raise the funds to provide bicycles for police officers so that they could be out of their cars an onto the streets with the citizens they serve.  No crime is good, but these efforts and terrific leadership have put crime on a downward path for the past few years in Salisbury.

New Fire Station

We must move forward on our new fire station. That will make more citizens safer and cut everyone’s insurance rates.

Budget priorities

Many city departments – including Police, Fire, and Public Works – have salary scales below those of surrounding communities.  Salaries must be competitive so that Salisbury is not a training ground for employees who then seek alternative opportunities.  We must:

• Pay competitive wages,
• Maintain our $125 Million infrastructure, and
• Balance our budget

We have raised taxes only to address public safety needs – salaries of law enforcement and for new fire departments.  The tax base has increased through economic development, downtown improvement, development incentives, and housing growth.

Micro-transit and Environmentally Friendly Transit

For six years, David has advocated a micro-transit system that provides point-to-point (Uber-style) transportation that could serve more residents with better service.  This is scheduled to begin in early 2024.  He has also advocated right-size the city’s transit fleet to be more nimble and environmentally friendly.

Community Action Agency

David serves as Treasurer of the Community Action Agency which manages a number of programs in the low-income community.  Its most important contribution is running the Head Start program in two counties.  Like the public school system, it is facing teaching shortages which impacts the number of children who have access to this life-altering opportunity and necessity.

Create a Downtown that is a “Go-To” Destination

Downtown is changing. Bell Tower Green is the new city center. The Empire Hotel is being actively redeveloped. Downtown is being streetscaped to be more traffic and pedestrian friendly. Several major downtown properties are now under local ownership and are being improved. Salisbury has several designated Opportunity Zones to attract investment. Downtown is poised to attract new investment and new development.

david@davidpost4salisbury.com