In this episode we explore how former Salisbury mayor, Jake Day, along with the City Council, not only sold city-owned downtown properties to “preferred” real estate developers at substantial losses and well below market value, but have provided enormous tax abatements and subsidies to developers at taxpayer expense. Moreover, the City Council has made it a habit of discussing these issues in closed sessions, thus excluding the public and avoiding their scrutiny. The County Executive has also been complicit in picking the winners and losers, and it is apparent that these bad actors are loyal to certain developers, rather than to the citizens they supposedly represent. Why are taxpayers being forced to take the financial risks for the benefit of these private developers? Just follow the campaign money and you'll likely find the answer.
