POLICE  THE AMPLOHTER  Watch Your Water Usage With EyeOmWater EyeOnWater isav web- based tool that gives customers their water usage data gathered by SRU's "smart meters. "Itis also available as a phone app.  CityofSalisbury Newsletter  MAY2019EDITION  Interested int the ability to track water on your usage your smartphone? Receive an alert int the case ofap potentially expensive water leaki in your home? Orv viewt trends of when you use water the most? Salisbury-Rowan Utilities (SRU) recently debuted its new, web- based customer service tool called EyeOnWater. Available as an appi in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, EyeOnWater gives customers their water usage data gathered by SRU's "smart meters" in near realt time sot they canr manage their accounts downt to the week, day, or even! hour. Perhaps the most useful feature of EyeOnWater isi its Leak Alert tool. Customers can set upt their account to warn them if their usage runs high, allowing them to quickly catch potentially expensive leaks. EyeOnWateri is easy to view, understand, and use. Cleani icons  All your water usage info in one place.  EVENT CALENDAR: MAY Spring Clean '10 Help us clean upt thes streets!) Drop! by city hall Saturday, May 11-7 7a.m. to7p.m. City Hall, 2175. MainSt. EVENT CALENDAR: JUNE City Council Meetings what's happeningi iny your city. Tuesday, June4 4 and1 18- starts at6p.m. City Hall, 2175. MainSt. Movies in the Park ownl blanket or chair. 2- Friday, May 31 ADog's Way Home -Friday, June 14 HotelT Transylvania 3- Friday, June 28 Movie begins at 9p.m. City Park Woofstock Every snout counts! Thes Salisbury Department willl be howt they rescue providing onj free user masks pets. There will also be liver music, food, vendors and thea annual Fur Fun 5Kat1 10a.m. $206 entry feef for the 5K, proceeds gotothel Dogl PAWS dogpark. Saturday, June 15- 10a.m. tolp.m. Salisbury Civic Center, 315S. MLKJ Jr. Ave. Gallery Gallop Artist Showcase Strollt throughout downtowna and enjoy artisan vendors, live artist demonstrations, evening shopping, dining, gallery tours, live music andr more! Fori morei information visit downtownsulsbupymecom Friday, Junez 21 -5to9p.m. Downtown Salisbury  ALook Behind The Scene The Salisbury Citizen's Academy,a is now accepting applications for class members. The Citizen's Academy, nowi in its sixth year,i is held onl Thursday evenings from 5:30t to8p.m. beginning Thursday, Sept. 5 through Thursday, Nov. 7. Participants willr receive hands- on, inside views ofvarious city departments each week, discovering greater understanding of how and why Salisbury provides its municipal city budget is created witht thef finance department, using the Jaws ofl Life at thef fire department and playing recreational activities offered withp parks andr recreation. Dinner is served at each class. "Seeing the citizens interact with oure employees is one of the most rewarding aspects of the program," said Kelly Baker, director Administration to Zoning ande everything in! between, departments have been able tol build relationships with participants and the impact has been more valuable than we could have anticipated." The deadline for applications fort the City of Salisbury Citizen's Academy is Friday, July 19at5 5p.m. Applications are available online at www. salisburync. gov/ citizensacademy, by contacting the administration office at (704) 638-5233, or viae email at Kbake@salisburync, gov. Participants must! be at least 16y years of age and class sizei is limitedt to 20 participants. Priority will be givent to residents of Salisbury.  Discover your water usage trends.  Salisbury  tog geta ablock assignment to pick up litter for 10-week academy in which residents an! hour ors so. The #Trashtag Challenge isherel learnf firsthand about city operations, CITIZEN'S  ACADEMY  Attend public city council meetingst tof find out services. Some oft the experiences will includel learning how the  65.160 1.42  Watchi frees showings of popular movies at City ofa administrative services. "Not only do citizens get to see how Park withy your friends andf family. Bring your theirs services are provided but who actually provides them. From  and! bar graphs clearly break downa SRU customers can seet their ate eyeonwater.com. After customers customer's water usage. Registered consumption andi immediately register, they are instantly given  adjust their usage to lower their access to their account information. bills. EyeOnWater isa FREE service; thee eyeonwater.com websitet today. every SRU customer cant take advantage of this powerfult tool call (704)6 638-5300d or atr noo cost. However, because visit salisburync. gov/ thes secure system displays their EyeOnWater. tosign upf fort this valuablet tool  Download the app or register on Forr morei information,  City Council Mayor AlHeggins Mayor Prol Tem DavidPost Council Member Brian! Miller Council Member Tamara Sheffield City Manager W.L Lane Bailey  demoson Fire  Council Member KarenK. Alexander usage, SRU customers will need  Imside This Edition: Cheerwine Lineup P.2 BlockWork Accepting Applications P.2 Employee Spotlight P.2 #FeelingCuteChallenge P.3 Watch Your Bills With EyeOnWater P.4  STAY CONNECTED CITY OF SALISBURY  1ST PLACE GityofSalisbury Communications 1(704)638-4 44601 aapaNisaneN  lactakcomicwatahunac lwitecomdiwalshwpANc mmacoAcwCAsswE mmanugamcomdasauwe www.nextdoor.com TEXtSALISBURYL0887orChyalets    2 TheLamplighter  May 2019 3  BlockWork Project Accepting Applications BlockWork isa grass-roots program developed in 2010 by the Community Appearance Commission's Neighborhood Leaders Alliance (NLA).  FPeelngCuteChalenge Our citye employees weref feeling cute fort this virals social media challenge! eeling cute, mightplants some flowers later, IDK  Cheerwine FESTIVAL  Feeling.cute,  guys  might pickup.some garbagelater,  The Salisbury Community. Appearance Commission The BlockWork: application and guidelines can be ands Salisbury Housing Advocacy Commission willl be found at www.s salisburync. gov/Blockwork. Applications accepting BlockWork applications from Salisbury city cant be submitted online, by postal mail, email, or neighborhoods beginning now through Friday, June 14. acceptedi in person with Alyssa Nelson att the City Office The 2019E BlockWork event has beens set for Saturday, Building, 132N. Main! Street, Salisbury NC 28144by  Festival  Lineup  Salisburyi is sett to host the Third Annual Cheer- October 26, on, "National Make al Difference Day." Friday, June 14, 2019. Forf further information, please wine Festival, named after its favorite hometown BlockWork is a grass-roots program developedi in call (704)638-5235. soft drink, Saturday, May 18, in downtown Salis- 2010by the Community Appearance Commission's bury from noon to 10p.m. Cheerwine fans will en- Neighborhood Leaders Alliance (NLA). The event strives Criteria for selection: joy great Southern food, shopping for Cheerwine tob bring residents and community volunteers together Project feasibility merchandise, the F&ME Bank Kids Zone, the Food tob build cleaner ands safer neighborhoods, one block ata -Project impact ini its neighborhood Lion Carolina Brands Sampling Area, abeer gar- time. Working together with property owners, residents, -Ability forp project tol be completed in one day Sharonview Credit Union, Rowan County Tourism stewardship of housing resources. Projectsi include Past BlockWork Neighborhoods: Development, Authority, Novant, CARmazone, carpentry, painting, landscaping and general clean-upi in 2011- Brooklyn South Square Champion Windows and Home Exteriors, Trellis aone-block. area. Long-term maintenance responsibility 2012-F Fulton Heights Supportive Care, Mean Mug Coffee Company, Re- is assumed by block property owners, residents, and 2013- Park Avenue Nof festival is complete without rockin' live since its founding, including thei initial event ons. 2016- West End music. Four bands and multiple Buskers (street Shaver St., whiche earneda al National Make a Difference 2017- North Main  dena andl local craft vendors, thanks to sponsors: citys staff and other support groups, participants help Project illustrates strong neighborhood involvement Feeling.cute, mightplan_somes summer camps Feelingcute, mightv proclamationlater  F&ME Bank, Food Lion, Hotwire Communications, neighborhoods establish a proactive approach with  later,IDK  IDK  newal by Anderson, Backcountry! & Beyond, ando of neighborhood participants.  2014- West End  course, Cheerwine!  Eight successful BlockWork events have been! held 2015- Chestnut Hill  performers). are scheduled top perform along the Daya award anda $10,000 prize. Lasty year, volunteers 2018 Municipal Service District/Brooklyn: South Square  midway and ont theH Hotwire Communications workedi int the 400b block ofs. Lee St.  Feeling.cute, mights saves lives later, IDK  stage throughout the day att the Festival: Band Lineup e Stella Rising 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. The Southern Gothic 5to 6p p.m. LiveHouse 6:30to 7:30 p.m. Smash Mouth 8to 10 p.m. Bes suret to visit the Cheerwine Festival website at cheerwinefestival, .com or follow thel hashtag #CheerwineFest on social media for more details ont the event schedule, FAQs and weekend road closures in Salisbury.  STEPHEN BROWN.LANDSCAPE, ARCHITECT&PROJECTMANAGER  Stephen Brown, athird generation land- process, and project management. Hisr most "Horticulture ismy dreama andIgett tolive scaper, isl living! hisc childhood dreama asthe recent work includes the landscape design itout here int the Cityo of Salisbury. Ienjoy publics services! landscape architect and project fort the renovated parking lota atthev visitor's working ont thev wide range of projects and manager for the City of Salisbury. Hea applies center, assisting witht the WestE Endv wall proj- theu uniqueness of each one. Itbrings me joy his! love for landscape tohisv work with commu- ect, and planting designsf for Downtown Innes knowing thatv whenI sitd downt toconstruct Stephen performs variousf functions through serving int his currentrole, Stephen was the can enjoy now andf future generations willl be thec city rangingf from designing landscapes, maintenance managerf for thes Salisbury Parks proudt tot haveii ino our City."  nities, contractors and city staff.  Streeta and the new greenway section. Before landscape plansi it'ss somethingt thatr residents  navigating the city codes andt the permitting andF Department.