SALISBURY — The Salisbury City Council will be holding a meeting on Tuesday, March 21, at 6 p.m. at the city hall building. Here are the items that will discussed:

• Council to recognize the Salisbury High School girls varsity basketball team for winning the 2A state championship.
• Council to recognize Bell Tower Green Park and the parks and recreation department for 2023 North Carolina Main Street Awards.
• Council to receive public comment. Speakers who wish to speak via Zoom must sign-up before 5 p.m. by contacting Connie Snyder at csnyd@salisburync.gov. Citizens who wish to speak in person can sign-up in council chambers. Citizens who are unable to speak during the meeting may submit written comments to the email above and they will be shared with council.
• Council to consider adopting an ordinance designating the “Mary Steele Scales House” located at 126 East Steele Street as a local historic landmark.
• Council to receive an update regarding the Bell Tower Green Park from Bell Tower Green, Inc.
• Council to receive an update regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
• Council to consider awarding contracts to NJR Group Inc. for a unit-based contract in the amount of $869,541 for street paving and a unit based contract in the amount of $50,000 for paving portions of the greenway.
• Council to consider authorizing the city manager to execute a contract renewal with Atlantic Coast Contractors, Inc. in the amount of $1.05 million for construction expenses related to the sanitary sewer rehabilitation project — contract 2.
• Applications are being accepted for neighborhood participation in the 2023 BlockWork event scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 28. Applications and guidelines are available online at www.salisburync.gov/BlockWork. The deadline to submit an application is May 1. For more information contact Alyssa Nelson at 704-638-5235 or email blockwork@salisburync.gov.
• The Community Appearance Commission and Tree Board will host a tree give-away Saturday, March 25, from 10 a.m. until noon at Town Creek Park located at 702 East Monroe Street. For more information contact Alyssa Nelson at 704-638- 5235 or Stephen Brown at 704-638-4881.