Welcome . . .

We’re glad that you are visiting our virtual center for citizens who are working together to make our area a better place to live and work. This site provides an area for information about the civic affairs of our eight-county Mid-Delmarva area. 

Consider this center as your headquarters for background and information about our area including visioning,  information, and “white paper” reports on area issues as well as public meeting schedules and agendas, civic information and project news.

Another section of this virtual center posts community issues and related information, including the results of periodic community surveys on key civic issues. A group of about 50 citizens have been systematically chosen from each of the eight counties to partipate in online surveys and those result summaries are posted on the Community Issues page.

The Civic Opportunities page shows you how to become positively involved by volunteering to serve on a number of committees, task forces, commissions, etc. through county and municipal governments and the school boards. Remember, democracy is NOT a spectator sport. It is government by the people. You are needed!

If you have questions or comments, please contact us via e-mail through the several links found throughout this website.

Thanks for participating in making our communities better!

  Where is the Mid-Delmarva area?
    We’re just two hours from Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Norfolk on America’s Eastern Seaboard, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay. The Delmarva Peninsula is split among the states of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.

Who is the Greater Salisbury Committee?

GSC is a group of business and professional leaders in Wicomico, Somerset, Worcester, Sussex, and Accomack counties who, since 1967, have been helping make our area a better place in which to live and work. Our members help identify community problems, seek to find broad and sound solutions, and then assist in resolving these problems.

GSC takes a long-term view of challenges and seeks to develop situations which assist in creating the best possible future for the area. GSC is completely self-funding through membership dues.

How to get a civic event on the calendar
    E-mail information about the event, including event name, sponsoring group, date, time, location, contact phone or e-mail, and a brief description of the event. Civic events for this calendar are defined as major civic-related events, key governmental meetings and activities, and public GSC events. E-mail to info@greatersalisbury.org.

Recent happenings

MD DBED Secretary speaks at GSC's December General Membership meeting. Christian Johansson who is the lead economic development professional in Maryland will be meeting with GSC members at their Dec. 14 meeting. 

Before joining DBED, he was managing director of Continental Equity and CEO and president of the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore.

In addition to meeting with GSC, current plans are for him to tour the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at the Wallops Flight Facility across the state line in Eastern Shore Virginia.

GSC task forces staffed and underway. Covering a wide variety of issues, task forces are at work. They include:

Community Safety Task Force, chaired by Hope Morgan.

Core Community Task Force, chaired by Gregory Olinde.

Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Task Force, chaired by Kathleen McLain with sub-task forces on Support and Growth, chaired by Marty Neat; STEM Education, chaired by Rick Fahey; MACH 1, chaired by Michael Wigley; and Mid-Atlantic Space Coast tourism brand, chaired by Kathleen McLain.

Wicomico County Comprehensive Plan Task Force, chaired by John McClellan.

Click here to continue see the GSC banquet photos on another page.