Salisbury City Council President D’Shawn Doughty announced Friday he is stepping down from the council , effective immediately.

Doughty was appointed to the council in 2023 by then-Mayor Jack Heath to fill the seat vacated by Muir Boda, who left to lead the city’s Housing and Community Development Department. He was later elected to the District 2 council seat in the Nov. 2023 race and has served as council president since then.

In a social media post Friday, Doughty said, “Sometimes purpose calls us into rooms we never imagined — and then, just as boldly, it calls us into new ones.

“Serving as president of the City Council has been one of the greatest honors of my life. I’ve poured my heart into this city because I believe in what Salisbury is becoming. I’ve seen neighbors rise to

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