SALISBURY – The extension of a water main will bring potable drinking water and fire suppression capabilities to the Salisbury airport.
Last Friday, officials and elected leaders gathered to celebrate the completion of the Ocean City-Salisbury-Wicomico Regional Airport water main extension project with a water-tapping ceremony.
Through a partnership with the City of Salisbury, the project extended the city’s municipal water approximately six miles to the airport campus.
“It’s important for the airport, not only in terms of day-to-day operations, but in terms of future development,” said Airport Manager Tony Rudy.
In 2019, the county secured more than $4 million in grants and low-interest loans – with the state providing $1.5 million in grant funds and $2.8 million in Drinking Water SRF Loan funds – to run municipal water six miles from the Wor-Wic Community College water tower to the airport. And in 2020, construction began in earnest.
Six miles of residential and commercial development from Rte 50 to the airport. Watch those rural properties change hands soon. Annexation by the city will follow.
NO Doubt !!! Taxes will DOUBLE !!!!!! Have Fun !!!!
I have one of those taps at home, but beer comes out of mine.
How much will the airport pay for the city to provide pressure to get that water out there? That’s an extra strain on tower pumps that will probably be alleviated by installing a city water tower near WorWic, which will mostly be paid for by taxpayers and grants of taxpayer dollars.
A total waste of money. Big dreams of big businesses coming to that small airport. Just wait and see what happens after piedmont leaves. Only 3 flights a day now. Down after 6 flights a day only a year ago.
What’s Next > Bike Lanes to the Airport > Turn-a-Bouts !!!!!
So in around 50 to 70 years from now everyone will be hearing about all that poisoned water like camp lajunne correct ?
i call bs! fire suppression? this is just made up garbage for the uneducated. sounds good though if you are stupid! hangars are made of metal. cant use water on an aircraft fire, water will spread the fuel around. all the fire fighting equipment and fire suppression systems I’ve ever seen at airports use foam or halon, not water! Again total BULLSHIT!