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Harford officials announced Monday that the county will provide the city of Aberdeen with the additional water needed to meet its development.
The city is growing rapidly along with Aberdeen Proving Ground, which will add about 10,000 jobs in the next two years as a result of BRAC, the nationwide military expansion. The city will require more water to meet the demands of commercial and residential development associated with the Army post's expansion.
The new contract will allow Aberdeen to draw as much as 600,000 gallons a day from the county water supply, with an option to increase that amount by another 300,000 gallons in the future. The original agreement between the two jurisdictions dates to 1995 and provided for 500,000 gallons a day.
The jobs coming to Harford County from military bases in other states mean "it is even more important that we work together to ensure we have the infrastructure in place for current residents and businesses while we prepare for new ones," said Rep. C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger.
The additional water allocation coincides with the $76 million expansion to the Abingdon Water Treatment Plant. That project, scheduled for completion late next year, will double the plant's daily capacity to 20 million gallons.
"It is critical for Harford County government and the city of Aberdeen to work together on projects and initiatives that are in the best interest of our business community, our military partners and citizens we serve," said Harford County Executive David R. Craig.
The city is growing rapidly along with Aberdeen Proving Ground, which will add about 10,000 jobs in the next two years as a result of BRAC, the nationwide military expansion. The city will require more water to meet the demands of commercial and residential development associated with the Army post's expansion.
The new contract will allow Aberdeen to draw as much as 600,000 gallons a day from the county water supply, with an option to increase that amount by another 300,000 gallons in the future. The original agreement between the two jurisdictions dates to 1995 and provided for 500,000 gallons a day.
The jobs coming to Harford County from military bases in other states mean "it is even more important that we work together to ensure we have the infrastructure in place for current residents and businesses while we prepare for new ones," said Rep. C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger.
The additional water allocation coincides with the $76 million expansion to the Abingdon Water Treatment Plant. That project, scheduled for completion late next year, will double the plant's daily capacity to 20 million gallons.
"It is critical for Harford County government and the city of Aberdeen to work together on projects and initiatives that are in the best interest of our business community, our military partners and citizens we serve," said Harford County Executive David R. Craig.
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They fail to mention that Aberdeen's water and sewer rates are some of the most expensive in the state. Aberdeen couldn't provide its own water before BRAC and had to buy water from Harford County and Havre De Grace at high costs now with all the development about to commence they still can provide their own infastructure and will be at the mercy of other jursidictions to get water. They are lacking in waste water treatment facilities as well for additinal loads. What Aberdeen needs to do is look beyond an immediate additional tax base and provide their own infastructure first and only after that allow expansion. This is extremely unfair to the current residents that will be forced to pay even more for their water and sewer so the City Governemnt can get addtional tax money to help pay for that White Elephant Ripken Stadium! The City Council needs to help the City become self sufficient in infastructure before encumbering it with addition strains!! Typical politicians out to tax and spend with disregard to the communities health and needs.
BadBean (10/07/2009, 10:57 AM )