Monday, May 17, 2010
Monthly meeting this Wednesday
The Wicomico County Democratic Club is excited to have Delegates Norm Conway and Jim Mathias as its guest speakers this week. Their discussion will focus on this years general assembly session and the upcoming election season. As always the meeting will take place at 7:00pm at the Knights of Columbus on Emerson Ave. We hope to see everyone there!
3rd Friday this week
Salisbury's monthly 3rd Friday event will be held this Friday, May 21st. Come out and enjoy food, drinks, and fellowship. We hope to see everyone there!
Friday, May 14, 2010
Message from Governor O'Malley: Creating jobs for Maryland
Dear Friends,
This week, we announced that in the most recent quarter we created or saved more than 13,800 jobs in Maryland thanks to President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. These figures reflect jobs created or saved in key sectors including health, education, housing and transportation.
In addition, thanks to the tough choices we've made investing in our public schools at record levels even in tough times, Maryland finds itself in an appealing position when it comes to teaching jobs. While many states are slashing education budgets to make ends meet, Governor O'Malley's record K-12 investments have not only made our public school system #1 in the nation for two straight years, but it's also meant Maryland continues to be a magnet for the nation's best educators.
Maryland construction workers will benefit from three major development projects in the near future. In Towson, a 12-story office development could bring as many as 500 workers to downtown, including the corporate headquarters for MileOne, one of the nation's largest privately-held automobile sales and service delivery networks. And in Baltimore City, the new expansion of the Shock Trauma Center will employ 300 construction workers, and will add another 250 employees to staff the expansion when it opens.
Finally, we learned this week that Maryland was one of only six states nationwide who saw their number of visitors rise in 2009. The report by D.K. Shifflet & Associates showed that Maryland had 29 million visitors last year, 1 million more than in 2008. While the rest of the nation saw their tourism business drop by 5.5 percent, Maryland enjoyed an increase of 3.5 percent.
Martin O'Malley
Governor
This week, we announced that in the most recent quarter we created or saved more than 13,800 jobs in Maryland thanks to President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. These figures reflect jobs created or saved in key sectors including health, education, housing and transportation.
In addition, thanks to the tough choices we've made investing in our public schools at record levels even in tough times, Maryland finds itself in an appealing position when it comes to teaching jobs. While many states are slashing education budgets to make ends meet, Governor O'Malley's record K-12 investments have not only made our public school system #1 in the nation for two straight years, but it's also meant Maryland continues to be a magnet for the nation's best educators.
Maryland construction workers will benefit from three major development projects in the near future. In Towson, a 12-story office development could bring as many as 500 workers to downtown, including the corporate headquarters for MileOne, one of the nation's largest privately-held automobile sales and service delivery networks. And in Baltimore City, the new expansion of the Shock Trauma Center will employ 300 construction workers, and will add another 250 employees to staff the expansion when it opens.
Finally, we learned this week that Maryland was one of only six states nationwide who saw their number of visitors rise in 2009. The report by D.K. Shifflet & Associates showed that Maryland had 29 million visitors last year, 1 million more than in 2008. While the rest of the nation saw their tourism business drop by 5.5 percent, Maryland enjoyed an increase of 3.5 percent.
Martin O'Malley
Governor
A Message from Lt. Governor Anthony Brown
Dear Friends,
This has been an extraordinarily interesting and exciting week for me in Israel.
I've spent the last week here with an impressive group of Marylanders, including Health and Mental Hygiene Secretary John Colmers and Delegate Tony O'Donnell – an old friend from my days in the General Assembly. In addition to representatives from our State government, our group represents Maryland's nonprofit and business communities. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation generously sponsored our educational mission and provided us with the opportunity to engage in a professional exchange with a variety of Israeli colleagues.
We began the mission by meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Israel James B. Cunningham, who provided us with an assessment of U.S. strategic interests in the region and the political and security challenges facing Israel. We also heard from the spokesperson for the U.S. Security Coordinator on our efforts to restructure and train the Palestinian National Security Force so they can enforce the rule of law while making them accountable to the government and the people. Our travels included a visit to the Israeli border with Lebanon and to the Golan Heights where we discussed with Israeli experts the security threats confronting Israel from within and outside its borders. We were introduced to the complexities of Israeli politics by a professor from the Hebrew University and heard first hand the Palestinian perspective from a Palestinian reporter in Jerusalem. No visit to Israel would be complete without a visit to Ashkelon – Baltimore's sister city. In Ashkelon, we observed local efforts to provide educational, employment and other social services to the Ethiopian-Israelis who arrived here nearly two decades ago. And today, we visited the newly renovated Yad Vashem, the Jewish National Memorial to the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
This mission also provided me an important opportunity to build on Governor O'Malley's business development mission to Israel in 2008. I met with several Israeli business leaders in order to open Maryland's doors to new opportunities and possibilities. Kinneret Savitsky, CEO of BioLineRX – an early-stage pharmaceutical drug development company that recently opened an office in Rockville – commended our shared efforts to increase Maryland's competitiveness in the global economy. Later, I met with a multi-billion dollar high-tech manufacturing company that is interested in opening an office on the East Coast and is seriously considering headquartering its operation in Maryland.
I have enjoyed the opportunity to meet with men and women from Israel who share our belief that every individual has the power to change the world just as a drop of water can make an impression on a hard stone. I'm excited about returning to Maryland to see my children and to spend the next few months talking to as many Marylanders as possible about the progress we've made together and the work yet to be done.
Thank you for reading.
Anthony G. Brown
Lieutenant Governor
This has been an extraordinarily interesting and exciting week for me in Israel.
I've spent the last week here with an impressive group of Marylanders, including Health and Mental Hygiene Secretary John Colmers and Delegate Tony O'Donnell – an old friend from my days in the General Assembly. In addition to representatives from our State government, our group represents Maryland's nonprofit and business communities. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation generously sponsored our educational mission and provided us with the opportunity to engage in a professional exchange with a variety of Israeli colleagues.
We began the mission by meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Israel James B. Cunningham, who provided us with an assessment of U.S. strategic interests in the region and the political and security challenges facing Israel. We also heard from the spokesperson for the U.S. Security Coordinator on our efforts to restructure and train the Palestinian National Security Force so they can enforce the rule of law while making them accountable to the government and the people. Our travels included a visit to the Israeli border with Lebanon and to the Golan Heights where we discussed with Israeli experts the security threats confronting Israel from within and outside its borders. We were introduced to the complexities of Israeli politics by a professor from the Hebrew University and heard first hand the Palestinian perspective from a Palestinian reporter in Jerusalem. No visit to Israel would be complete without a visit to Ashkelon – Baltimore's sister city. In Ashkelon, we observed local efforts to provide educational, employment and other social services to the Ethiopian-Israelis who arrived here nearly two decades ago. And today, we visited the newly renovated Yad Vashem, the Jewish National Memorial to the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
This mission also provided me an important opportunity to build on Governor O'Malley's business development mission to Israel in 2008. I met with several Israeli business leaders in order to open Maryland's doors to new opportunities and possibilities. Kinneret Savitsky, CEO of BioLineRX – an early-stage pharmaceutical drug development company that recently opened an office in Rockville – commended our shared efforts to increase Maryland's competitiveness in the global economy. Later, I met with a multi-billion dollar high-tech manufacturing company that is interested in opening an office on the East Coast and is seriously considering headquartering its operation in Maryland.
I have enjoyed the opportunity to meet with men and women from Israel who share our belief that every individual has the power to change the world just as a drop of water can make an impression on a hard stone. I'm excited about returning to Maryland to see my children and to spend the next few months talking to as many Marylanders as possible about the progress we've made together and the work yet to be done.
Thank you for reading.
Anthony G. Brown
Lieutenant Governor
Monday, May 10, 2010
GOVERNOR MARTIN O'MALLEY ANNOUNCES VIOLENT CRIME RATE AT ITS LOWEST LEVEL SINCE 1975
LARGO, MD (May 10, 2010) - Joined by law enforcement officials, including U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein, Prince George's County State's Attorney Glenn Ivey and members of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 89, Governor Martin O'Malley today announced historic reductions in crime in Maryland for 2009. According to 2009 year-end crime data compiled by the Maryland State Police and submitted to the FBI for use in the national crime statistics report, Maryland's violent crime rate is at its lowest level in Maryland since modern crime-tracking began in 1975. Similarly, total crime declined to its lowest level since 1975, as have homicides, dropping 12 percent since 2008 with 57 fewer people murdered last year in Maryland than the year before.
"Protecting the public's safety is the greatest obligation of government at every level," said Governor O'Malley. "It is not by chance, but by choice that even in tough economic times, we've delivered results for the people of Maryland, driving down crime throughout our One Maryland to its lowest levels in recorded history. Working together, we're aligning our efforts between state, local, county, and federal law enforcement and government at levels never before seen in our State.
These statewide figures are also reflected in Prince George's County, where Governor O'Malley made today's announcement. Overall crime is at its lowest level in the County since 1975, with violent crime in the County is at its lowest level since 1984 and automobile thefts dropping to the lowest level since 1985.
"I want to thank Governor O'Malley for his commitment to public safety that has led to record crime reduction across our state in 2009," Johnson said. "During difficult times, many questioned our methods in reducing crime, but today I am proud that we stayed the course and reached record crime reduction in Prince George's County in 2008 and 2009."
Statewide, data for 2009 show reductions compared to 2008 not only in homicides but also in motor vehicle theft (-23.0%), robbery (-9.0%), aggravated assault (-3.0%), breaking and entering (-5.0%), and larceny-theft (-6.0%).
Twenty jurisdictions reported reductions in total crime, with nine reporting double-digit reductions between 2008 and 2009. Fifteen jurisdictions noted specific reductions in violent crime (murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault), with seven reporting double-digit decreases. Twenty-two jurisdictions noted specific reductions in property crime (breaking and entering, larceny/theft, and motor vehicle theft), with eight jurisdictions reporting reductions of 10 percent or more.
"For the last three years, Governor O'Malley has directed State public safety agencies to engage in the local fight against crime like never before," said Kristen Mahoney, Director of the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention. "By focusing on improving violent probationer compliance, reducing illegal gun trafficking, increasing warrant service, and applying the most effective law enforcement technology and information sharing strategies to our collective fight against violent crime, I am proud to stand with the Governor and our partners on the federal, state and local levels to realize a safer Maryland.
Governor O'Malley tasked the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention with forming both local partnerships, and working partnerships across borders of neighboring states and the District of Columbia to crack down on violent criminals. At today's announcement, Governor O'Malley highlighted some of the programs implemented in the last three years that have contributed to these dramatic reductions, including:
* Public Safety Dashboard: A database of life-saving information shared with 16,000 law enforcement officers and government servants in more than 100 agencies. This innovative approach to information sharing currently registers between 25,000 and 40,000 hits per day.
* License Plate Recognition Software: Through the application of advanced license plate reader technologies, funded largely through the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention, local and State law enforcement is delivering real results to crack down on auto theft. Motor vehicle theft dropped 23 percent statewide last year compared to 2008.
* Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force: Through innovative cross border collaboration, this task force comprised of law enforcement agencies from Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, has issued 1,000 warrants to help make neighborhoods safer in the DC Metro area.
* Violence Prevention Initiative: This innovative approach to managing and supervising the most violent offenders has driven violent crime down in Maryland to its lowest levels since 1975. Crime data show these individuals have the greatest propensity for committing future acts of violence.
* Anti-gang initiatives: Resulting from reforms championed by the O'Malley-Brown Administration, Maryland agencies now share gang intelligence information among over 100 partner agencies within Maryland and with regional partners.
* DNA: After inheriting a backlog of 24,000 unanalyzed and 15,000 uncollected DNA samples, Governor O'Malley allocated the necessary resources to eliminate that backlog leading to case closures and arrests of violent fugitives. In 2009 alone, 103 murderers, rapists, and other criminals who might otherwise be walking the streets were arrested thanks to DNA technology.
* Unprecedented interagency cooperation: As a result of efficiency reforms implemented by the O'Malley-Brown Administration, the Department of Parole and Probation, and Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Services, and local law enforcement cooperate and communicate at unprecedented levels, ensuring low recidivism and high rates of supervision for the most violent offenders.
"Protecting the public's safety is the greatest obligation of government at every level," said Governor O'Malley. "It is not by chance, but by choice that even in tough economic times, we've delivered results for the people of Maryland, driving down crime throughout our One Maryland to its lowest levels in recorded history. Working together, we're aligning our efforts between state, local, county, and federal law enforcement and government at levels never before seen in our State.
These statewide figures are also reflected in Prince George's County, where Governor O'Malley made today's announcement. Overall crime is at its lowest level in the County since 1975, with violent crime in the County is at its lowest level since 1984 and automobile thefts dropping to the lowest level since 1985.
"I want to thank Governor O'Malley for his commitment to public safety that has led to record crime reduction across our state in 2009," Johnson said. "During difficult times, many questioned our methods in reducing crime, but today I am proud that we stayed the course and reached record crime reduction in Prince George's County in 2008 and 2009."
Statewide, data for 2009 show reductions compared to 2008 not only in homicides but also in motor vehicle theft (-23.0%), robbery (-9.0%), aggravated assault (-3.0%), breaking and entering (-5.0%), and larceny-theft (-6.0%).
Twenty jurisdictions reported reductions in total crime, with nine reporting double-digit reductions between 2008 and 2009. Fifteen jurisdictions noted specific reductions in violent crime (murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault), with seven reporting double-digit decreases. Twenty-two jurisdictions noted specific reductions in property crime (breaking and entering, larceny/theft, and motor vehicle theft), with eight jurisdictions reporting reductions of 10 percent or more.
"For the last three years, Governor O'Malley has directed State public safety agencies to engage in the local fight against crime like never before," said Kristen Mahoney, Director of the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention. "By focusing on improving violent probationer compliance, reducing illegal gun trafficking, increasing warrant service, and applying the most effective law enforcement technology and information sharing strategies to our collective fight against violent crime, I am proud to stand with the Governor and our partners on the federal, state and local levels to realize a safer Maryland.
Governor O'Malley tasked the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention with forming both local partnerships, and working partnerships across borders of neighboring states and the District of Columbia to crack down on violent criminals. At today's announcement, Governor O'Malley highlighted some of the programs implemented in the last three years that have contributed to these dramatic reductions, including:
* Public Safety Dashboard: A database of life-saving information shared with 16,000 law enforcement officers and government servants in more than 100 agencies. This innovative approach to information sharing currently registers between 25,000 and 40,000 hits per day.
* License Plate Recognition Software: Through the application of advanced license plate reader technologies, funded largely through the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention, local and State law enforcement is delivering real results to crack down on auto theft. Motor vehicle theft dropped 23 percent statewide last year compared to 2008.
* Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force: Through innovative cross border collaboration, this task force comprised of law enforcement agencies from Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, has issued 1,000 warrants to help make neighborhoods safer in the DC Metro area.
* Violence Prevention Initiative: This innovative approach to managing and supervising the most violent offenders has driven violent crime down in Maryland to its lowest levels since 1975. Crime data show these individuals have the greatest propensity for committing future acts of violence.
* Anti-gang initiatives: Resulting from reforms championed by the O'Malley-Brown Administration, Maryland agencies now share gang intelligence information among over 100 partner agencies within Maryland and with regional partners.
* DNA: After inheriting a backlog of 24,000 unanalyzed and 15,000 uncollected DNA samples, Governor O'Malley allocated the necessary resources to eliminate that backlog leading to case closures and arrests of violent fugitives. In 2009 alone, 103 murderers, rapists, and other criminals who might otherwise be walking the streets were arrested thanks to DNA technology.
* Unprecedented interagency cooperation: As a result of efficiency reforms implemented by the O'Malley-Brown Administration, the Department of Parole and Probation, and Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Services, and local law enforcement cooperate and communicate at unprecedented levels, ensuring low recidivism and high rates of supervision for the most violent offenders.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
2010 campaign kickoff fundraiser
Featuring United States Senator Ben Cardin
Pittsville Fire Hall, Pittsville, MD
Sunday, May 23rd 2010
3pm to 6pm
Tickets $30/person
Menu – Fried Chicken, Sliced Ham, Potato Salad, Pasta Salad, etc…
2010 is an extremely important year for our Local, State, and Federal Democratic Candidates. Come join the Democratic Club of Wicomico County and Senator Ben Cardin, as we rally our candidates and our Party toward victory in November! Your contribution allows us to open a campaign headquarters, pay for literature, and mail to citizens. Tickets are $30 a piece. Make your check payable to the Democratic Club of Wicomico County.
We’ll see you on May 23rd in Pittsville!
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
A Message from Governor O'Malley
Dear Friends,
Tomorrow, I’ll be joined by Lt. Governor Brown, Senate President Miller and House Speaker Busch at a bill signing ceremony to enact a number of important bills designed to protect our children. Among them is a package of bills that will strengthen our laws for prosecuting and supervising sexual predators, as well as legislation that will improve our #1 nationally ranked public school system.
There are a number of bills that we’ll sign tomorrow that may not receive the same amount of attention, and I’d like to take a moment to highlight some of them. These include a bill that will make the Maryland Youth Crisis Hotline more readily available to our students who are in trouble. There’s also a bill to protect our children from the harmful effects of lead poisoning. Juvenile courts will now be able to order blood lead level tests earlier in the legal process so detection and treatment can come sooner, potentially minimizing the dangerous effects of lead poisoning for our children.
Another bill modernizes the child support guidelines so parents are financially responsible for their children.
We will also sign legislation sponsored by Senate President Miller to establish a Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program that will provide young adults with meaningful service opportunities and promote, preserve, protect and conserve the environment. This program complements the Civic Justice Corps we created earlier in the Administration to build a more service-oriented culture among Maryland’s youth.
Martin O'Malley
Governor
Tomorrow, I’ll be joined by Lt. Governor Brown, Senate President Miller and House Speaker Busch at a bill signing ceremony to enact a number of important bills designed to protect our children. Among them is a package of bills that will strengthen our laws for prosecuting and supervising sexual predators, as well as legislation that will improve our #1 nationally ranked public school system.
There are a number of bills that we’ll sign tomorrow that may not receive the same amount of attention, and I’d like to take a moment to highlight some of them. These include a bill that will make the Maryland Youth Crisis Hotline more readily available to our students who are in trouble. There’s also a bill to protect our children from the harmful effects of lead poisoning. Juvenile courts will now be able to order blood lead level tests earlier in the legal process so detection and treatment can come sooner, potentially minimizing the dangerous effects of lead poisoning for our children.
Another bill modernizes the child support guidelines so parents are financially responsible for their children.
We will also sign legislation sponsored by Senate President Miller to establish a Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program that will provide young adults with meaningful service opportunities and promote, preserve, protect and conserve the environment. This program complements the Civic Justice Corps we created earlier in the Administration to build a more service-oriented culture among Maryland’s youth.
Martin O'Malley
Governor
Monday, April 19, 2010
STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR MARTIN O’MALLEY ON MARYLAND’S ADDITION OF 35,800 JOBS IN MARCH
ANNAPOLIS, MD (April 16, 2010) – Governor Martin O’Malley issued this statement today following the announcement that the number of employed Marylanders increased for the first time in more than two years in March, adding an estimated 35,800 jobs.
“Today’s announcement is good news for families and businesses in Maryland. While we still have a way to go, these jobs numbers show that our economy is beginning to turn in a positive direction. We will continue to focus our energies on creating jobs, saving jobs, and improving the conditions under which small businesses can create and save jobs in order to keep Maryland moving forward. In Maryland we still have an unemployment rate that is far below the national average, and we will continue to leverage the enormous job-creating potential of our State, including strategic tax cuts for businesses that hire unemployed workers, and investments in important growth sectors of our economy, our world-class workforce, and our nation’s #1 ranked public schools.”
“Today’s announcement is good news for families and businesses in Maryland. While we still have a way to go, these jobs numbers show that our economy is beginning to turn in a positive direction. We will continue to focus our energies on creating jobs, saving jobs, and improving the conditions under which small businesses can create and save jobs in order to keep Maryland moving forward. In Maryland we still have an unemployment rate that is far below the national average, and we will continue to leverage the enormous job-creating potential of our State, including strategic tax cuts for businesses that hire unemployed workers, and investments in important growth sectors of our economy, our world-class workforce, and our nation’s #1 ranked public schools.”
Monday, March 22, 2010
House of Representatives passes comprehensive health care legislation, goes to President Obama for his signature
USA Today
New York Times
CNN
Baltimore Sun
After almost 100 years it has finally happened. The United States Congress has passed, and the president will sign, comprehensive health care reform legislation.
A quick overview of what this bill will do:
Expand Medicaid to cover an additional 32 million people
Close the Medicare "Donut Hole" and provides rebates to seniors that fall into it
Pre-existing conditions will no longer be able to disqualify an individual from obtaining insurance
End the practice of insurance companies dropping policy-holders just because they get sick
Ends benefit caps
Creates insurance exchanges where people and small business can pool together and buy insurance at a cheaper rate
Provides tax incentives and credits to small businesses so they can provide insurance to their workers
Allows children to stay on their parents insurance plan until the age of 26
Lowers the deficit by 1.3 trillion dollars over the next 20 years
Now, here is what this bill does NOT do:
It does NOT set up government death panels
It does NOT give the government access to your health and financial records
It does NOT ration health care
It does NOT give the government the right to approve or deny medical treatments
It does NOT provide health care coverage to illegal immigrants
New York Times
CNN
Baltimore Sun
After almost 100 years it has finally happened. The United States Congress has passed, and the president will sign, comprehensive health care reform legislation.
A quick overview of what this bill will do:
Expand Medicaid to cover an additional 32 million people
Close the Medicare "Donut Hole" and provides rebates to seniors that fall into it
Pre-existing conditions will no longer be able to disqualify an individual from obtaining insurance
End the practice of insurance companies dropping policy-holders just because they get sick
Ends benefit caps
Creates insurance exchanges where people and small business can pool together and buy insurance at a cheaper rate
Provides tax incentives and credits to small businesses so they can provide insurance to their workers
Allows children to stay on their parents insurance plan until the age of 26
Lowers the deficit by 1.3 trillion dollars over the next 20 years
Now, here is what this bill does NOT do:
It does NOT set up government death panels
It does NOT give the government access to your health and financial records
It does NOT ration health care
It does NOT give the government the right to approve or deny medical treatments
It does NOT provide health care coverage to illegal immigrants
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Airport Kratovil, Mikulski, Cardin Announce $1.17 Million Federal Grant for Salisbury Airport
Date: 3-11-10 – For Immediate Release
Contact: Kevin Lawlor, 202 225 5311
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Kratovil (D-MD) along with Sens. Barbara A. Mikulski and Benjamin L. Cardin (Both D-MD) announced that Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico regional airport will receive a $1,175,000 grant from the Department of Transportation
Salisbury Airport will use the funds for construction that will extend the runway and make air traffic safer for the residents of Wicomico County as well as those travelling to the region for both business and pleasure.
“These are critical funds that will make the air travel safer while improving our region’s status as a world class vacation site,” said Rep. Kratovil. “Improving both the safety and capacity of Salisbury Airport means easier access to the Eastern Shore for tourism and commerce, providing a shot in the arm for the local economy.”
"Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport plays a key role in maintaining the Eastern Shore's economy. This runway extension will give more Americans access to beautiful Eastern Shore, while providing easier access to the area's historical landmarks and tourist attractions," said Senator Mikulski. "I have consistently fought for the Eastern Shore in the U.S. Senate, and I will continue to work to ensure that Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport has a voice in Washington."
"Improvements to the Salisbury-Ocean City Regional Airport will be a tremendous benefit to Wicomico County and the entire Eastern Shore," said Senator Benjamin L. Cardin. "Wicomico County is a major tourist destination and airport improvements will help foster overall economic growth and development."
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Contact: Kevin Lawlor, 202 225 5311
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Kratovil (D-MD) along with Sens. Barbara A. Mikulski and Benjamin L. Cardin (Both D-MD) announced that Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico regional airport will receive a $1,175,000 grant from the Department of Transportation
Salisbury Airport will use the funds for construction that will extend the runway and make air traffic safer for the residents of Wicomico County as well as those travelling to the region for both business and pleasure.
“These are critical funds that will make the air travel safer while improving our region’s status as a world class vacation site,” said Rep. Kratovil. “Improving both the safety and capacity of Salisbury Airport means easier access to the Eastern Shore for tourism and commerce, providing a shot in the arm for the local economy.”
"Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport plays a key role in maintaining the Eastern Shore's economy. This runway extension will give more Americans access to beautiful Eastern Shore, while providing easier access to the area's historical landmarks and tourist attractions," said Senator Mikulski. "I have consistently fought for the Eastern Shore in the U.S. Senate, and I will continue to work to ensure that Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport has a voice in Washington."
"Improvements to the Salisbury-Ocean City Regional Airport will be a tremendous benefit to Wicomico County and the entire Eastern Shore," said Senator Benjamin L. Cardin. "Wicomico County is a major tourist destination and airport improvements will help foster overall economic growth and development."
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