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County officials urge Millville to press Noble Airport control as commissioners discuss economic development and sewer priorities
Summary
County Commissioner Doug Albrecht and several commissioners discussed Millville's efforts to take control of Noble Airport and broader economic development priorities including Nipro and Niagara Terra projects and sewer service‑area constraints; no formal commission decision is recorded in the transcript.
County and city officials discussed Millville's efforts to pursue control of Noble Airport and the related prospects for regional economic development. Atlantic County Commissioner Doug Albrecht told Millville commissioners that Cape May and other nearby counties are also pursuing airport control and that Millville should continue negotiating despite an FAA letter warning of potential consequences.
Albrecht said he had spoken with the congressman's aide and with counterparts in Cape May County and described continued interest from regional partners. “They understand what's at stake and they are proceeding,” Albrecht said, adding that multiple nearby airports were exploring similar moves and that county partners offered to meet with Millville officials.
Commissioners also discussed ongoing and prospective development projects in Millville, citing recent and planned private investments. Commissioners named Nipro, Innovation Foods and Niagara Terra as active projects; one commissioner said Niagara Terra was “back on board, ready to break ground soon.” The mayor and commissioners said the city must coordinate with county partners and regional economic alliances when pursuing airport control and related investments.
Sewer capacity and regulatory constraints were flagged as a prerequisite for some expansion. One commissioner noted that before extending sewer service to neighboring townships the project must appear on the sewer service area map and that discussions with the relevant state agency (the DEP) would be required; the speaker cautioned that adding service to other townships was unlikely without those approvals and funding.
A commissioner framed nearer‑term municipal priorities differently: “What we should be concentrating on is Knapp Avenue,” the commissioner said, arguing local infrastructure work would have the biggest immediate impact on Millville.
Next steps: commissioners and county officials described ongoing negotiations and interest from regional partners but the transcript records no formal commission vote or change of policy at that meeting.
