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Resident reports first rural water-supply tank delivered to improve fire response in St. Mary's County
Summary
A resident said at a St. Mary's County meeting that the county's funded water-supply points for rural fire response have begun installation, with the first tank filled and concrete work underway.
A resident at the St. Mary's County meeting reported that the county's program to place water-supply points in rural areas to aid fire departments has delivered its first tank and that crews filled it and were installing concrete surrounds.
"Now, we've got a lot of communities that are on the outskirts of the county that don't have good access to water," the Resident said, adding that the tank will allow fire trucks to draw water at the scene instead of hauling it miles from other sources.
The Resident said the County Department of Public Works had overseen installation work and credited volunteers and "the commissioner's board" for supporting the funding that enabled the project. The speaker described the tank as "huge" and said water had been added the day before the meeting.
The comments were presented as the Resident's account; the transcript did not record a formal motion, vote or staff presentation confirming timing, the total number of tanks planned, or funding amounts.
