Health impacts of Salisbury’s 10-house poultry project

salisbury. the proposed site would be on top of the paleochannel — which is salisbury’s major source of drinking water. tonight folks packed the first baptist church for a town hall meeting — eager to continue the ongoing conversation about the industrial chicken operation proposal. concerned community members joined the naacp — members from johns hopkins, and professors from around the world — to discuss the health impacts of this project. the wicomico county health department recently conducted a health impact assessment to access the potential risks and impacts to the operations and the results — were concerning for a number of salisbury residents. i have an 8 year o;d that loves to play outside – actually all the kids in my neighborhood love to play outside – and so i want them to have clean air. i want to be able to get the water out of my tap that is ok to drink. i want my kids to have a great neighborhood to grow up in and for our lifestyles to be able to sit out on our deck and have great times in the summer. and not to be overwhelmed by the smell of amonia and particulates in the air – and i don’t want my kid to get asthma brooks is a member of concerned citizens against cafo’s — which are concentrated animal feeding operations. she tells us all the members are volunteers that are willing to fight for their right to clean water and clean air in their community. here’s a look at the stories making