3 Years Ago Today

It was three years ago today the MDE came into the Salisbury Zoo and forced Zoo Director Jim Rapp to cap one of the illegal pipes discharging illegally into the Wicomico River.

Two days earlier they instructed the Zoo to close the valve off completely as they were clearly discharging harmful chemicals into the River for years and as soon as they left the Staff reopened the valve and it was captured by Salisbury News and shown to the MDE through e-mail. Once they saw the photo they immediately returned to the Zoo and stood there waiting as Public Works had to come in a cap the pipe to assure they wouldn't pull it again.

Former Zoo Director Jim Rapp and Zoo Commission President Ron Alessi denied any knowledge that these pipes were draining directly into the River but it was under Jim Rapp's time at the Zoo that this exhibit was in fact created and we challenged his telling the truth as well as Ron Alessi. Mayor Tilghman stated she backed Jim Rapp 100%.