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Council appoints advisory board members, approves seasonal events and withdraws removal charges
Summary
At the Oct. 20 meeting the Havre de Grace council appointed three advisory board members, approved the Merry Marketplace and winter farmers market events, approved minutes and withdrew written removal charges from a closed session after the subject resigned.
The Havre de Grace mayor and city council approved a series of administrative items on Oct. 20, including advisory board appointments, event permits and closed‑session minutes that recorded a formal withdrawal of removal charges.
Appointments: By unanimous votes the council named Allison Kirchnavi and John Muldoon to the Economic Development Advisory Board (motion by Council Member Boyer), Donald Forsyth to the Street and Traffic Safety Advisory Board (motion by Council Member Boyer), and Kelly Boyce Saddiq to the Tourism Advisory Board (motion by Council Member Jones). Each appointment was seconded and carried 6‑0.
Events: The council approved two seasonal event permits by consent — the Merry Marketplace on Franklin Street (Dec. 13, 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Franklin Street between Union and St. John) and the Havre de Grace Winter Farmers Market (Jan.–Apr. 2026, first and third Saturdays, 9–11 a.m., in front of City Hall). The winter market schedule is a truncated schedule compared with the standard (regular market) season.
Minutes and closed session: The council approved the regular meeting minutes of Oct. 6, 2025 and the closed session minutes from Oct. 6, 2025. The closed session record included a motion by Council President Ringstalker, seconded by Council Member Jones, to withdraw written charges seeking removal of a planning commission member, Mr. Place, after his recent resignation rendered the removal proceedings moot. The motion to withdraw the charges passed 6‑0 and the minutes reflecting that action were approved 6‑0.
Why it matters: The appointments fill advisory bodies that inform the city’s planning, traffic, tourism and economic development work. Event approvals allow seasonal programming downtown and at City Hall that officials and vendors have planned. The closed‑session action recorded a formal procedural outcome stemming from a resignation in a planning commission matter.
No contested votes were recorded on these items; each motion carried unanimously.
