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Havre de Grace council deadlocks on Pennington Avenue one-way proposal after heated public comment
Summary
The city council failed to advance an ordinance to change Pennington Avenue to one-way after extensive public opposition from downtown business owners and a split 3-3 council vote on first reading.
Havre de Grace — The Havre de Grace City Council voted 3-3 on Aug. 18, failing to advance an ordinance (12 o 2) that would have changed Pennington Avenue to a one-way street and reconfigured parking.
Supporters of keeping Pennington two-way — including multiple downtown business owners — told the council during public comment that the change would confuse visitors, reduce access to storefronts and complicate deliveries. ‘‘Visitors get turned around, frustrated, give up before they find where they want to go,’’ John Klasavage, owner of Washington Street Books, told the council. ‘‘If you make that one way, they have nowhere to go.’’
The proposal had been placed back on the agenda so the council could debate it…
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