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Residents press council on Star Center spending, ADA access and Living Shoreline during budget amendment hearing
Summary
At a public hearing on Ordinance 11-90, residents urged the Havre de Grace mayor and council to reconsider continued capital spending on the Star Center, raise ADA-access concerns and clarify city ownership of a living-shoreline parcel; council adopted the budget amendment on second reading 6-0.
The Havre de Grace mayor and city council on June 2 heard public concerns about continued capital spending on the Star Center, accessibility problems for people with disabilities and unclear ownership of the city’s so-called Living Shoreline parcel as part of a public hearing on Ordinance 11-90, a fiscal-year 2025 budget amendment. The council later adopted Ordinance 11-90 on second reading by a 6-0 roll-call vote.
Resident Carrie Parsons told the council she was “embarrassed” by the Star Center’s ongoing costs and said the building still is “not even close to being at any point ADA compliant.” She described a recent voting day in which a senior could not open an exterior door and required assistance, and said she had to wait for help to exit the building. “It seems like we’re continually putting money into this venture with what appears to be little…
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