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Marina Commission urges dredging, security and customer‑experience upgrades as slip rates rise
Summary
Marina Commission Chair Josh Argentino told the council that dredging is urgently needed, recommended security gates and infrastructure repairs, and said 2026 slip rates will rise to $72/ft; the commission urged seeking grant funding for dredging and recommended no further rate increases.
Josh Argentino, chair of the Marina Commission, delivered the commission's annual report to the Havre de Grace City Council on Nov. 17, outlining capital needs and operational challenges at the city marina. Argentino said dredging remains the top priority—some channels are only 6–12 inches deep at low tide—and noted the city previously obtained a roughly $785,000 grant for dredging in 2022.
Argentino itemized capital needs including bulkhead repairs…
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