Harford County Council approves environmental, liquor board appointments and adopts pilot agreement; schedules sewer-plan hearing
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The council unanimously approved two new appointments to the Environmental Advisory Board and reappointed two members of the Liquor Control Board, adopted a pilot agreement for St. John’s Commons and introduced an update to the Master Water and Sewer Plan with a public hearing set for April 7.
Harford County’s council voted unanimously to approve executive appointments and reappointments, adopted a pilot agreement for St. John’s Commons and introduced an update to the county’s master water and sewer plan.
During the meeting the council approved the appointments of Nancy Post and Ralph Kamminga to the Environmental Advisory Board after a motion and second. The motion passed with seven votes in the affirmative and none opposed. The council later reappointed Steven Saenz and James Walters to the Harford County Liquor Control Board by the same 7-0 margin. Members commended the liquor board’s smoother operations in recent months before the vote.
Council members also moved to adopt Resolution 002-26, a pilot agreement for St. John’s Commons. The resolution was approved unanimously, 7-0.
Separately, the council introduced Resolution 007-26, the spring 2026 update to the Master Water and Sewer Plan. The resolution requests submission of the plan to the Maryland Department of the Environment pursuant to Title 9 of the Environment Article of the Maryland Annotated Code and sets a public hearing for Tuesday, April 7 at 7:15 p.m. in East Council Chambers.
Votes at a glance: • Environmental Advisory Board appointments (Nancy Post, Ralph Kamminga) — motion moved by a council member, seconded, approved 7-0. • Liquor Control Board reappointments (Steven Saenz, James Walters) — motion moved and seconded, approved 7-0. • Resolution 002-26 (Pilot agreement, St. John’s Commons) — moved, seconded, approved 7-0.
The council president noted upcoming deadlines for the county’s budget process before adjourning the meeting. The introduced sewer plan update will proceed to a public hearing on April 7 where members of the public may comment.
