Special Election Results: City of Havre de Grace to Purchase Water Street Property

HAVRE DE GRACE, MD — Havre de Grace residents voted Tuesday to authorize the city's purchase of property along Water Street. The city held a special election about the proposed $1.5 million purchase of 627 and 649 Water Street for the purpose of creating a city park.

The results of the referendum were as follows, according to Havre de Grace city officials: 561 people voted for the purchase, 199 voted against it and one person left the question blank.

Harford County government, which owned the Water Street land, requested citizens take a vote on whether to buy the land from the county before the end of the calendar year. The city had already put down $400,000 as a deposit to Harford County and would pay the remaining $1.1 million over 20 years.

"Do you agree to the City's purchase of this property and approve the indebtedness on these terms?" the referendum question asked. The election was from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on on Tuesday, Dec. 27, at City Hall, 711 Pennington Avenue, Havre de Grace.

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Image courtesy of the city of Havre de Grace.