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Tensions between representatives from two cities — Aberdeen and Havre de Grace — and the Harford County Council are rising again ahead of next week’s final public hearing on county redistricting.
The question of whether Aberdeen and Havre de Grace should be in the same council district will now go to the Harford County Council after the county’s redistricting commission voted to recommend a modified version of the map the cities proposed, ending weeks of debate.
A member of the Harford County redistricting commission said Tuesday that a plan to place Aberdeen and Havre de Grace in the same council district has flaws and could be vulnerable to legal challenges.
Three disparate maps of proposed council districts are now on the table for the Harford County redistricting commission to evaluate and, eventually, recommend to the county council.
Aberdeen will host a number of state and federal officials at its Amtrak/MARC train station next week in a bid to make improvements to the city’s aging station — in line with President Joe Biden’s goal of investing in infrastructure, the city announced in a statement.