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Former Harford County Councilman James V. “Capt’n Jim” McMahan died Wednesday, April 14. He was 82. He will be honored by county government by lowering the county’s flag and renaming the county’s veteran affairs committee after him, County Executive Barry Glassman announced.
The Harford County Council passed amendments to solar power legislation this week that would make plans for community solar installations go through a more public process for approval. The full legislation, which would allow community solar systems to be built on certain types of property in Harford, could come before the council for a vote at its next meeting on Tuesday.
Harford County officials are encouraging the state to use Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen as a mass vaccination site, expressing concern that COVID-19 vaccine doses are being stifled in their jurisdictions following the recent openings of large-scale vaccination sites in Baltimore City and Prince George’s County.