Monday, June 25, 2012
Michael Bennett is in Ocean City presiding over the Maryland Municipal League.
The Maryland Municipal League kicks off its annual convention this week in Ocean City. A display board outside of the convention center at the beach made mention this weekend of the convention—with one special shout-out. Aberdeen Mayor Michael Bennett is the president of the Maryland Municipal League—an organization of municipal governments from around the state.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Mayors from around the state are calling upon Maryland General Assembly members to increase the level of funding that municipalities would receive from the state’s highway user revenues.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Follow the latest updates on the Aberdeen City Council meeting.
Next council meeting is Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mayor Michael Bennett thanks voters for coming out during the municipal election. He attended the National League of Cities conference in Phoenix, AZ, on behalf of the Maryland Municipal League. He said it was an opportunity to look at city issues at a national perspective. He said he attended Thanksgiving in Nashville, TN, with his family. He hopes to see people at the Christmas Street Parade 7:37 p.m. Councilman Bruce Garner reminds the city that the forecast is sunny weather for the Christmas Street Celebration. 7:34 p.m. Councilwoman Ruth Ann Young said this can be a beginning for Aberdeen in a sense of building community now that the election is over. 7:33 p.m. When talking about the…
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Mayor Michael Bennett and the incumbent council members will continue to govern Aberdeen for four more years.
It's official. Mayor Michael Bennett and the four incumbent City Council members took the oath of office on Monday night and will continue to set the political agenda for Aberdeen for four more years. Before the swearing in ceremony, Aberdeen City Clerk Monica Correll read the official election results. Bennett beat Republican challenger Patrick McGrady by 25 votes. There were 1,507 total voters, generating a turnout rate of 19 percent, 3 percent less than the 2009 Aberdeen municipal election. "I can't thank you enough for the shoe leather you used and the time and energy you put out," Bennett said after taking the oath. With the election behind him, Bennett said that he is considering advice from attorneys on whether to take legal action …
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Mayor Michael Bennett won the election by 25 votes, according to official results released by City Clerk Monica Correll. All four candidates for City Council were elected.
Mayor 2011 Aberdeen Municipal Election Votes Michael Bennett 766 Patrick McGrady 741 City Council 2011 Aberdeen Municipal Election Votes Ruth Elliott 1,061 Bruce Garner 993 Sandra Landbeck 1,034 Ruth Ann Young 950
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Mayor Michael Bennett beat challenger Patrick McGrady by 26 votes in the Aberdeen municipal election.
Beating his opponent by only 26 votes, Aberdeen Mayor Michael Bennett was reelected to his third term on Tuesday night after what he called "the dirtiest campaign" he had ever experienced. Bennett received 764 votes, barely ahead of the 738 votes cast for challenger Patrick McGrady, city elections supervisor Gina Bantum announced at the Aberdeen Senior Center. McGrady, a Republican, mounted a serious challenge against the Democratic incumbent in the nonpartisan election that took a bizarre last-minute twist when the city's ethics commission acted on a complaint McGrady filed against Bennett. On Oct. 14 the commission agreed with McGrady's complaint and stated that Bennett had violated ethics code by accepting a trip to Georgia paid for by …
Audrianna Adams and Frank Dupree talk about why it's important to vote in the Aberdeen municipal election.
Registered voters in Aberdeen can cast a ballot at the Aberdeen Senior Center until 8 p.m.
Know who the candidates are, where to vote and when you can see the results.
Election Day is Tuesday Nov. 8. All registered voters can cast their ballot at the Aberdeen Senior Center. The polls open at 7 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m. The election results from the voting machines and absentee ballots are expected to be fully counted approximately 20 minutes after polls close. Either incumbent Mayor Michael Bennett or challenger Patrick McGrady will be announced as mayor of Aberdeen outside of City Hall after the votes are counted. Bennett is a registered Democrat and McGrady is a registered Republican but the election has not taken on a partisan tone. Follow @AberdeenPatch on Twitter and "Like" Aberdeen Patch on Facebook to get instant election results Tuesday night. Below is a list of topics Bennett and McGrady …
Monday, November 7, 2011
A Maryland Municipal League official said Aberdeen Mayor Michael Bennett's status as president of the group will not change following his ethics violation.
Mayor Michael Bennett's status as president of the Maryland Municipal League has not changed since he was found in violation of breaking Aberdeen's code of ethics, according to Jim Peck, director of research for the league, in an interview with The Gazette. The Aberdeen City Government Ethics Commission found Bennett in violation of breaking the code of ethics for taking a Ripken Baseball-paid trip to Augusta, GA, and for speaking to members of the Georgia city's rotary club about building a stadium for the minor league baseball team on Oct. 3. "It should have no impact whatsoever," Peck told The Gazette. Aberdeen mayoral candidate Patrick McGrady filed the complaint on Oct. 14 about Bennett's trip and a decision was reached on Nov. 1. …
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8:26 am on Sunday, December 4, 2011
We watched the televised City Council meeting the other evening and listened intently as Councilwoman Landbeck commented on the recent election. We couldn't agree more! Very sincerely presented and well stated! Great job!!! more ›