Maryland Manual On-Line, 2020

July 31, 2020

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KENT COUNTY, MARYLAND

MUNICIPALITIES

GALENA

(formerly Georgetown Cross Roads)


[Town Seal, Galena, Maryland]
  • Incorporated 1858 (Chapter 373, Acts of 1858)
  • Charter & Code
  • Mayors
  • Named for a small deposit of galena, a sulphide of lead, discovered in 1813.
  • Population
    1990 census: 324
    2000 census: 428
    2010 census: 612
  • Reports

    [photo, Town Office, 101 South Main St., Galena, Maryland]
      TOWN COUNCIL
      Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (May):
      John T. Carroll, Jr., Mayor, 2021
      Francis. V. (Frank) Bogdan, 2021
      Albert H. (Bert) Piasecki, Jr., 2021
      John W. (Jack) Duhamell, Jr., 2023
      Sarah Merrell, 2023

    Town Office, 101 South Main St., Galena, Maryland, August 2011. Photo by David R. Herron.


      Meetings: 1st Monday, 7:00 p.m.

      Town Office, 101 South Main St., Galena, MD 21635 - 1555
      (410) 648-5151; fax: (410) 648-6937
      e-mail: info@townofgalena.com
      web: www.townofgalena.com/

        ADMINISTRATION
        Kathleen Billmire, Town Facilities & Zoning Coordinator (410) 648-5151, ext. 305
        e-mail: kbillmire@townofgalena.com

        Barbara A. Shaw, Treasurer & Human Resources Coordinator (410) 648-5151, ext. 302
        e-mail: bshaw@townofgalena.com

        Pamela L. McCoy, Town Clerk (410) 648-5151, ext. 303
        e-mail: pmccoy@townofgalena.com

            BOARD OF APPEALS

            PARKS, RECREATION & TREE COMMITTEE
            Appointed by Mayor with Town Council consent to 3-year terms
            Meetings: 3rd Monday (Jan., April, July, Oct.)

            PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
            Appointed by Mayor with Town Council consent to 5-year terms
            web: www.townofgalena.com/government/planning-zoning/

            Meetings: last Monday, 6:00 p.m.

            BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS
            Appointed by Mayor with Town Council consent to 4-year terms

          PUBLIC WORKS - MAINTENANCE
          Warren S. Walters, Coordinator (410) 648-5151, ext. 304
          e-mail: maintenance@townofgalena.com

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