Governor Moore Highlights Military Infrastructure and Small Business Investment during “Delivering for Maryland” Tour in Harford County

Updated: Friday, May 15, 2026

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Governor Wes Moore today made the latest stop on his statewide “Delivering for Maryland” tour in Harford County, highlighting investments to support military infrastructure and small business revitalization. During his tour, the governor participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Maryland Army National Guard’s new Combined Support Maintenance Shop and toured downtown Havre de Grace to underscore the administration’s commitment to investing in Maryland’s local economies.

“We cannot build a thriving state without investing directly in our communities and the men and women who protect them,” said Gov. Moore. “From upgrading century-old facilities for our citizen-soldiers to breathing new life into our Main Streets, our administration is committed to delivering real results for Harford County.”

The governor began the day at the Havre de Grace Military Reservation, joining state and local leaders to cut the ribbon on the Maryland Army National Guard’s new $45 million Combined Support Maintenance Shop. Built on an 11-acre parcel, the new 68,000-square-foot complex replaces century-old structures to provide advanced maintenance capabilities for Maryland’s inventory of military vehicles and equipment. The State of Maryland contributed nearly $20 million toward the $45 million construction project, which greatly expands maintenance capacity, increases efficiency, strengthens readiness for the more than 80 Army National Guard units dispersed throughout Maryland, and improves safety for the 63 full-time personnel stationed at the facility.

“We live in a world of advanced technology and electrical systems, so we are grateful to the state and federal partners who ensured our soldiers have a modern facility that will keep our force always ready to respond to any mission that will arise,” said Maj. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead, Adjutant General of Maryland. “The phenomenal team who works in this new maintenance facility will be the architects of victory.”

Following the ribbon-cutting, Governor Moore joined Havre de Grace Mayor Bill Martin for a tour of the city aboard the Tide, Maryland’s first-of-its-kind low-speed electric vehicle transit service. The tour launched from the STAR (Sports, Theater, Arts, Recreation) Centre, which received more than $930,000 in grant funding awarded to the city through the Maryland Energy Administration’s Fiscal Year 2026 Local Government Energy Modernization Program. The funding will support a new rooftop solar array and vital energy efficiency measures, allowing the facility—and the city’s all-electric transit trolleys charged there—to rely fully on solar power.

The trolley tour concluded at the Vineyard Wine Bar, kicking off a walking tour of Havre de Grace, a Designated Main Street community through the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development’s Main Street Maryland program. Governor Moore, alongside Mayor Martin and members of the Havre de Grace city council, visited a number of local businesses that have benefited from funds provided to the City of Havre de Grace Department of Economic Development & Tourism through the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development’s State Revitalization Programs.

The City of Havre de Grace’s Façade and Interior Program, provides matching funds to local businesses to encourage building renovation, business attraction, historic preservation and to improve the economic vitality of the downtown business district. During the walk, the governor met with owners of several grant recipient businesses, including JoRetro, the Havre de Grace Visitor’s Center, and the Vineyard Wine Bar.

“Hosting Governor Moore today was a wonderful opportunity to showcase the full scope of our state-local partnership,” said Havre de Grace Mayor Bill Martin. “From the more than $930,000 state grant to bring solar power and energy efficiency to the STAR Centre, to the State Revitalization Programs helping our Main Street businesses renovate and thrive, we deeply appreciate the Moore-Miller Administration’s investment in Havre de Grace’s future.”

The governor’s visit to Harford County follows his “Delivering for Maryland” tour in Talbot County yesterday. In Talbot County, Governor Moore celebrated expanded broadband access at the 19th Annual Talbot County Business Appreciation Summit, honored local public safety personnel at the Easton First Responders Celebration, toured the construction progress for the new University of Maryland Shore Regional Medical Center, and highlighted state investments in community facilities following a tour of the St. Michaels Community Center.

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