PERRYVILLE — Having won the May 10 town election, Commissioners Michelle Linkey and Christina Aldridge were sworn into office Tuesday night by Charlene Notarcola, Clerk of the Court for Cecil
PERRYVILLE â By a total of 9 votes, political newcomer Matthew Roath won Tuesdayâs election to become the next mayor of Perryville.
With 17 percent of the townâs 2,979 registered voters participating, Roath defeated incumbent Mayor Robert Ashby with 257 votes to Ashbyâs 248.
âNow I go to work; more work,â Roath said moments after the results were read from the steps of Perryville Town Hall. âThereâs a lot of work to be done. I signed up to do it.â
At first Ashby declined to comment, but later said that it was his honor to have been the mayor the past three years.
PERRYVILLE â Heâs lived in Perryville all his life but Matthew Roath is now making his first attempt at public office.
Roath, 41, is challenging Mayor Robert Ashby for his seat leading the town government. Perryville votes May 11 from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. in the meeting room inside town hall, 515 Broad St.
Roath said he decided to enter the race based on observations heâs made.
âOver the last three years Iâve seen a significant amount of disarray,â Roath said. âIâm very concerned with what I consider reckless spending.â
Pointing to the Little League complex behind town hall, which Perryville paid $2.4 million to renovate and redirect, and the $2.8 million police headquarters, Roath believes both could have been done for less money.
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