The 2010 election season in the City of Havre de Grace officially begins next week.

March 2-16, candidates for three city council seats can file from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at city hall.

The seats of council members Jim Miller, Bill Martin and Fred Cullum are up for election May 4. All three incumbents say they intend to run.

Cullum, 60, has aspirations of serving an eighth term on the council.

“I want to continue to serve the citizens of Havre de Grace,” he said. “I’ve been very involved in a lot of things that have gone on in the past 14 years.”

Cullum was first elected in 1995 and served six consecutive terms. He ran for mayor in 2007 but lost to Wayne Dougherty, the current mayor of Havre de Grace. In 2008, Cullum ran for the city council again and won.

Miller, 53, is looking forward to running for a third term.

“I like what I do and I think I’ve accomplished a lot in the four years I’ve been on the council,” Miller said, adding he is an outspoken type of person. “I want to keep things running smoothly in the city.”

Martin, 36, would like to serve a second term.

“I’ve given the city 100 percent of my effort,” he said. “I’m extremely honored and humbled to serve the citizens. After two years on the council, I believe I have a good grasp of the common goals of our community.”

Havre de Grace council members serve two-year terms. The remaining council members — Council President Randy Craig, Mitch Shank and Brenda Guldenzopf — were elected in 2009. Their terms and the mayor’s term will be up in 2011.

For this year’s city election, polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. on May 4 at St. Patrick Church Hall in the 600 block of Pennington Avenue between Stokes and Juniata Streets.

As of Feb. 2, Havre de Grace had 8,040 registered voters.

This year’s election will include ballot questions concerning a portion of the land that’s home to the Citizens Care & Rehabilitation Center.

Earlier this month, the city council unanimously approved resolutions declaring part of the Citizens Care property surplus and authorizing its transfer to Harford County. The transfer will facilitate funding of a renovation project at the longterm care facility.

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