St. Michaels voters will go to the polls Monday to choose four town commissioners. Eight candidates are seeking the four seats. Th0se candidates are Michael E. Bibb, William E. Boos, David H. Breimhurst, T. Coleman “Tad” duPont, Dennis F. Glackin, Joyce D. Harrod, William C. Harvey II, and Jefferson C. Knapp. The top three vote-getters will serve four-year terms and the fourth-place finisher will serve a two-year term.

The election is scheduled for 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, July 13, at the town office at 300 Mill St.

A virtual candidate forum, moderated by the League of Women Voters, was held on Tuesday, July 7.  View video of the forum by clicking HERE or HERE; listen to an audio recording by clicking HERE.

The Spy recently spoke with five candidates; all eight were invited to participate in an interview. Biographical information and the interviews are presented below in alphabetical order:

Michael E. Bibb bio:

Born and raised in Maryland I moved to the Eastern Shore in 2006. A job brought me to St. Michaels where I came to know and love the community. I met my wife here and we were married in St. Luke’s Church. We were able to buy and rehab our forever home here in 2011.

My current job as a Program Administrator/Quality Assurance Inspector for the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development primarily keeps me on the Western Shore but we always said “If you love where you live it makes the commute bearable.”

During my term as Commissioner of the Town of St. Michaels I have accomplished many personal goals that
have translated into advanced knowledge, skills and networking that impact my quest for positive change for
the future of St. Michaels.

• Commissioner of St. Michaels 2016 – 2020
• St. Michaels Commission Vice President 2017-2020
• President Eastern Shore Association of Municipalities 2020
• Vice President, District 2, Maryland Municipal League 2020
• Board Member, Executive Board, Maryland Municipal League 2019 – Present
• Academy for Excellence in Local Governance Certificate 2017
• Graduate of Eastern Shore Leadership 2019
• Community Emergency Response Team Certification, Talbot County 2018
• Member of the Board for Risk Management Legit Insurance 2019 – Present
• Commissioner, Maryland Climate Change Commission 2018 – Present
• Member of the Board Bay Hundred Senior Center 2019 – Present
• St. Michaels Police Department Citizens Academy 2019

William E. Boos Bio:

Bill was born and raised in Lockport, a small town in Upstate NY, near Buffalo. After High School, he studied Engineering and found himself in the retail business with companies such as Tandy Corp. After 10 years, he left Tandy as the manager of its computer division and struck out on his own.

He owned and operated driving ranges and Golf courses in several states and after selling them to a large company from NY, he became involved with Wayne Huizenga, the founder of Waste Management. Huizenga was in the process of acquiring a small company in Texas that seemed to have some promise.

They joined forces and over the course of the next few years, he and others built Blockbuster Video into a retail chain of thousands of stores that changed the retail landscape.

He lived in Northern VA for many years and ran a 2,500 home community that embodied many of the same issues and challenges of St. Michaels, which makes him uniquely qualified to serve as Commissioner.

When he and his wife Patty decided to get smaller and retire (sort of) they chose St. Michaels as the place to finish. He was elected Commissioner 4 years ago and has dedicated most of his time to that effort. Bill will tell you that he has been involved in and responsible for many positive things over the past 4 years, but there is more to do. He is running for a second term as Commissioner and wants to keep moving St. Michaels Forward.

David H. Breimhurst bio:

My wife Sara and I had been frequent visitors to St. Michaels on our sailboat for decades before
dropping anchor here permanently in 2016.

I retired in 2015 after 30 years as an Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter for the leading newscast in Philadelphia. I helped uncover corruption at the municipal and state levels, including a series of frauds that sent the most prominent Pennsylvania State Senator to jail for five years. I also uncovered a scheme in the Philadelphia Register of Wills office to defraud families of the property of deceased relatives. In addition, my investigations have revealed fraudulent medical practices that have put unscrupulous doctors out of business, sparing hundreds of patients unnecessary pain and suffering.

My television career has also taken me around the world, covering major stories and reporting from two war zones. I was on the ground in Tel Aviv during the Gulf War in 1991 when Iraq was bombing Israel. I also reported from Kuwait City during the Iraq War in 2003, lucky to leave just before my hotel was bombed. I reported live for a week from ground zero after the 9/11 attacks on New York. And I also covered numerous natural disasters from hurricanes to the San Francisco earthquake.

I grew up in Wayne, PA and graduated from Radnor High School and Temple University. I am now a member of the Radnor High School hall of fame, the Klein College of Media and Communications hall of fame at Temple University, and the Philadelphia Broadcast Pioneers hall of fame.

I look forward to applying my extensive experience in reporting on government affairs to serving St. Michaels with transparency, accountability and fiscal responsibility.

T. Coleman “Tad” duPont Bio:

I have been a part of the St. Michaels community for the last forty five years. First as a self employed contractor, then as owner operator of Higgins Yacht Yard, the Two Swan Inn, the St. Michaels Milling Company, and now on the Board of the Classic Motor Museum.

While at Higgins, I was involved in the restoration of four of the active racing Log Canoes and a Cal-40 who represented the Eastern Shore in numerous offshore sailing events. The St. Michaels Milling project has focused around the adaptive use of the only existing industrial complex in town, which houses years of local history.

I have served on the Historic District Commission for a number of years believing our historic building and heritage is vital to our identity and who we are as a community.

I also served as a commissioner for three and half years two of them as town treasurer participating in the Miles Point development settlement, the Riverwoods housing project, public restrooms on Mill Street, the YMCA location, and the removal of the power lines in Muskrat Park, to name a few.

My wife Cathy and I live at 203 Locust Street in a house we moved from Easton circa 1750 in 2004. I have three children, two step daughters, two grandchildren and five step grandchildren.

I have a Bachelors Degree from Nichols College majoring in Marketing and a Masters Degree from American University majoring in economics.

With my history and working knowledge of our community, I feel I have an advantage in being able to help us through these unusual and troubling times and will operate with total transparency.

Dennis F. Glackin Bio:

My name is Dennis Glackin, and I am a candidate to continue as a Commissioner for the Town of St. Michaels. My wife Joyce and I bought our house on N. Harbor Road in 2008 due to our love of sailing and the character of the Town. We retired here in 2016.

I was appointed to the St. Michaels Planning Commission in 2017 and was elected Chairman in 2018. As Chairman, I led the effort to revise our dated zoning ordinance, which is slated for adoption this summer.

I served on the Ad Hoc Committee to make recommendations on the police and municipal buildings.

In May 2019 I was appointed to the Board of Commissioners.

My professional career was as a City Planner and I held the following positions:

• Director of Planning for Lower Merion Township (PA).
• Partner in an Architectural, Planning, and Engineering Company in Philadelphia.
• Founder and President of a Land Planning and Landscape Architecture firm, GTP Inc.

I hold a professional certification from the American Institute of Certified Planners. My bachelor’s degree is from Villanova University in Political Science, and I possess a Master of Regional Planning degree from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University.

For the past few years I have tried to represent the best interests of St. Michaels’ residents and businesses using my experience in municipal government and planning. It would be a privilege to continue as a Commissioner and to make St. Michaels the best it can be.

Joyce D. Harrod bio:

Joyce Harrod serves as a Commissioner, Town of St. Michaels, Maryland. She is the first female African-American elected to the municipal government and has served two four-year terms. Now serves as the treasurer and also served as vice president.

Born and nurtured in the great Prince George’s County, Maryland, where she also received her education, which prepared her for the workforce. Soon after graduation from high school, June 1966, Joyce’s career started as a civil servant for 38 years in various learning capacities.

The latter part of her career, positioned her as an executive correspondence management specialist, which further enhanced her writing and editing skills. She received several awards for her dedication and commitment.

Always continuing her learning experiences, a special accomplishment was the 2013 graduation for Fellows from the Academy for Excellence in Local Government. The ceremony took place at the Memorial Chapel, University of Maryland College Park campus.

December 2008, Joyce and Lawrence (husband) transitioned from the beautiful Western Shore Maryland (Baltimore County) to the beautiful Eastern Shore Maryland (Talbot County) where a new season of her life started.

Very soon became involved in many community events throughout Talbot County. A special highlight was giving the opening prayer for the Mayor, Easton, Maryland, prayer breakfast, October 2014. Furthermore, becoming a member and Lay Servant of Union United Methodist Church, St. Michaels.

Joyce believes that the town leadership should care about the well-being of all people, and that the quintessence to a thriving township is the vision — teaching, job opportunities, unity, respect, and also economic advancement.

Leadership can enrich the soil or rot the soil in any environment — PEOPLE, PEOPLE, and PEOPLE. It has been a pleasing and quite challenging journey — to retire briefly; relocate to a small, rural, and charming Chesapeake Country town along the Miles River; and chosen to serve with high expectations — you never know!

Joyce’s words of inspiration are never stop learning — keep learning from the cradle to the grave!

William C. Harvey II bio:

Community Service

• Town of St. Michaels’ Board of Zoning Appeals, Chair (2017-Present) & Member (2015-Present)
• Fairfax County Board of Equalization of Real Estate Assessments, Member (2005-2013)
• Great Falls Citizens Association, Director (2011-2015)
• Great Falls Lacrosse Association, Director (2002-Present) & Past Commissioner (2004-2005)
• Potomac Chapter of US Lacrosse, Director (2005-Present)
• Washington Area Lacrosse Officials Association, President (2007-2008), Chief Operating Officer (2015-2019) & Member (2006-Present)

Professional

• President of William C. Harvey & Associates, Inc., an appraisal, brokerage and consulting firm
  serving the mid-Atlantic region (1986-Present)
• Licensed to practice in the DC, MD, NC, PA, VA & WV
• Awarded MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute (1986)
• Awarded CCIM designation from the CCIM Institute (1997)
• Awarded AQB-Certified USPAP Instructor designation from the Appraisal Foundation (2003)
• Listed in Best Lawyers Preferred as recognized expert in multiple categories
• Testified in over 150 cases in local, state and federal courts in DC, MD, NJ, NY, VA & WV
• Served as a court-appointed expert witness for the U.S. Court of Federal Claims
• Testified before the U.S. Congress on behalf of the Appraisal Institute
• Previously employed at Legg Mason and Trustbank FSB

Personal

• Resides at 348 Perry Cabin Dr., St. Michaels, MD
• Born Baltimore, MD
• Attended Calvert Hall High School, Wesley College and University of Maryland
• Married to Constance L. Campanella and father of Caroline C. Harvey, William C. Harvey, III and
  Joseph C. Harvey
• Active high school and collegiate lacrosse official and enjoys boating on the Miles River and
  Chesapeake Bay

Jefferson C. Knapp bio:

As chairman of the Town Planning Commission I helped steward the Zoning Code re-write — a great undertaking that was long overdue.

In the process, I learned a lot about how the Town runs and received great feedback from residents on issues we addressed. Things like the housing shortage we have — we adapted the Code to better fit the existing conditions in Town and made it possible for homeowners to create accessory dwelling units so we can add more housing both for working folks in town and possibly augment retirement/fixed incomes for homeowners. We added a new section in the Code to address design issues.

I recently started a parking committee staffed by two Planning Commission members and members of the community to investigate and hopefully help resolve the parking problem we have.

I want to see our commissioners work together, not against one another.

I want to bring the residents of this great town into the fold and get them more involved in the process. I think we should have town hall meetings for the people in town to be able to ask questions (and get answers) and give input to the commissioners as to what they believe the town should be doing. We should also have some Saturday commissioner meetings so that more may attend.

I have lived in St. Michaels for 16 years. I have donated a great amount of my and my company’s time for projects in the town such as the installation of the flower baskets on the Honeymoon Bridge; planting hundreds of daffodil bulbs all over town; hundreds of man hours on revitalizing the Boy Scouts building that the town owns and helping to decorate the town for the holidays.

Besides being the Chairman of the Planning Commission, I am also part of the ad hoc committee working with local restaurants & businesses to help them through this trying time.

My wife, Melissa, is part of the town Parks & Recs committee and together we both love this town and are committed to helping out in any way we can. I think all commissioners should be out doing more than just showing up for monthly meetings — there is a lot to be done and I want to be a big part of it.

• Licensed real estate agent
• Licensed contractor & home builder
• Licensed instrument rated pilot
• Trinity College’s MBA program
• Home inspection instructor at Chesapeake College