Welcome to District 4—The Heart of Howard County

District 4 is comprised of all of the Columbia villages west of Rt. 29, as well as parts of Clarksville, Highland and Fulton. It is a diverse district with many distinct neighborhoods as well as farms, the Middle Patuxent River Environmental Area, major employers like the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab and Howard County General Hospital, 17 schools, 3 fire stations, the Southern District Police Station, Howard Community College, the Central Library, Merriweather Post Pavilion and the Mall in Columbia’s Downtown. Most importantly, it has the most wonderful people living within its boundaries.

In our ongoing effort to keep residents informed, we will be using this site to share specifics about developing issues, neighborhood events and hopefully, useful information. We are here to listen to concerns and work with communities to help resolve problems, so don’t hesitate to contact us.

In addition, we are building an information distribution list. If you’d like to receive ongoing information pertaining to the district, please send me an email which includes your name, address, phone (if you’d like to share it) and topics of interest.

I want to thank you for your interest in the process to create the future of Downtown Columbia. I greatly value your thoughts and opinions and hope you will understand how important you are to this process. I hope we will hear from citizens of all ages and backgrounds as we continue planning our future.

What is it that YOU want included? What is important to YOU? Your voice is so important to this process. What is it that you want to have in Downtown Columbia that will make it fun and a place you’ll want to go to frequently? You have an opportunity to shape the future of our community!

General Growth Properties. Inc. (GGP)is in the process of developing their master plan for the Downtown Columbia area.

Wed., July 9 at 7:30pm, developers of General Growth Properties Inc. will hold a public meeting at the company's headquarters located at 10275 Little Patuxent Pkwy in Columbia to share their vision for five mixed-use neighborhoods in downtown Columbia.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. I sincerely hope you will contribute to our future!

Town Center is at the heart of District 4, and will be the center of attention as the development of Columbia's downtown progresses.

General Growth Properties. Inc. (GGP)is in the process of developing their master plan for the Downtown Columbia area.

On Wed., July 9 at 7:30pm, Mr. Gregory Hamm, Regional Vice President for GGP, will meet with the Town Center Village Board at Oakland.

The Revitalization Planning Committee consists of community, government, and business representatives who meet quarterly to address community revitalization issues. The committee structure facilitates communication and collaboration among government agencies and across sectors toward the common goal of strong, healthy, vibrant neighborhoods.

The next meeting is scheduled on Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. in the Banneker Room. This meeting is open to the public.