ELLICOTT CITY, MD – Howard County Government offices, 50+ centers, courts, animal shelter, Recreation & Parks’ community and athletic centers, activity rooms, Robinson Nature Center, and historic sites, including the Baltimore & Ohio Ellicott City Station Museum, and the Alpha Ridge Landfill will be closed on Thursday, November 28th in observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday. As there will be no curbside trash, recycling, yard trim or food scrap collection on Thanksgiving Day, the County’s holiday "slide” schedule will be in effect for the remainder of the week. County park gates will be open on the 28th; however, there will be no staff on duty.
County government offices, 50+ centers, courts, historic sites, Robinson Nature Center, and animal shelter will remain closed on Friday, November 29th; however, county parks, the Baltimore & Ohio Ellicott City Station Museum and the Alpha Ridge Landfill will be open. Additionally, curbside trash, recycling, yard trim and food scrap collection services will operate on the County’s holiday “slide” schedule. Finally, while Recreation & Parks community and athletic centers and activity rooms will be closed on the 29th to the public, they will be open for scheduled special or permit-approved events that day.
The Regional Transportation Agency (RTA) buses will not operate on Thanksgiving Day; however, RTA will resume its regular weekday schedule on Friday, November 29th. For more information on RTA services, call 1-800-270-9553 or visit www.transitrta.com.
Parking fees will not be enforced on November 28th, but will be in effect on the 29th.
The 9-1-1 Center, Police and Fire departments remain staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For emergencies, call 9-1-1. For non-emergencies, please call 410-313-2200. To reach the Police Department’s main line, please call 410-313-3200 for the Northern District and 410-313-3700 for the Southern District.
County operations will resume on Monday, December 2nd at regular business hours.
Closed on Thursday, November 28th
County government offices
50+ centers
Courts
Animal shelter
Alpha Ridge Landfill
No Thursday curbside trash, recycling, yard trim and food scrap collection (holiday “slide” schedule in effect)
Community and athletic centers
Recreation & Parks’ activity rooms
Robinson Nature Center
County historic sites
Baltimore & Ohio Ellicott City Station Museum
No RTA services
Parking fees not enforced
Open on Thursday, November 28th
All parks – gates open but NO staff present
Closed on Friday, November 29th
County government offices
Courts
Animal shelter
50+ centers
Community and athletic centers and activity rooms (CLOSED to general public; OPEN ONLY for special or permit-approve events)
County historic sites, except for the Baltimore & Ohio Ellicott City Station Museum
Robinson Nature Center
Open on Friday, November 29th
Landfill
Holiday “slide” schedule in effect for curbside trash, recycling, yard trim and food scrap collection
County parks
Baltimore & Ohio Ellicott City Station Museum
RTA (regular weekday schedule)
Parking fees enforced