ELLICOTT CITY, MD – Howard County Government offices, 50+ centers, courts, animal shelter and Recreation & Parks’ Cedar Lane and Schooley Mill Activity Rooms and Meadowbrook Athletic Complex will be closed on Friday, December 24th in observance of the Christmas holiday. While open on the 24th, the Alpha Ridge Landfill will close early at 2:00 p.m. and Recreation & Parks’ Baltimore & Ohio Ellicott City Station Museum and Robinson Nature Center will close at 3:00 p.m. and Gary J. Arthur, North Laurel and Roger Carter Community Centers will close at 5:00 p.m. The county historic sites closed for the season on December 19th.
There will be regular Friday curbside trash, recycling, yard trim and food scrap collection on December 24th. However, for residents who live in Historic Ellicott City and its nearby communities who normally receive Saturday trash collection, the Bureau of Environmental Services will be sliding these households Saturday trash collection back one day. That is, Saturday, December 25th collection will take place on Friday, December 24th.
Additionally, the County’s Alpha Ridge Landfill and Recreation & Parks’ Baltimore & Ohio Ellicott City Station Museum, Cedar Lane and Schooley Mill Activity Rooms, Gary J. Arthur, North Laurel and Roger Carter Community Centers, Meadowbrook Athletic Complex and Robinson Nature Center will be closed on Saturday, December 25th. While County park gates will be open on the December 24th and 25th, there will be no staff on duty.
The Regional Transportation Agency (RTA) buses will operate on a limited schedule on December 24th and will not operate on December 25th. For more information on RTA, call 1-800-270-9553 or visit www.transitrta.com. Also, parking fees will not be enforced on December 24th and 25th.
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.
County operations will resume on Monday, December 27th at regular business hours. As a reminder, all employees and the public are currently required to wear masks upon entry to county government buildings, and throughout common areas, including elevators, stairwells, and/or meetings with other employees or visitors.
Open on Friday, December 24th
Regular Friday curbside trash, recycling, yard trim and food scrap collection service
County parks (NO staff present)
Alpha Ridge Landfill (will close early at 2:00 p.m.)
Baltimore & Ohio Ellicott City Station Museum (will close at 3:00 p.m.)
Robinson Nature Center (will close at 3:00 p.m.)
Gary J. Arthur, North Laurel and Roger Carter Community Centers (will close at 5:00 p.m.)
Limited RTA service
Closed Friday, December 24th
County government offices
Courts
Animal shelter
50+ centers
County historic sites
Parking fees not enforced
Open on December 25th
County parks (NO staff present)
Closed on Saturday, December 25th
Historic Ellicott City and its nearby communities Saturday trash collection (will occur on December 24th)
Alpha Ridge Landfill
Community centers, athletic complex and activity rooms
Robinson Nature Center
Baltimore & Ohio Ellicott City Station Museum
County historic sites
Parking fees not enforced
No RTA service