About
This Advisory Board provides recommendations relating to plans, policies and programs for public recreation. It reviews plans for and hold hearings on the acquisition and development of land for public recreation and open space.
To get back to the Recreation & Parks main page, CLICK HERE.For all other public meetings related to the department, CLICK HERE.
To contact the Recreation and Parks Advisory Board, please email hcrpboard@howardcountymd.gov.
The Recreation & Parks Advisory Board will host an in-person meeting on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 7::00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Gary J. Arthur Community Center multi-purpose room, 2400 MD 97, Cooksville, MD 21723.
For additional information, please email hcrpboard@howardcountymd.gov.
Board Members
The County Executive appoints all board members which are then approved by the County Council. All members must be Howard County residents.
- Mary Catherine Cochran (Chair)
- Herman Charity (Vice Chair)
- Antonia Watts (Board of Education)
- Mason Godsey (Planning Board)
- Marian Vessels
- Shaun Lehmann
- Shuchi Vera
- Shreya Dinesh (Student Member)
- Nick Mooneyhan (Executive Secretary)
Meeting Agendas, Minutes, and Locations
2026 Meeting Dates
- January 14: Virtual
- February 11: Harriet Tubman Cultural Center
- March 11: Virtual
- April 8: Gary J. Arthur Community Center
- May 13: Virtual
- June 10: Capitoline Center
- July 8: Virtual
- September 9: Virtual
- October 14: North Laurel Community Center
- November 4: Virtual
- December 9: Recreation and Parks Headquarters Conference Room #1 & #
2026 Agenda and Minutes
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- February
- March
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- April
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- May
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- July
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- September
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- November
- December
View minutes for the September 2025 Font Hill Meeting are here:
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