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.
View minutes for the September 2025 Font Hill Meeting are here:
To contact the Recreation and Parks Advisory Board, please email hcrpboard@howardcountymd.gov.
The Recreation & Parks Advisory Board will host an online, live meeting on January 14, 2026, at 7:00PM. The meeting will be held via WebEx only and will be live-streamed to all participants that wish to join. You may listen through a phone or view the meeting on a computer.
To join the meeting: https://howardcountymd.webex.com/howardcountymd/j.php?MTID=m3297d839f08a3899477e5c964eafe1b6
Webinar number:
2310 199 8117
Webinar password:
password (72779673 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Join by phone
1-650-479-3207 Call-in toll number (US/Canada)
Access code: 231 019 98117
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)
- Vacant position
- Marian Vessels
- Shaun Lehmann
- Shreya Dinesh (Student Member)
- Nick Mooneyhan (Executive Secretary)
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2020
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