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

Centennial Lake

The Recreation & Parks Advisory Board will host an online, live meeting on March 11, 2026, at 7:00PM. The meeting will be held via WebEx only and will be live-streamed to all participants that wish to join. To join the meeting go to https://howardcountymd.webex.com/howardcountymd/j.php?MTID=m0d1b922769a112497a4063233a0818ea

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

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2025

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  Agenda Minutes
January
February
March
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June
July Meeting Canceled  
August (No Meeting)  
September
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2024 Archived Material

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  Agenda Minutes
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August (No meeting) (No meeting)
September
October
November Meeting was cancelled
December

December 2024 Meeting's Draft Budget Was Presented:

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2023 Archived Material

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2020 Archived Material

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January
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March Minutes
April Agenda Minutes
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July Agenda
August Agenda Minutes
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2019 Archived Material

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February Agenda Minutes
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2018 Archived Material

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January Agenda Minutes
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March Minutes
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