County Executive to sign property acquisition agreement allowing improvements at the Guilford Road and Oakland Mills Road intersection to move forward. Improvements include a new traffic signal, sidewalks and bus pads.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball joined Senator Guy Guzzone, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Regional Administrator Joseph DeFelice and Field Office Director Carol Bryant Payne, iHomes President Judi Olinger, Standard Energy Solutions, President & CEO Steve Welsh, along with members of the Howard County Department of Housing and Community Development and the Howard County Housing Board for a groundbreaking of the Greenfields Community Living Project in Jessup, MD.

County Executive Calvin Ball is seeking five additional adult applicants and one student applicant interested in serving on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission. Adult voting members serve five-year terms, whereas student non-voting members serve one-year terms from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021. Applications are due by Monday, September 28, 2020

Recreation & Parks' sharpshooting deer management program is held to help maintain a stable, balanced, white-tailed deer population on county park lands where deer browsing has been shown to reduce biodiversity.  

The Department of Public Works’ Bureau of Environmental Services has announced that nomination forms are now available for its third annual “Business Recycling and Waste Reduction” and “Green Community Leadership” awards.

Coaches, managers, league officials, commissioners and even behind-the-scenes contributors closely identified with community recreational sports can be nominated. Deadline for nominations is Wednesday, April 15.

Howard County is pursuing legislation to update the County Code to enable the permit process to allow electric scooter sharing companies to operate in public areas, such as pathways, streets, sidewalks and bike lanes.

Howard County Government offices, courts, animal shelter and 50+ centers will be closed in observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday on Monday, January 20.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball is currently seeking applicants, specifically from the business community, interested in serving on the Commission for Transitioning Students with Disabilities. The deadline to apply is Friday, February 7, 2020.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball is seeking applicants to serve on the Human Trafficking Prevention Coordination Council. The deadline to apply is Friday, January 31, 2020. 

Howard County Government offices, courts, animal shelter, 50+ centers, Alpha Ridge Landfill, Cedar Lane and Schooley Mill Activity Rooms, Gary J. Arthur, North Laurel and Roger Carter Community Centers, Meadowbrook Athletic Complex, Robinson Nature Center, Baltimore & Ohio Ellicott City Station Museum, and county historic sites will be closed in observance of the New Year’s Day holiday on Wednesday, January 1.

Howard County Government offices will be closed for Christmas Day on Wednesday, December 25. There will be no trash, recycling, yard trim or food scrap pick-up on Christmas Day; the County’s holiday "slide” schedule will be in effect.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball to host the 4th annual Toys for Tots Giveaway on Saturday, December 14, at 9:00 a.m. at the Long Reach Village Center in Columbia. Thanks to a collaboration with Toys for Tots and a generous community which supports the season of giving, more than 1,000 children will have a brighter, merrier holiday.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball has released the following statement on Columbia being named the “Safest City in America” for the second year in a row by WalletHub.

Howard County Government offices will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29. There will be no trash, recycling, yard trim or food scrap pick-up on Thanksgiving Day; the County’s holiday "slide” schedule will be in effect.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball is encouraging residents to donate new, unwrapped toys to children in need this holiday season. In 2016, County Executive Ball, then a Councilmember, partnered with Toys For Tots to launch the inaugural Howard County campaign. Toys For Tots provides free toys to our families in need (children up to 14 years old) attending Howard County public schools. Over the years, the donations have helped make the holidays brighter for thousands of families.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball joined the County’s Department of Recreation & Parks and other elected officials on Saturday, November 2, for a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the opening of Troy Park at Elkridge’s fourth field, known as Field One.

Howard County Government offices, courts, 50+ centers and animal shelter will be closed on Monday, November 11 in observance of the Veterans Day holiday.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball is seeking applicants with a disability and applicants who are a board or staff member of an agency providing services to persons with disabilities, to serve on the Commission on Disabilities. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, November 27, 2019.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball will light the George Howard Building purple in honor of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month tonight and every night for the rest of October. Domestic violence harms nearly a third of women and nearly 20% of children. Since 1987, National Domestic Violence Awareness Month has been designated as an opportunity to raise awareness and promote resources for healing.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball pre-filed legislation to convey 2.63 acres of land to the State of Maryland as part of the widening of Maryland Route 32 from Linden Church Road to Interstate 70. The conveyance of this property to the State will assist in accelerating the critical work to widen Route 32 within this corridor.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball pre-filed legislation that would raise the minimum legal age to purchase tobacco products and electronic smoking devices (also known as “e-cigarettes” or “vaping” devices) from 18 to 21 in Howard County. This bill will also amend what constitutes proof of age to purchase tobacco or electronic smoking devices.

Next Tuesday, April 7th, the Howard County Health Department, in partnership with the Maryland Department of Health, will begin offering drive-through COVID-19 testing at the Columbia Emissions Testing Center for residents who are displaying symptoms, have a referral from their healthcare provider, and an appointment for testing. At this time the site, located at 6340 Woodside Ct #1071 in Columbia, will be open for appointments from 10am to 2pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball today announced that, for the 23rd year in a row, the County received the highest possible credit rating, AAA, from all three bond rating agencies - Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investor Services and Standard & Poor’s.