After an illustrious 30-year career Chief Christine Uhlhorn has announced her retirement today. Uhlhorn is a 30-year veteran of the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services and a third-generation firefighter. County Executive Calvin Ball appointed her as the first female Chief in Howard County in December of 2018 at the beginning of his first term.

Howard County Government offices, courts, animal shelter and 50+ centers will be closed in observance of the Presidents’ Day holiday on Monday, February 17.

A Howard County construction project to remove and replace corroding water main along the eastbound lane of Twin Rivers Road between Governor Warfield Parkway and Harpers Farm Road in Columbia is scheduled to begin on or about Monday, February 17. Weather permitting, the project is expected to be completed by mid-August 2020.

The Howard County Board of Education has approved the collaborative plan with the County Government to reduce the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) Health and Dental Fund deficit.

Beginning Monday, February 10, the County’s Department of Public Works’ Bureau of Environmental Services will be giving away shredded wood at its Alpha Ridge Landfill in an effort to reduce the landfill’s stockpile.

A Howard County Department of Recreation & Parks’ project to replace the pedestrian bridge located along the pathway loop in Centennial Park’s west area in Ellicott City, is expected to begin this spring. As the bridge site will be closed until the installation of the new bridge is complete, detour signs will be in place to guide park visitors.

Howard County Council unanimously adopts updated WalkHoward plan, a pedestrian master plan that provides vision, framework, and guidance for improving walkability and pedestrian access to transit within the county. 

Today, two companies announced plans to move into a portion of the Safeway space in Long Reach Village Center.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball today announced the launch of the County’s Department of Community Resources and Services (DCRS) ‘Age-Friendly Community Survey.’

Last week, Governor Hogan recognized four Howard County Government officials among 40 professionals in the State who are now Certified Climate Change Professionals®, an international credential administered by the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO). The certifications were earned after satisfying the credentialing requirements including six days of training, passing four exams, and satisfying 14 hours of elective requirements.

Roll Up N Dye, an innovative and popular tie-dye studio that hosts parties and team-building events, is moving into the first floor of Long Reach Village Center, as part of the Long Reach Rising Revitalization project led by Howard County.

Media tip sheet showcasing Howard County Government happenings for the month of February 2020.

The Howard County Arts Council is seeking applications from artists to fill multiple artist studio spaces at Long Reach Village Center. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until studios are filled. Applicants will be evaluated based on their artistic discipline, artistic merit and commitment, as well as the appropriateness of their activities for the available space.

The legislation would alter the criteria for determining the use of funds in the Bay Restoration Fund for purposes including climate resiliency and flood control, including flood mitigation in Ellicott City. It also specifies that certain grants to local government may be used for stormwater management measures.

A new report jointly authored by the Howard County Department of Community Resources and Services’ Office of Community Partnerships and the Howard County Coalition to End Homelessness provides a new multi-year outlook on the county’s collaborative effort to build a community where no one experiences homelessness.

The Path Home outlines a five-year strategic plan to ensure that homelessness in Howard County is rare, brief and nonrecurring.

Senate Bill 172 Bay Restoration Fund alters the criteria for determining the use of funds in the Bay Restoration fund for purposes including climate resiliency and flood control, it also specifies that certain grants to local government may be used for stormwater management measures. 

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball and staff members from the County’s Department of Community Resources and Services will join community volunteers to conduct the agency’s annual Point-In-Time (PIT) Count on Tuesday, January 28 from 3:00 p.m. to midnight.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball joined Howard County General Hospital President Steve Snelgrove to officially open the hospital’s two-story, 50,000 square foot expansion on today. The project houses a new entrance and waiting area for the Emergency Department, replaces observation and psychiatry units, and cost approximately $45 million.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball joined representatives from HopeWorks and the County’s Office of Human Trafficking Prevention and Police Department today, to fill pavement cracks outside the County’s George Howard Building with red sand to honor victims and survivors and raise awareness about human trafficking.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball will join Howard County General Hospital President Steve Snelgrove on Monday, January 27th, to officially open the hospital’s two-story, 50,000 square foot expansion.

In observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Office of the County Executive, the Howard County Office of Human Rights and Columbia Center for the Arts will present Childhood Memories of The Holocaust A Cantata: We Will Never Be Bullied Again. This event is free and open to the public, no ticket or registration is required.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball will join representatives from HopeWorks and the County’s Office of Human Trafficking Prevention and Police Department on Monday, January 27 to fill pavement cracks outside the County’s George Howard Building with red sand to honor victims and survivors and raise awareness about human trafficking. 

All are invited to join Howard County Executive Calvin Ball, along with First Lady Yumi Hogan, Senator Clarence Lam and Council Chairperson Deb Jung, for his second annual Lunar New Year Celebration on January 25th at The Mall in Columbia.

On January 23, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball joined County and City leaders from across Maryland to testify in front of the Maryland General Assembly’s Appropriations Committee in support of House Bill 1: Built to Learn Act of 2020