Howard County and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held a public meeting on Monday evening, where the Army Corps presented their review of the County’s flood mitigation plan for Ellicott City.

Howard County’s Department of Public Works will hold a public meeting on Thursday, March 12 to discuss plans to stabilize an unnamed tributary to the Little Patuxent River at a site behind 3951-3959 Ducks Foot Lane. The project is expected to begin early September 2020.

Today, County Executive Calvin Ball gathered top officials from the County, the Howard County Health Department, and the Howard County General Hospital to address Howard County’s coronavirus prevention and preparedness efforts. There are currently no confirmed coronavirus cases in Howard County or the state of Maryland.

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County Executive Calvin Ball will host a press conference on Wednesday, March 4th at 11:30 a.m. at the George Howard Building to address Howard County’s coronavirus prevention and preparedness efforts. There are currently no confirmed coronavirus cases in Howard County or the state of Maryland.

Howard County residents Barbara Allen, Evelyn Darden, Lori Fuchs, Terri Hill and Tracey Williams are the newest inductees into the County’s Women’s Hall of Fame. 

Today, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball released the Spending Affordability Advisory Committee’s Report for the Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21).

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball will attend the grand opening of The African Art Museum of Maryland on February 29, 2002 at its new location in Long Reach Village Center in Columbia.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced plans today to provide free lunch and snacks to students during the week of spring break, April 6-9th, in partnership with the Howard County Public School System, the Department of Community Resources and Services, Howard County Library System and Roving Radish.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball will award eight innovation grants to local organizations throughout the first week of March. Ball announced the $225,000 Innovation Fund last year to stimulate unique and creative ideas within Howard County.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball is currently seeking a student applicant who is interested in serving on the Recreation & Parks Advisory Board. Comprised of eight members, including one student, the Board provides recommendations relating to plans, policies and programs for public recreation, and reviews plans for and holds hearings on the acquisition and development of land for public recreation and open space. The student board member will serve a one-year term from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball will hold his second Residents’ Budget Hearing for the FY2021 budget cycle on Thursday, March 12 at 6:00 p.m. in the Banneker Room of the George Howard Building, 3430 Court House Drive in Ellicott City.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball delivered the inaugural Howard County “State of Business” address at the Turf Valley Resort on Tuesday. Ball highlighted Howard County’s record low unemployment rate of 2.5 percent, a highly educated workforce, and the excellent quality of life in Howard County. He noted that despite the good economy, Howard County is looking at an “age of opportunity” to stay competitive in the region and the nation.

The Governor’s Office on Crime Control and Prevention has recently awarded the Howard County Department of Corrections, the State’s Attorney’s Office, and the Howard County Sheriff’s Office more than $233,000 for sixteen programs that offer inmate reentry, attorney training, police recruitment and retention, and other critical support.

Howard County Economic Development Authority and Cyber-Sicherheitsrat Deutschland e.V will sign a memorandum of understanding establishing a cybersecurity exchange platform between U.S. and German industry, academia, and government.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball is seeking adult and student applicants 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. The deadline to apply is Friday, March 27, 2020.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball will deliver the inaugural Howard County “State of Business” address at the Turf Valley Resort in Ellicott City.

A Howard County construction project to repair storm drain culverts at the Brampton Parkway/Red Hill Way/Yorkshire Drive traffic circle in Ellicott City is scheduled to begin on or about Monday, March 2. Weather permitting, the project is expected to be completed by mid-March 2020.

This week, County Executive Ball pre-filed a resolution that allows the Board of Education to appropriate $7.2 million from its FY2019 unassigned General Fund Balance to its FY2020 Operating Budget Fixed Charges category to reduce the Howard County Public School System’s $39.2 million Health and Dental Fund deficit.

The County’s Department of Public Works will hold a public update meeting on Thursday, March 5 to discuss plans to upgrade the existing storm drain system by installing a new larger storm pipe at a site near 3605-3621 Valley Road. Construction is expected to begin in spring 2020. 

On Wednesday, February 19, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball, along with County Executives from across Maryland, testified in front of the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee in support of Senate Bill 1: Built to Learn Act of 2020.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball, along with County Executives from across Maryland, will testify in front of the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee in support of Senate Bill 1: Built to Learn Act of 2020.

The new electric vehicle charging stations at the Miller Branch Library complex in Ellicott City, are the first of several planned sites to add electric vehicle charging in partnership with Baltimore Gas and Electric Company.

In front of a joint hearing of the Maryland General Assembly on Presidents' Day, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball testified in support of legislation to implement the Kirwan Commission recommendations, Senate Bill 1000 and House Bill 1300.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball is scheduled to testify on legislation to implement the Kirwan Commission recommendations, Senate Bill 1000 and House Bill 1300, on Monday, February 17th.