ELLICOTT CITY, MD – A Howard County construction project to stabilize sections of the stream along Woodland Road near MD 108 and Old Annapolis Road in Ellicott City, is expected to begin on or about Monday, November 27th. The project is not expected to impact the flow of traffic in the area and weather permitting, the project is expected to be completed by summer 2024.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball will hold his first Residents’ Budget Hearing for the Fiscal Year 2025 budget cycle on Monday, December 11th at 6:00 p.m. This year’s budget hearing will be held virtually and residents can sign-up online to speak at the hearing by going to www.howardcountymd.gov/budgettestimony.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball and the County’s Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) today announced proposals for the second round of funding from the Housing Opportunities Trust Fund are now being accepted. Through this Notice of Funding Availability, DHCD is seeking innovative proposals from community partners for homeownership and neighborhood initiatives, as well as rehabilitation and multifamily rental housing projects, that are bold and impactful to help address the County’s affordable housing needs and gaps.

Designed with personnel safety and the environment in mind, the Department of Fire and Rescue Services' new Waterloo Fire Station is Howard County’s first fire station to be certified LEED Gold.

In its ongoing commitment to transparency and public safety, the Howard County Police Department and Howard County Executive Calvin Ball are launching two new innovative online interactive dashboards to provide the public with updated information about crime reports and traffic stops.

One person was killed in the collision.

One person was killed in the collision.

Funding increases Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center's Behavioral Health unit from five beds to 24 beds, impacting capacity, including to the Emergency Room Department.

Columbia achieves a perfect score of 100, making it an ‘All-Star’ City.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball today announced that the Agricultural Land Preservation Program (ALPP) has updated its financing terms to incentivize even more farmers to preserve their land as “Farmland Forever.” Rhonda and Jeff Winkler, long-time Howard County farmers, recently purchased a 58.5-acre crop farm on St. Michael’s Road in Woodbine to expand their local operations. This will be the first property to enter the ALPP under the updated terms.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball hosted Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day for a tour of Howard County in the latest and final 2023 stop of the department’s Day Trips tour series.