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.
To contact the Recreation and Parks Advisory Board, please email hcrpboard@howardcountymd.gov.
The Recreation & Parks Advisory Board will host an online, live meeting on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 7:00PM. The meeting will be held virtually via WebEx only and will be live-streamed to all participants who preregister. Once registered, you may listen through a phone or view the meeting on a computer.
To join the meeting: email HCRPboard@howardcountymd.gov no later than Tuesday, April 8, 2025, by 9:00AM. You will receive information on how to logon to the WebEx meeting once you register. You may send all questions and comments to HCRPboard@howardcountymd.gov ahead of time, no later than Tuesday, April 8, 2025 by 9:00AM.
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FY26 Draft Budget
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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)
- David Grabowski
- Marian Vessels
- Shaun Lehmann
- Shreya Dinesh (Student Member)
- Nick Mooneyhan (Executive Secretary)
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