Howard County Government offices, 50+ centers, courts, animal shelter, Recreation & Parks’ community and athletic centers, activity rooms, Robinson Nature Center, and historic sites, including the Baltimore & Ohio Ellicott City Station Museum, and the Alpha Ridge Landfill will be closed on Thursday, November 28th in observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday. As there will be no curbside trash, recycling, yard trim or food scrap collection on Thanksgiving Day, the County’s holiday "slide” schedule will be in effect for the remainder of the week. County park gates will be open on the 28th; however, there will be no staff on duty.
The Regional Transportation Agency (RTA) buses will not run on Thanksgiving Day. For more information on RTA services, call 1-800-270-9553 or visit www.transitrta.com. Also, parking fees will not be enforced on November 28th.
The 9-1-1 Center, Police and Fire departments remain staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For emergencies, call 9-1-1 and for non-emergencies, call 410-313-2200. To reach the Police Department’s main line, please call 410-313-3200 for the Northern District and 410-313-3700 for the Southern District.
County operations will resume on Monday, December 2nd at regular business hours.
