Howard County will follow the Governor’s recommendation and lift its mask mandate on Saturday, May 15, with the exception of public transit, in schools, day-cares, and medical facilities.

Howard County has completed repairs on New Cut Road where the stream bank and road collapsed from the 2018 flood in Ellicott City

Students were being dropped off for class when domestic incident broke out. 

Today, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball released the completed Housing Opportunities Master Plan (HOMP) and announced new affordable housing initiatives for the County. Ball included $5 million towards the establishment of a Housing Opportunities Trust Fund in his proposed FY 2022 operating budget to fund various HOMP initiatives, which are all aligned with the HOMP.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball has announced major milestones in Howard County’s effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The county’s 7-day average positivity rate is 1.14%, the lowest to date, 7-day average case per 100,000 of the population is at 3.07, the lowest since March 2020, and a COVID utilization rate of 4.7% at Howard County General Hospital, the lowest since October 2020.  

Today, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball signed an Executive Order that reinstates any previously suspended effects of deadlines and due dates as of July 1, 2021.

Howard County Government offices, courts, animal shelter, 50+ centers and Alpha Ridge Landfill will be closed in observance of the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 31st. As there will be no Monday curbside trash, recycling, yard trim or food scrap collection on Memorial Day, the County’s holiday "slide” schedule will be in effect for the remainder of the week. 

Today Howard County Executive Calvin Ball joined the Department of Recreation & Parks to unveil two innovative nonverbal communication boards at Blandair Regional Park’s new “Play for All” playground. 

A Howard County construction project to replace a water main along a portion of Anderson Avenue in Elkridge is expected to begin on or about Monday, April 19th.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball presented his proposed $1.88 billion operating budget for the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY 2022) to the Howard County Council.

 Howard County’s Department of Public Works (DPW) will hold a virtual public meeting on Thursday, April 29th starting at 6:30 p.m., to discuss plans for a stream restoration project in the Village of Long Reach in Columbia.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball detailed new policy for School Resource Officers, addressing community concerns and input over the past year.

Howard County construction project to patch and repair the Columbia Gateway Drive on-ramp from Snowden River Parkway in Columbia, is expected to begin on or about Wednesday, April 28th.

The committee will provide input on the redevelopment of three major projects in Ellicott City 

The application deadline is Friday, May 14th